.TMP files suddenly appearing everywhere?

[Guest Henrik]

All,

 

Suddenly, temp files with a .tmp suffix have begun to appear in various

folders.

 

It looks very much as if temp files associated with documents I've been

working on haven't been closed properly -- the files have file name

corresponding to a file I've been working on resently, adding some

gobbledygook and .TMP. So, for instance, myfile.ppt would create one or more

myfile.ppt~RFf097fa.TMP or similar.

 

It has begun some 4-6 days ago. I've added a few software packages but no

material changes. I have some 7.5GB free on a 65GB hard disk.

 

Thanks in advance

Henrik

[Guest Bob I]

Re: .TMP files suddenly appearing everywhere?

 

I would suspect your Anti-Virus software is the cause. Does it have some

"Office addin" that can be disabled? Look through the Help in it.

 

Henrik wrote:

> All,

>

> Suddenly, temp files with a .tmp suffix have begun to appear in various

> folders.

>

> It looks very much as if temp files associated with documents I've been

> working on haven't been closed properly -- the files have file name

> corresponding to a file I've been working on resently, adding some

> gobbledygook and .TMP. So, for instance, myfile.ppt would create one or more

> myfile.ppt~RFf097fa.TMP or similar.

>

> It has begun some 4-6 days ago. I've added a few software packages but no

> material changes. I have some 7.5GB free on a 65GB hard disk.

>

> Thanks in advance

> Henrik

[Guest Ray Parrish]

Re: .TMP files suddenly appearing everywhere?

 

I doubt very seriously that your AV software has anything to do with it.

It's probably the result of closing down the program abruptly without

saving, have you had a crash while you had files open?

 

Later, Ray Parrish

 

Bob I wrote:

> I would suspect your Anti-Virus software is the cause. Does it have some

> "Office addin" that can be disabled? Look through the Help in it.

>

> Henrik wrote:

>

>> All,

>>

>> Suddenly, temp files with a .tmp suffix have begun to appear in

>> various folders.

>>

>> It looks very much as if temp files associated with documents I've

>> been working on haven't been closed properly -- the files have file

>> name corresponding to a file I've been working on resently, adding

>> some gobbledygook and .TMP. So, for instance, myfile.ppt would create

>> one or more myfile.ppt~RFf097fa.TMP or similar.

>>

>> It has begun some 4-6 days ago. I've added a few software packages but

>> no material changes. I have some 7.5GB free on a 65GB hard disk.

>>

>> Thanks in advance

>> Henrik

>

 

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