wtf is this ? grrrr

sw0nald · 21-January-04, 10:58 AM

I have no clue when this comes up. It always does when ever I forget about it.
Ive seen it on my parents computer too but I have no clue how I get it or what its meant to do or anything.

It always just shows up on my desktop

BigAkita · 21-January-04, 11:52 AM

It looks like you use your desktop to store items you are working on occassionally. It is a temporary file that is meant as a backup in case the file you are working in crashes. Add the extension of the files you are working with when it shows up (.jpg, .doc...). Then you can figure out which program is using the desktop as a temp area and change it in the settings.

sw0nald · 21-January-04, 02:30 PM

interesting....well I never notice when it shows up
I just noticed when its already there

but if its just a temp file I can delete it and not worry about it?

M.D.K. · 21-January-04, 03:21 PM

My dad's computer had this same bug. Im pretty sure BA is right, It seems to be a temp file for outlook, at least on that computer.

21-January-04, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
sw0nald Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 638	wtf is this ? grrrr I have no clue when this comes up. It always does when ever I forget about it. Ive seen it on my parents computer too but I have no clue how I get it or what its meant to do or anything. It always just shows up on my desktop Attached Thumbnails __________________ Hey Butt-Head what did people do before they invented TV? Don't be stupid Beavis there's always been TV, there's just more channels now. Oh yeah, heh hmh heh... progress is cool.

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BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,344	It looks like you use your desktop to store items you are working on occassionally. It is a temporary file that is meant as a backup in case the file you are working in crashes. Add the extension of the files you are working with when it shows up (.jpg, .doc...). Then you can figure out which program is using the desktop as a temp area and change it in the settings. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

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sw0nald Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 638	interesting....well I never notice when it shows up I just noticed when its already there but if its just a temp file I can delete it and not worry about it? __________________ Hey Butt-Head what did people do before they invented TV? Don't be stupid Beavis there's always been TV, there's just more channels now. Oh yeah, heh hmh heh... progress is cool.

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21-January-04, 03:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
M.D.K. Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 953	My dad's computer had this same bug. Im pretty sure BA is right, It seems to be a temp file for outlook, at least on that computer.