odd files created

[brian]

Every time I open and edit an excel spreadsheet on a
network share, small odd files get created. They are
usually no larger than 25-40k and don't have any
extensions to them. Looking at the properties page for
any file, the file description says File. Anyone know
what this is from or how to get rid of them? Permissions
are setup correctly for me, Word files don't have this
behavior.

Excel 2000 SP3

Thanks,

 

[David McRitchie]

Hi Brian,
A file the same size as the workbook would be created
in the same directory as the workbook. The filename
would be nonsensical (or appear to be random) characters
and with no file extension. This is normal for all versions
of Excel. It is also part of the reason that one should
never access Excel files directly from removable media
expecially diskettes.

Excel creates a copy of your file. If everything goes well
the original file gets deleted when you save and the new
file gets renamed.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm