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  3. October 2005

Re: Word backup copies on IFS

Bill

Bill wrote:


I assume that this is a Windows/Word problem?  Has anyone idea how to
delete the .tmp files manually?  You can do it on a PC but not on the
IFS.
Why can't you delete them manually on the IFS?
In XP it complains that it cannot find the file - I don't know the exact message as I am not online to my client's 170 


If you have a PC operating
system of Windows 2000 or greater you should be able to use the /s option
on the del command to process all of the subfolders.

Map the Z drive to the appropriate top level folder and then try this:

Del z:\*.tmp /s

It would never occur to me to use a DOS command in 2005 -

I will certainly try this when I go there on Tuesday.

As a matter of curiosity, what does the /s parameter do?

Many thanks

Rob Dixon

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