Temporary ~$ files, Normal file

[mhd]

Hi, recently I am having to (1) often re-save my word docs after putting my
computer into sleep mode. It asks me if I want to save them again when I
start the computer again. Also, it asks if I want to save (and thus change)
my Normal.doc file.

(2), I am having a lot of temp files in one of my file folders. When I open
up one of my folders, I have about 20 pale ghost files all with ~$ followed
by the file name: ex.: ~$exercise123 and also a lot of .tmp files. These are,
if I am not mistaken, previous copies of documents I have subsequently saved
again.

My question is the following: Are the two issues related? And do I really
need all these pale ghost files (eg. ~$norman ) cluttering my folders? Can I
delete them without risking my files? Why is it saving them like this in the
first place?

thank you very much for illumination!

 

[Jay Freedman]

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 explains the
various types of temp files, and
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm discusses how
to clean them up after a crash or if they stay behind for any reason.

I don't think your two issues are related. In a quick search of the MS
KnowledgeBase, I found an article about troubleshooting
standby/hibernation problems in Excel, but nothing for Word. Even so,
I think your problem is that Word doesn't deal gracefully with being
put into standby.

Have you made sure you have the latest updates to both Windows and
Office? There were some standby-related fixes in service packs for
several versions of both.

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[Graham Mayor]

It would probably be better to use Hibernate rather than sleep mode. This
handles open documents much more reliably.

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