Spurious files created on Save

C

Chris Skrimshire

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?
 
B

Bob I

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.
 
D

Dave Peterson

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.

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I've never seen excel create the funny named file, but not populate the file.
 
B

Bernard Liengme

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
 
D

Dave Peterson

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.
 
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