what the heck is a " ~ " file???

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I recently have these files that appear at random
seemingly, properties shows the type of file is "File",
and description is " ~ ". Size is 174k. Any ideas?
 
The file appearing on your desktop with the filename ~, commonly known as a
tilde, is a backup of your Windows Address Book.
Have a look here:
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
From Tom C. Koch
[Strange ~ file in strange places
After installing an OE update, you may discover a file named just "~" on your
desktop or some other location on your hard drive. This is an automatic backup
copy of the Windows Address Book (WAB) used by OE. The file has always been
created automatically by OE and saved in the same folder as the *.wab file
itself, with a name like <username>.wa~. A bug in an update causes the copy to
be made in the wrong location and with a truncated name. You can simply rename
it to *.wab and then double-click it to see that it is indeed a copy of your
address book. The OE team at MS is aware of this bug and hope to include the fix
in a future update.]
 
Ah ha ! I recently backed up my address book and yes, it
is in the same location this time as my address book.wab
file.
You are correct though, it does appear other places at
times, I was just deleting them, which shouldn't be an
issue, since the address book file is still intact.

Thanks alot.

-----Original Message-----
The file appearing on your desktop with the filename ~, commonly known as a
tilde, is a backup of your Windows Address Book.
Have a look here:
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
From Tom C. Koch
[Strange ~ file in strange places
After installing an OE update, you may discover a file named just "~" on your
desktop or some other location on your hard drive. This is an automatic backup
copy of the Windows Address Book (WAB) used by OE. The file has always been
created automatically by OE and saved in the same folder as the *.wab file
itself, with a name like <username>.wa~. A bug in an update causes the copy to
be made in the wrong location and with a truncated name. You can simply rename
it to *.wab and then double-click it to see that it is indeed a copy of your
address book. The OE team at MS is aware of this bug and hope to include the fix
in a future update.]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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I recently have these files that appear at random
seemingly, properties shows the type of file is "File",
and description is " ~ ". Size is 174k. Any ideas?
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You bet. I delete 'em too.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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gravy said:
Ah ha ! I recently backed up my address book and yes, it
is in the same location this time as my address book.wab
file.
You are correct though, it does appear other places at
times, I was just deleting them, which shouldn't be an
issue, since the address book file is still intact.

Thanks alot.

-----Original Message-----
The file appearing on your desktop with the filename ~, commonly known as a
tilde, is a backup of your Windows Address Book.
Have a look here:
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
From Tom C. Koch
[Strange ~ file in strange places
After installing an OE update, you may discover a file named just "~" on your
desktop or some other location on your hard drive. This is an automatic backup
copy of the Windows Address Book (WAB) used by OE. The file has always been
created automatically by OE and saved in the same folder as the *.wab file
itself, with a name like <username>.wa~. A bug in an update causes the copy to
be made in the wrong location and with a truncated name. You can simply rename
it to *.wab and then double-click it to see that it is indeed a copy of your
address book. The OE team at MS is aware of this bug and hope to include the
fix in a future update.]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In gravy <[email protected]> hunted and pecked at the keyboard:
I recently have these files that appear at random
seemingly, properties shows the type of file is "File",
and description is " ~ ". Size is 174k. Any ideas?
Click to expand...

.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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