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[Perry]

Every no and then an icon appears on my desktop. There
seems to be no pattern to when it appears. It is not a
shortcut but a file on the desk top. When I right-click
the icon and select properties I'm informed that the file
type is "file" and the description is " ~ " it's size is
about 175kb and it's attributes - archive. My question
is, what the heck are these things and is it okay the
delete them?

 

[Chris]

Check here for explanation:
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop?
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Every no and then an icon appears on my desktop. There
| seems to be no pattern to when it appears. It is not a
| shortcut but a file on the desk top. When I right-click
| the icon and select properties I'm informed that the file
| type is "file" and the description is " ~ " it's size is
| about 175kb and it's attributes - archive. My question
| is, what the heck are these things and is it okay the
| delete them?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Every no and then an icon appears on my desktop. There
seems to be no pattern to when it appears. It is not a
shortcut but a file on the desk top. When I right-click
the icon and select properties I'm informed that the file
type is "file" and the description is " ~ " it's size is
about 175kb and it's attributes - archive. My question
is, what the heck are these things and is it okay the
delete them?

See these articles:

http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
http://filext.com/faq/article.php?id=002

 

[Plato]

type is "file" and the description is " ~ " it's size is

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#10