Temporary files do not delete

[Roger]

When we create Word documents that are saved on our file
server, a temporary file gets created. The problem is the
this temp file does not always get deleted afterwards.
Is there some switch to automatically delete all temp
files or is this just the way the program really works.

Thanks

Roger

 

[Beth Melton]

Hi Roger,

Sounds like a permissions issue. Temp files should be automatically
deleted.

Without knowing the version of Word you are using or your network os,
this article should point you in the right direction:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q244/7/28.ASP

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Failure to delete temp files is also caused by the SMB packet signing error
Terry keeps writing about, isn't it?

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[Cassia]

I want to know the same thing, I am ending up with
hundreds of these temp files cluttering up my files, and
that is no exageration. Anyone know how to fix this?

Cassia

 

[Beth Melton]

You know, it could be. Maybe Terry will pop in and tell us more.

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[Terry Farrell]

Yes, if it is Windows 2000 server SP3... but there would probably be a load
more serious symptoms that just abandoned temp files. If it is SMB signing,
then when the user logs off the network, the temp file then closes itself.
Far more likely is that the users don't have permissions to delete files.