WD2001: New Word Work File Is Created Each Time Image Is Edited and Document Is Saved (275375)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q275375 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac and Microsoft Word 98 for the Macintosh, you may notice that each time you make a change to an image file in a document, and then you save the document, a new temp file, or Word work file, is created.
This behavior can be an issue if you have limited disk space and you are working on a large document, because each of the Word work files occupy the same amount of free space on the computer's hard disk as the original document does.
To view the Word work files in the Temporary Items folder, use the Find File program, or Sherlock, to search the hard disk for a file name beginning with "Word Work File" (the file may actually be named something similar to "Word Work File xxx").
NOTE: When you quit Word, the multiple Word work files are deleted.
WORKAROUND
Normally, Word removes the work files after you close the document and then quit Word. However, if you have limited disk space and you are often editing images in a large document, you may need to occasionally quit Word to remove the Word work files, and then restart Word to continue editing your document.
The work files can also be removed by following these steps:
- Save any open documents and quit all programs that you have running.
- Use the Find File program, or Sherlock, to search the hard disk for files beginning with "Word Work File."
- Drag the work files to the trash.
- Quit the Find File program (or Sherlock), and then empty the trash.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Word 2001 for Mac.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/14/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB275375 |
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