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MICHELLE

I'M USING WINDOWS XP, RUNNING MS OFFICE 2003 EDITION. I NOTICED THAT ALMOST
ALL MY FILES HAS THIS DUPLICATE COPY START WITH ~$. KINDLY HELP ME ON THIS.
WHAT KIND OF FILE IS IT? DOES IT MAKE ANY HARM ON MY COMPUTER?
 
R

rajkohli

These files are temporary files generated by Microsoft Office. These files
are not harmful. These files are hidden by default. You can see them because
you are viewing hidden files.
When you open an office document they are automatically generated and
automatically deleted as you close the document. If not, then you can
manually delete them but it is not recommanded as these are some kind of
backup files.

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