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The mysterious ~$ files--nothing to worry about |
October 17, 2013
Lillian Lim noticed strange files appearing and disappearing. The file names always begin with ~$.
If you don't know what's going on, these files can be confusing--and even scary. A file appears in your Documents folder without you intentionally creating it. Aside from the strange punctuation, the file name looks familiar. The icon and, if visible, the extension tell you that you can open the file in a common application. But when you double-click the file, or try to delete it, you get an error message.
Then the file disappears as inexplicitly as it appears. Except for those occasions when it doesn't disappear at all.
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