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Spurious files created on Save
Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that
each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris |
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Spurious files created on Save
perhaps the anti-virus software you use is interfering? Is it set to
scan Office files? look for some "Office Add-in" within the A-V preferences. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? |
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Are you sure that your changes are really being saved?
When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. === I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris -- Dave Peterson |
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Spurious files created on Save
With BOOK2.XLSX saved and still open, in the folder I see ~Book2.XLSX with a
greyed out icon As soon as I close BOOK2 that listing in the folder goes away So it is not the normal Save that is giving the OP file names beginning 8AAF... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you sure that your changes are really being saved? When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. === I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris -- Dave Peterson |
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Spurious files created on Save
You're using xl2007.
I think that the way excel saves (and marks a file in use) has changed. The stuff I wrote will apply to xl2003 and below. Thanks for amplification. Bernard Liengme wrote: With BOOK2.XLSX saved and still open, in the folder I see ~Book2.XLSX with a greyed out icon As soon as I close BOOK2 that listing in the folder goes away So it is not the normal Save that is giving the OP file names beginning 8AAF... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you sure that your changes are really being saved? When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. === I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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From http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/211632 and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/89247/ (this is for Word 97) it appears the temporary file name with ~ as the lead character is how MS saves all Office files best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You're using xl2007. I think that the way excel saves (and marks a file in use) has changed. The stuff I wrote will apply to xl2003 and below. Thanks for amplification. Bernard Liengme wrote: With BOOK2.XLSX saved and still open, in the folder I see ~Book2.XLSX with a greyed out icon As soon as I close BOOK2 that listing in the folder goes away So it is not the normal Save that is giving the OP file names beginning 8AAF... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you sure that your changes are really being saved? When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. === I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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xl2003 and before didn't work the same way as word (same version).
Bernard Liengme wrote: From http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/211632 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/89247/ (this is for Word 97) it appears the temporary file name with ~ as the lead character is how MS saves all Office files best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... You're using xl2007. I think that the way excel saves (and marks a file in use) has changed. The stuff I wrote will apply to xl2003 and below. Thanks for amplification. Bernard Liengme wrote: With BOOK2.XLSX saved and still open, in the folder I see ~Book2.XLSX with a greyed out icon As soon as I close BOOK2 that listing in the folder goes away So it is not the normal Save that is giving the OP file names beginning 8AAF... best wishes -- Bernard V Liengme Microsoft Excel MVP http://people.stfx.ca/bliengme remove caps from email "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Are you sure that your changes are really being saved? When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8 characters--no extension) in the same folder. If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will rename the funny named file to the original's name. Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical problems. === I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file. Chris Skrimshire wrote: Possibly as a result of something inadvertantly tinkered with, I find that each time I save versions of a particular spreadsheet, saved to the same or different names, there is also created each time another file. These other files are suffix-less, are of 0 kbytes size and have hexadecimal number names of the form '8AAF8000' - a different, and rising, number each Save time. Their presence, or deleting them, seems to have no consequence. Qué? -- Regards, Chris -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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