When excel saves the file, it saves it as a temporary file with a funny name (8
characters--no extension).

If the save is successful, xl will delete the original (or rename it to its
backup name (like "backup of book1.xlk)) and if that's successful, xl will
rename the funny named file to the original's name.

Common things that get blamed for interruptions to this process are antivirus
software poking its head in or network errors--either permissions or physical
problems.



shannonvds wrote:

Everytime I or anyone else (shared spreadsheet) makes a change and then saves
the spreadsheet, it creates a "file" with no properties or extension. These
are starting to take up space on the server and cannot be deleted. How do I
stop these from being created or how do I delete them?

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Dave Peterson