As Beth has said, probably clearing the Show Hidden Files option in Explorer
is the best answer for the way you work. Personally, I like to see all files
all of the time!
What you could do that may help your situation is to split your folder into
sub-folders so that the temp files are spread about a bit. If you break the
Folder into say 6 alphabetical groups (or some similar plan), the chances
are that the temp files will be fewer in each folder and be less annoying.
Don't forget that you can add shortcuts to each new folder in the Placebar
of the File, Open/Save dialog to make it faster to navigate between these
extra folders compensating for having more to select from.
Terry
: Hi Terry,
: The files do disappear if I reboot the machine. The
: problem is, when I do my work I need to have 4 to 10
: files open at the same time to do cross-checking. When
: Word makes multiple temp files of each of these, when I
: try to open another file in the same folder, I have to
: scroll through over a hundred files before I get to the
: files I want. It's a major pain that I'd like to avoid.
: Debbie
: >-----Original Message-----
: >Debbie
: >
: >It is normal that some of the temp files remain until
: you close Word itself
: >(also Outlook if you are using Word as your email
: editor). When you carry
: >out a copy/paste, the copy is kept as a temp file and
: Word usually keeps
: >them active until it is closed. Other activities also
: will also produce
: >these temp files until Word is closed.
: >
: >I'd like to know if some or all of these temp files are
: being removed if you
: >close down the computer as it may help to find the
: problem. Please let me
: >know what happens.
: >
: >Terry
: >
: >
: >
: message
: >: >: The files stay in the folder where the original file
: that
: >: I opened is saved. Even if I close all Word files, I
: >: can't trash the temp files. I have to actually close
: the
: >: program before I can delete them.
: >:
: >: I don't know if they remain when I reboot the computer
: >: because I generally leave the computer on 24/7. Should
: I
: >: try that? (Although that would be a pretty inconvenient
: >: solution to the problem.)
: >:
: >: Thanks,
: >: Debbie
: >: >-----Original Message-----
: >: >Hi
: >: >
: >: >Well we have established that you are running a
: >: standalone PC - so you are
: >: >not having problems caused by the Windows 2000 Server
: >: packet signing bug. As
: >: >Suzanne has said in her reply, you cannot stop Word
: >: creating temp files:
: >: >that's the way Word/Office/Windows works. However,
: when
: >: you close Word and
: >: >other Office applications, the temporary files should
: >: close. So you have a
: >: >problem!
: >: >
: >: >To help us diagnose the problem, would you tell us
: where
: >: (which folder) the
: >: >temp files are being created and abandoned when you
: have
: >: closed Word? Do
: >: >they still remain when you have rebooted your computer
: >: too?
: >: >
: >: >Terry
: >: >
: in
: >: message
: >: >: >: >: I'm running Word 2002 on Windows XP Media Edition.
: I'm
: >: >: not running on a server, if that's what you mean
: >: >: by "server with servicepack." Otherwise, how can I
: >: find
: >: >: out?
: >: >: >-----Original Message-----
: >: >: >What version of Word, OS and server with
: servicepack
: >: are
: >: >: you using?
: >: >: >
: >: >: >--
: >: >: >Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: >: >: >
http://word.mvps.org/
: >: >: >
: >: >: >"dstone" <
[email protected]>
: wrote
: >: in
: >: >: message
: >: >: >: >: >: >: Whenever I open a Word file, several to dozens of
: >: files
: >: >: >: that start with ~WRL and end with the
: extension .tmp
: >: >: are
: >: >: >: created. They don't go away when I close the
: files
: >: or
: >: >: >: when I close the application. How can I make Word
: >: stop
: >: >: >: creating them to begin with?
: >: >: >: Thanks for any help you can give; it's making me
: >: crazy!
: >: >: >
: >: >: >
: >: >: >.
: >: >: >
: >: >
: >: >
: >: >.
: >: >
: >
: >
: >.
: >
