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re: Odd extra files with ",_" prefix? Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 9:20 pm Posted by Mark (1810 messages posted) Are you using WORD processor? Normally temp files end in suffix temp. To explore this further, have you been able to open one of these files by double clicking on it. And if you have opened one, does it contain duplicate contents? On Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 6:34 pm, George wrote: >Can anyone tell me why I get duplicate file names of saved files that have the prefix >",_" like ",_filename.doc"? Are these temporary files or database files? Can I delete >them? What purpose do they serve? How can I prevent them from appearing? Thanks. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Odd extra files with ",_" prefix? Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:34 am Posted by George (3 messages posted) The files are much smaller than the originals. They will open and when you open them they contain several lines of small boxes like you would see when a font isn't present in your system or can't be displayed. There are usually a few actual letters or numbers intersperced within all this. On Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 9:20 pm, Mark wrote: >Are you using WORD processor? >Normally temp files end in suffix temp. >To explore this further, have you been able to open one of these files by double >clicking on it. And if you have opened one, does it contain duplicate contents? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Odd extra files with ",_" prefix? Friday, March 17, 2006 at 12:30 pm Posted by Mark (1810 messages posted) It appears that the document is being saved in a format that is different to WORD. Right click on one of the files, select properties and in the General tab see what the document opens with. On Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:34 am, George wrote: >The files are much smaller than the originals. They will open and when you open >them they contain several lines of small boxes like you would see when a font isn't >present in your system or can't be displayed. There are usually a few actual letters >or numbers intersperced within all this. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Odd extra files with ",_" prefix? Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 11:46 am Posted by George (3 messages posted) I looked at properties on one of the Excel files. Under file type, it says Excel Worksheet, but when you open it in Excel you get a message saying file format is not recognized. Word files will open in word but look as though they are only a few lines long and with an unrecognizable font. Mostly little rectangles. PDF files say they are Acrobat files, but will not open in Acrobat. On Friday, March 17, 2006 at 12:30 pm, Mark wrote: >It appears that the document is being saved in a format that is different to WORD. >Right click on one of the files, select properties and in the General tab see what >the document opens with. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Odd extra files with ",_" prefix? Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 12:44 pm Posted by Mark (1810 messages posted) I suspect that Word is corrupted. Try and save a new file of a word document. It only needs to be of a few lines and see if it produces two saved files. If it does then you will need to uninstall and reinstall Word. As for gtting rid of those files beginning with a _ , do a search for _*.* and delete them. On Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 11:46 am, George wrote: > > >I looked at properties on one of the Excel files. Under file type, it says Excel >Worksheet, but when you open it in Excel you get a message saying file format is >not recognized. Word files will open in word but look as though they are only a >few lines long and with an unrecognizable font. Mostly little rectangles. PDF files >say they are Acrobat files, but will not open in Acrobat. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum