Win2k and a file called ~ (a tilde)

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Toni Fontenele

I noticed in our Win2K Server hard disk a file called ~ (a tilde) without
extension. It seems a text file because we can open it with a text editor
like Notepad or Edit Plus. Who is creating this file? Why it exists?

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects
 
Hi, Toni.

As explained frequently here, the ~ file is simply a copy of your Address
Book. It apparently gets created, as a backup, whenever your WAB is edited,
but then the system forgets to delete the backup when the updated address
book is written to the *.WAB file.

You can ignore it - or delete it and watch as it get recreated next time
your address book is updated.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

Toni Fontenele said:
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I saw inside the ~ file references to e-mail address registered within my
outlook express address book. There is a lot of "box" characteres and
sometimes there is some alphabetical characteres (starting with the SMTP
abbreviation) between those boxes, like ([] represents a box):

Is the ~ file an Outlook Express temporary file? Is the ~ file an MSN
Messenger temporary file?or a virus sub-product file used to send messages
to my e-mail contacts?

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects

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[]a[]d[]d[]r[]e[]s[]s[][][][][][][][]... etc...

Toni Fontenele said:
I noticed in our Win2K Server hard disk a file called ~ (a tilde) without
extension. It seems a text file because we can open it with a text editor
like Notepad or Edit Plus. Who is creating this file? Why it exists?

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects
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Thank you R.C.,

Your explanation was helpfull. I compared the ~ file with a file related to
Outlook Express Address Book, inside documents and settings user folder, and
they like the same. I think the problem happens whem MSN Messenger try to
put or delete contacts within OE Address Book. Now, I know that I can safety
delete the ~ file.

Thank you very much,

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects

*** CASE CLOSED *** :-)


R. C. White said:
Hi, Toni.

As explained frequently here, the ~ file is simply a copy of your Address
Book. It apparently gets created, as a backup, whenever your WAB is edited,
but then the system forgets to delete the backup when the updated address
book is written to the *.WAB file.

You can ignore it - or delete it and watch as it get recreated next time
your address book is updated.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

Toni Fontenele said:
Updating Info:

I saw inside the ~ file references to e-mail address registered within my
outlook express address book. There is a lot of "box" characteres and
sometimes there is some alphabetical characteres (starting with the SMTP
abbreviation) between those boxes, like ([] represents a box):

Is the ~ file an Outlook Express temporary file? Is the ~ file an MSN
Messenger temporary file?or a virus sub-product file used to send messages
to my e-mail contacts?

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects

[][][]S[]M[]T[]P[][][][][][]0[][][][]e[]m[]a[]i[]l[]
[]a[]d[]d[]r[]e[]s[]s[][][][][][][][]... etc...

Toni Fontenele said:
I noticed in our Win2K Server hard disk a file called ~ (a tilde) without
extension. It seems a text file because we can open it with a text editor
like Notepad or Edit Plus. Who is creating this file? Why it exists?

Toni Fontenele, Architect.
CAD Manager
Casaflex Ideas and Projects
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