mystery desktop icon

[mbenit23]

Occasionally I have a file icon placed on my desktop with
only the symbol ~ underneath it. What's up with this and
how do I prevent it. It's just an icon of a folder with
this tilde underneath it - doesn't point to anything,
doesn't open and properties don't give a clue where it cam
from. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks, Ben

 

[Chris Lanier]

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

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Occasionally I have a file icon placed on my desktop with
only the symbol ~ underneath it. What's up with this and
how do I prevent it. It's just an icon of a folder with
this tilde underneath it - doesn't point to anything,
doesn't open and properties don't give a clue where it cam
from. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks, Ben

It's a bug in a recent OE update. Microsoft is aware of it and working on
it.
It's the backup of the Address Book that should have been named *.wa~ and
placed in the same Windows folder as your *.wab Address Book file.