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When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same
folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632
"Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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But these files *should* be deleted, not recycled.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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wrote in : When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? Note that you can control the recycle bin, though. Right-click on the icon on the desktop, select Properties, and see if any option there suits your way of working. I usually just disable the recycle-bin - and have been sorry a couple of times. Or, adjust the size as a percentage of the total disk space. Note that the recycle bin is self-regulating in size. If the file being deleted would make the total exceed the allowed size, enough older files will first be deleted to make room. So, your "slowly filling it up" is perfectly normal, and acting as intended. If you are bothered by the temporary files flushing out more desirable files (e.g., those you manually deleted), that can not be controlled, however, as already noted in another response. Lynn Killingbeck |
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Thanks for the Info site Garfield. But what i really would like to know is
how to stop the temp file from being sent to the recycle bin. I understand it creates the temp file, but when i had Word 97 it just deleted it not sent it to recycle bin. "garfield-n-odie" wrote: You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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Ordinarily, Word simply deletes its own temp files and does not
send them to the Recycle Bin. If you have Norton System Tools and have enabled the Norton Protected Recycle Bin, then that feature could cause your Word temp files to be added to the Recycle Bin. See http://service1.symantec.com/support...= bar_sch_nam "Disabling the Norton Protected Recycle Bin". excel novice wrote: Thanks for the Info site Garfield. But what i really would like to know is how to stop the temp file from being sent to the recycle bin. I understand it creates the temp file, but when i had Word 97 it just deleted it not sent it to recycle bin. "garfield-n-odie" wrote: You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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Thanks again Garfield for you input. You were on the right track. I have
found out what was doing it. I have connected to my comp an external hard drive that i use for autobackups using Viceversa that backs up my documents folder as soon as changes are made, but it was not this doing it. Windows automatically put a shortcut to recycle bin on this drive and as the documents i use are stored in my documents folder when word creates the temp folder in same directory as file when it deletes it it can only delete one copy and puts the second copy on external drive in recycle bin. I found solution was to set recycle bin to manage each drive seperately and tick the delete without sending to recycle bin for the external drive. I also deleted the shortcut to recycle bin on external drive which does not seem to reappear when reboot comp. This has now resolved the problem and temp file now just deletes without filling up recycle bin. Again thanks for all your help and hope this info is useful to others. I don't know how to publish this topic for all to find on this site but if you do can you do it for me. Thanks again "garfield-n-odie" wrote: Ordinarily, Word simply deletes its own temp files and does not send them to the Recycle Bin. If you have Norton System Tools and have enabled the Norton Protected Recycle Bin, then that feature could cause your Word temp files to be added to the Recycle Bin. See http://service1.symantec.com/support...= bar_sch_nam "Disabling the Norton Protected Recycle Bin". excel novice wrote: Thanks for the Info site Garfield. But what i really would like to know is how to stop the temp file from being sent to the recycle bin. I understand it creates the temp file, but when i had Word 97 it just deleted it not sent it to recycle bin. "garfield-n-odie" wrote: You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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Thanks again your input.
I have found out what was doing it. I have connected to my comp an external hard drive that i use for autobackups using Viceversa that backs up my documents folder as soon as changes are made, but it was not this doing it. Windows automatically put a shortcut to recycle bin on this drive and as the documents i use are stored in my documents folder when word creates the temp folder in same directory as file when it deletes it it can only delete one copy and puts the second copy on external drive in recycle bin. I found solution was to set recycle bin to manage each drive seperately and tick the delete without sending to recycle bin for the external drive. I also deleted the shortcut to recycle bin on external drive which does not seem to reappear when reboot comp. This has now resolved the problem and temp file now just deletes without filling up recycle bin. Again thanks for all your help and hope this info is useful to others. I don't know how to publish this topic for all to find on this site but if you do can you do it for me. Thanks again "LC Killingbeck" wrote: ?B?ZXhjZWwgbm92aWNl?= wrote in : When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? Note that you can control the recycle bin, though. Right-click on the icon on the desktop, select Properties, and see if any option there suits your way of working. I usually just disable the recycle-bin - and have been sorry a couple of times. Or, adjust the size as a percentage of the total disk space. Note that the recycle bin is self-regulating in size. If the file being deleted would make the total exceed the allowed size, enough older files will first be deleted to make room. So, your "slowly filling it up" is perfectly normal, and acting as intended. If you are bothered by the temporary files flushing out more desirable files (e.g., those you manually deleted), that can not be controlled, however, as already noted in another response. Lynn Killingbeck |
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Thanks for your input. I have found out what was doing it. I have connected to my comp an external hard drive that i use for autobackups using Viceversa that backs up my documents folder as soon as changes are made, but it was not this doing it. Windows automatically put a shortcut to recycle bin on this drive and as the documents i use are stored in my documents folder when word creates the temp folder in same directory as file when it deletes it it can only delete one copy and puts the second copy on external drive in recycle bin. I found solution was to set recycle bin to manage each drive seperately and tick the delete without sending to recycle bin for the external drive. I also deleted the shortcut to recycle bin on external drive which does not seem to reappear when reboot comp. This has now resolved the problem and temp file now just deletes without filling up recycle bin. Again thanks for all your help and hope this info is useful to others. I don't know how to publish this topic for all to find on this site but if you do can you do it for me. Thanks again "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: But these files *should* be deleted, not recycled. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "garfield-n-odie" wrote in message ... You can't. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 "Description of how Word creates temporary files" for more information. excel novice wrote: When ever i open a file in Word there is a second file generated in same folder Starting ~$filename. When i close the file this second file is moved to recycle bin slowly filling it up. How do i stop this action? |
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