Backup copies of word documents

[louise.gehl]

Why does word automatically create Backup copies of files
and then automatically create copies of the same files. I
do not have Automatically Create Backup Copy checked in
Tools, Options.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The copies you are seeing are not backup copies; they are temporary files.
They should be deleted when you close the document. You will not see them if
you don't have All Files displayed in Word's File Open/Save dialogs. What
you will see is the ~$<filename>.doc file, which is the "owner" file. For
more, see "WD: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Louise Gehl]

These are not temporary files; I know what you mean. WHen
you close the directory & then go back in the backup &
copy files are all still there. There are the original
files, then the system created files named Backup
of.... .doc and the copies of.... .doc. Happens with
Excel files also. Backups automatically created are
named .xlk - copies of the files are named .xls.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you do not have "Automatically create backup copy" enabled, could these
be old backups left over from a time when it was enabled? The copies would
be created, I think, only if you had opened a read-only file and saved the
copy. But if you're operating on a network or using some third-party
document management solution, then all bets are off.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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