Re: why is my word docx being deleted?

You mention in another reply that you have Adobe open: is this just the viewer or the Acrobat Writer? If it is the full Acrobat Writer, run Acrobat setup and uninstall the Office Macro section. Test and see if the problem is now cleared. If it is clear, check with Adobe that you have the latest updates for the version you are using and that Adobe state it has been made Office 2007 compatible.

Terry

"Ed" <Ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:73E9E32A-AB5F-4279-917B-DE11F8DBDC6D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In addition, I have left the document for some time and then tried again - I
THINK it's only happening after autosave.

the file this time was called ~WRL0003.tmp and once again the doc I saved as
methods.docx has dissapeared.

I'm pretty sure this didn't happen when first installed. I haven't changed
anything relating to this I'm sure.

"Ed" wrote:

RIGHTO!!!!

I have evidence!!!!

I had two documents open - "charlieone.docx" from my test (see tom's post)
and "Methods.docx."

I have been watching them closely, and nothing had happened. I saved
"methods.docx" successfully and made sure they were not dissapearing from
their respective folders (Methods.docx is just on c:\)

I watched Autosave save the doscuments twice..no problem.

So, I'm getting ready to go to bed, and I decide to save "methods.docx" - at
which point, halfway through the green save bar, the name changes to:

Methods.docx changes to ~WRL0745.tmp

so I try to save "charlione" and guess what!
Charlieone.docx changes to ~WRL2369.tmp

they were NOT in the temp folder (that I can see). They just appeared during
save.

so it appears the save is causing the problem, even though the documents are
on the drive and have not changed?

what's going on?

please help!

thanks very much!

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> Can you provide the exact name for the temp file you found? Also, where > did
> you find it? In your Temp folder or in the same folder as the original
> document?
>
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> "Ed" <Ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B0D20CBB-D204-442D-9D29-EC6EDCCBE13C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi, thanks for this.
> >
> > What happened is this.
> >
> > I had a doc - not THAT large, less than 500k but more than just text, > > had
> > a
> > few graphics in. I normally don't make documents this big.
> >
> > It was saved on my hard drive (which seems fine)under the name > > "DSE212
> > notes.docx" on this filepath (from memory)
> >
> > c:\documents and settings\Open University\DSE 212
> >
> > although it might have been a bit longer.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm typing away and notice the filename has changed from the > > above
> > to something akin to gdfg~.tmp. Very odd I think. I go and look for > > the
> > original file where I saved it and it has GONE!
> >
> > So I resave the document as DSE212 notes.docx and continue. some time
> > later,
> > same happens again. worried, I made a few copies of the docunment, > > and
> > saved
> > one in .doc format, with only a 4th of the original text in it.
> >
> > I call this file "Chapter 4 - Biological Psychology.doc" and begin > > working
> > from it, hoping the smaller size will help...only the same happened > > again.
> >
> > At this point I started using the pen dirve, but the same happened > > with
> > that. When I tried to save the file it said the path had been removed
> > (file
> > had disappeared from pen drive), and it's name had changed to
> >
> > could it be a corrupted jpg in the document?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > ed
> > "Terry Farrell" wrote:
> >
> >> First, never save a Word document to a flash drive or any other > >> removable
> >> media. It is the number 1 cause of broken or lost documents.
> >>
> >> Would you like to elaborate on what you have done please. What you > >> infer
> >> is
> >> that you created a large document and saved it as normal.dotx? Is > >> that
> >> correct.
> >>
> >> The temp files~~fgy.tmp are some of many temp files created by Word > >> and
> >> they
> >> should remove themselves when the document and Word are closed. If > >> they
> >> are
> >> not being removed, check that you have the necessary permissions in > >> the
> >> active folder (where the document is being edited from): Word must > >> be
> >> able
> >> to create and delete files.
> >>
> >> -- > >> Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
> >>
> >> "Ed" <Ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:82EBC3E0-BF14-42F7-85AF-120D16198A4E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I'm using Word 2007 and as of 2 days ago it is behaving strangely. > >> > I
> >> > have
> >> > a
> >> > large .docx which I save as normal. After typing for some time I > >> > find
> >> > that
> >> > its name havs changed to ~~fgy.tmp or similar, and more to the > >> > point
> >> > THE
> >> > ORIGINAL SAVED DOC HAS DISSAPEARED!!!! This happens when saved as > >> > .doc,
> >> > .docx, on my hard drive or on a flash pen.
> >> >
> >> > What's going on?
> >>
>
>
>

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