Does anyone know why a computer gets loaded with ghost duplicate files like the example I am posting.

[Longwood50]

They all have the unusual symbol followed by the dollar sign. 

[gargamon]

It's a window$ naming thing. For whatever reason, it can't display the proper name. A couple of  possibilities is the name is too long or contains unprintable characters. 

[tgw]

the first character is a "tilde".

temporary files which exist while being worked on in Word and other MS Office applications.

they get deleted automatically when the application is exited normally.

they may subsist incase of improper shutdown (power loss), and work can be restored using the data they contain. other problems might also interfere with the automatic deletion of these temporary files.

 

Edited July 1, 2023 by tgw

[Plern]

23 minutes ago, Longwood50 said:

They all have the unusual symbol followed by the dollar sign. 

Turn on hide files.

[Plern]

2 hours ago, Plern said:

Turn on hide files.

I got a laugh on this bc the person is clueless

 

 

This is a temporary file and it's not meant to be seen. Therefore if you turn off show hidden files it will disappear or it should.

[JayClay]

16 hours ago, Plern said:

I got a laugh on this bc the person is clueless

 

 

This is a temporary file and it's not meant to be seen. Therefore if you turn off show hidden files it will disappear or it should.

That's exactly what the poster you quoted said

[Longwood50]

On 7/1/2023 at 6:04 PM, Plern said:

This is a temporary file and it's not meant to be seen. Therefore if you turn off show hidden files it will disappear or it should.

You are exactly correct.  I turned off show hidden files and yes they all went away.  Thank you. They "clutter" the desktop at times. 

[Plern]

On 7/2/2023 at 10:31 AM, JayClay said:

That's exactly what the poster you quoted said

Please note below

 

 

Just now, Longwood50 said:

You are exactly correct.  I turned off show hidden files and yes they all went away.  Thank you. They "clutter" the desktop at times. 

Welcome

[JayClay]

1 hour ago, Plern said:

Please note below

Please note below

 

On 7/2/2023 at 10:31 AM, JayClay said:

That's exactly what the poster you quoted said

 

[steven100]

just uncheck the box that says ' show hidden folders '   ...