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how do I get rid of dupliate ghost files



 
 
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Old May 23rd, 2008, 05:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.misc
srerwin
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Default how do I get rid of dupliate ghost files

When I save a file in Word 2007 a second "ghost file" is also created with
the "~" symbol in front of the file name ... how do I get ride of, or hide,
the ghost file?
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Old May 23rd, 2008, 05:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.misc
Bob I
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Don't ENable show Hidden files in your operating system.

srerwin wrote:
When I save a file in Word 2007 a second "ghost file" is also created with
the "~" symbol in front of the file name ... how do I get ride of, or hide,
the ghost file?


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Old May 23rd, 2008, 08:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.misc
LVTravel
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That file is created as the Word's work file and should be deleted when you
exit out of Word or close the main file you are working on. If it is not,
it can be safely deleted once the program has been closed. Occasionally if
you exit Word in an abnormal manner (program crash or hang) the files will
remain.


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When I save a file in Word 2007 a second "ghost file" is also created with
the "~" symbol in front of the file name ... how do I get ride of, or
hide,
the ghost file?



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Old May 3rd, 2010, 03:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.misc
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Bob I,

I liked reading your answer, makes perfect sense, dis-enable showing
hidden files. I'm on Windows 7 and I'd really like to know where to find
the place to dis-enable them. Thanks a great deal.


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Old May 3rd, 2010, 10:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.office.misc
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Bob I,

I liked reading your answer, makes perfect sense, dis-enable showing
hidden files. I'm on Windows 7 and I'd really like to know where to find
the place to dis-enable them. Thanks a great deal.


In Windows Explorer click on Organize-Folder and Search Options-View

 




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