copies

[familydar]

Writing this from memory because not at my computer but I *THINK* that windows generates a copy of a file when you're working on it and it disappears when you close it.  So if you're using file explorer/my computer to delete say a copy of a word doc WHILE YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT WORD DOC then it will just replace it with another copy.

I wasn't aware that a similar thing happened with entire user profiles though.

[BevL]

I am sorry as I seem to be messing every thing up
 On my desktop   This folder is a general folder with my blind golf work in it, all person work, receipts. Anything to do with me as I can't see very well now and I like to keep everything  together as it is easier for me to get to when I need my folder is marked user Jean and this is the one that is being copied all the time.
I do hope I have explained it better this time - it gets a bit annoying trying to hold the magnifying glass and type at the  same time
Kind regards
Bev

[Mart 'n' Al]

BevL, did you know there is an accessibility setting in Windows which will display everything at a larger size? I won't talk you through enabling it, as it will be much easier for you to have a friend or family member to do it for you.

Martin

[jim1]

Does the folder in question have a little arrow on it similar to this?

[BevL]

Hum
I do have my icons as  as large as I can get them, but with Macular Degeneration the words or numbers sometimes skip around the page!   I am in the process of getting a magnifying light to help me out.
Kind regards
Bev

[BevL]

Hi Jim,
Yes they do.
Bev

[tellx]

If it has that little curved arrow in the bottom left corner, it is a shortcut to the file. It has no information (other than where to link to) in it. Deleteing it should only delete the shortcut not the original file.

[BevL]

Hi,
I will try to get rid of them one by one.   This happened a while ago and after that I didn't try it again but they are having so many babies it definitely needs to be culled
Thank you all for your help
Bev

[jim1]

If you open the folder with the arrow on it & delete what's inside you will be deleting the original files.
The folder with the arrow on isn't a copy. As Tellx said it's just a shortcut to the original folder.
You can delete the folder as this will just remove the shortcut but not what's inside.