Desktop File '~'

[TomD]

I seem to be regularly seeing a file appear on my desktop
just labled as '~'. I delete it. Can anyone tell me
what this is, where does it come from and how to prevent
it ???


Regards

Tom

 

[Christopher L]

What is the ~ (tilde) file on my desktop?:
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!
This happens when you make a change and/or view the Address Book[OE].
You can either rename it with a .dbx extension or delete it.
For further ref: please see:-
"What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[TomD]

Chris,

many thanks for prompt response. Read article and now
all clear.

Regards

Tom

 

[Dick Lewis]

Why .dbx? Being a backup of Address Book, it should either be
renamed .wab or even .wa~ , which it should be if Microsoft ever fixes
this bug.

Dick

Hi!
This happens when you make a change and/or view the Address Book[OE].
You can either rename it with a .dbx extension or delete it.
For further ref: please see:-
"What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

I seem to be regularly seeing a file appear on my desktop
just labled as '~'. I delete it. Can anyone tell me
what this is, where does it come from and how to prevent
it ???


Regards

Tom

 

[PA Bear]

If left alone, "Mysterious Tilde File" will continue to be automatically
updated whenever you close OE after making any change to Address Book.

If renamed to *.wab or *.wa~, a new "Myterious Tilde File" will be created.

More: http://snurl.com/1g0n
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
AH-VSOP
http://forum.aumha.org/

Why .dbx? Being a backup of Address Book, it should either be
renamed .wab or even .wa~ , which it should be if Microsoft ever fixes
this bug.

Dick

Hi!
This happens when you make a change and/or view the Address Book[OE].
You can either rename it with a .dbx extension or delete it.
For further ref: please see:-
"What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org



TomD wrote:

I seem to be regularly seeing a file appear on my desktop
just labled as '~'. I delete it. Can anyone tell me
what this is, where does it come from and how to prevent
it ???


Regards

Tom

 

[Dick Lewis]

PA Bear,

I'm fully aware of what the tilde file will do. My last line should have
read
"or just leave it alone." My response was to ssg MS-MVP pronetworks.org,
and why he/she always advises to rename to .dbx, which is OE storage files.

Hope this clears that up,
Dick Lewis

If left alone, "Mysterious Tilde File" will continue to be automatically
updated whenever you close OE after making any change to Address Book.

If renamed to *.wab or *.wa~, a new "Myterious Tilde File" will be created.

More: http://snurl.com/1g0n
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
AH-VSOP
http://forum.aumha.org/

Why .dbx? Being a backup of Address Book, it should either be
renamed .wab or even .wa~ , which it should be if Microsoft ever fixes
this bug.

Dick

Hi!
This happens when you make a change and/or view the Address Book[OE].
You can either rename it with a .dbx extension or delete it.
For further ref: please see:-
"What is the Tilde (~) file that appears on Desktop"
http://www.pchell.com/support/tildefile.shtml
regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org



TomD wrote:

I seem to be regularly seeing a file appear on my desktop
just labled as '~'. I delete it. Can anyone tell me
what this is, where does it come from and how to prevent
it ???


Regards

Tom