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Thu 15 Nov 2007, 09:30Delegate Lan said...
Lan has attended:
Excel Intermediate course
PowerPoint Intermediate Advanced course
Save document
every time when I click the "save" botton while I am editing my Excel docuemnt the system creates a TEMP file on my computer. I always have to delete these files after editing the Excel document.
How can I set the system not to show the TEMP files.
Many thanks
Fri 16 Nov 2007, 11:38Trainer Rich said...
RE: save document
Hi Lan,
You should find that when you close your Excel document that the temp file disappears. The file is created for Microsoft Office's 'auto-recovery' system which means if your computer is switched off, or power goes out etc. you can recover the file you were working on.
You shouldn't need to keep deleting the temporary file.
This is true for all MS Office applications if the option is switched on.
Regards, Rich
Fri 16 Nov 2007, 11:43Delegate Lan said...
RE: save document
Thanks Rich, but those temp files never disappears unless i delete them. And they are not hidden.
regards
Fri 16 Nov 2007, 16:52Trainer Rich said...
RE: save document
Hi Lan,
Hmm, that's strange.
What naming format are they given? eg. if your file is called MyWork.xls, what are the temporary file's names? I can use this information to do research more on this issue and get back to you.
Regards, Rich
Fri 16 Nov 2007, 17:05Delegate Lan said...
RE: save document
It doesn't matter what my file called. The temp file ususally with a radom name. e.g. 13A59273.tmp or 44FD41D8.tmp.
so far it only happends to my Excel files.
thanks, Lan
Mon 19 Nov 2007, 11:53Trainer Rich said...
RE: save document
Lan,
Sometimes AntiVirus software can prevent MS Office from deleting it's temp files. If you are running AntiVirus software or a ResidentShield, you could temporarily disable it, open and modify your file (check if .tmp file is created), save and close file, and then see if your .tmp file is removed.
AVG antivirus program discussion on Google Groups.
According to some other sources, Microsoft is supposed to create those .tmp files, but not in the same folder as your file.
"It seems that you have incorrectly set a path for temporary files. Probably you used some tool to change this. The files should be stored in windows temporary folders."
This quote was taken from this forum thread and includes a 'fix' by editing registry keys. But I would be careful using that method and certainly back up your registry and important files before attempting the fix.
Could also be permissions on the folder. Make sure you have full read/write/modify permissions.
Let me know how you get on.
Regards, Rich
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