Why can't I open Word file saved on flash drive w/ext .tmp?

[Anne Arundel Maggie]

Working at home, my manager saved a word doc onto a flash drive and the
extension was changed to .tmp. Now, trying to open the file at the office
the document won't open in Word.

 

[PatG]

Did you change the extension to "doc" before trying to open it? I would think
that "tmp" is unknown to Word.

 

[DeanH]

Sounds like your manager saved the "owner" file instead of the Word file.
I often get an email from collegues with the owner file, which has a
tilda(~) and .tmp file extention, instead of the actual Word file.
You may need to ak your manager to send you the actual Word file.
Best of luck.
DeanH

 

[DeanH]

Also, forgot to mention, never work with Word files directly from/to memory
sticks, as this is a sure-fire way to corrupt and lose the file completely.
Always copy the file to the hard-drive, edit, save, close, then copy back to
the media.
Best of luck
DeanH