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Strange Excel File in Mac

Hi,


This morning I encountred a very strange excel file that appeared on its own. After I used excel, and closed it, I happed to find 2 excel files on the desktop named F658D0000 and 868F1100. I can't do any activity on these files. Can't open, move, delete, get info. nothing. Any ideas? And any solutions on getting rid of them?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 2, 2011 4:59 AM

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Aug 3, 2011 1:25 AM in response to Bob Lang1

Here you go.


Last login: Wed Aug 3 16:25:47 on ttys000

Asad-Ahmeds-MacBook:~ asadliv$ cd Desktop

Asad-Ahmeds-MacBook:Desktop asadliv$ ls -al

total 32

drwx------+ 6 asadliv staff 204 Aug 3 16:27 .

drwxr-xr-x+ 44 asadliv staff 1496 Jul 27 00:30 ..

-rw-------@ 1 asadliv staff 15364 Aug 3 16:27 .DS_Store

-rw-r--r-- 1 asadliv staff 0 Aug 23 2010 .localized

drwxr-xr-x@ 5 asadliv staff 170 Jul 27 01:11 Top Gear

drwxr-xr-x@ 26 asadliv staff 884 Aug 3 16:27 Uni

Asad-Ahmeds-MacBook:Desktop asadliv$

Aug 21, 2011 7:25 AM in response to Bob Lang1

I'm also having the same problem. 6 Excel files on my desktop, all with strange numbers and letter. Can't move, open, delete etc.


Last login: Sun Aug 14 00:30:44 on console

Justin-Nanus-MacBook-Pro:~ jvnanu$ cd Desktop

Justin-Nanus-MacBook-Pro:Desktop jvnanu$ ls -al

total 32

drwx------+ 7 jvnanu staff 238 21 Aug 10:22 .

drwxr-xr-x+ 17 jvnanu staff 578 5 Aug 10:11 ..

-rw-------@ 1 jvnanu staff 15364 21 Aug 10:22 .DS_Store

-rw-r--r-- 1 jvnanu staff 0 29 Jun 18:05 .localized

drwxr-xr-x 7 jvnanu staff 238 7 Jul 07:16 RHCCDC

drwxr-xr-x 6 jvnanu staff 204 21 Aug 10:22 TMFFKL

drwxr-xr-x 8 jvnanu staff 272 5 Aug 15:59 YRDSB

Justin-Nanus-MacBook-Pro:Desktop jvnanu$

Feb 28, 2013 12:18 PM in response to Bob Lang1

I am also having the same problem, any help would be appreciated. When I try to delete it says "The item “A76A6700” can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted." The file does not show up on the list after I followed your instructions, but it is on my desktop


Last login: Thu Feb 28 21:16:07 on ttys000

ALEXANDRAs-MacBook-Pro:~ alexandrawazna$ cd Desktop

ALEXANDRAs-MacBook-Pro:Desktop alexandrawazna$ LS -AL

.DS_Store MISC Schedule.docx

.localized MOVIES Test

Alberta:BC MUSIC Vancouver 2012

BIOPHYSICS NEURO mini-series

Budget.xls PHYSIO tl11a-fill-11e.pdf

FINANCES PSYCH

MED BIO RENT

ALEXANDRAs-MacBook-Pro:Desktop alexandrawazna$

Feb 28, 2013 12:34 PM in response to alexandra.wazna

Did you try rebooting? I have seen files on my desktop that could not be deleted or anything because they don't actually exist. Rebooting made them go away. I assume relaunching Finder would do the same but I've not tried doing that.


These oddly named Excel files sound like temporary files. They are no longer there but they didn't quite get cleared out of whatever process it is that draws/drives the desktop. I am curious if they occur only for Excel files that are saved to the desktop. In your case, I'm thinking A76A67000 was a temporary save file for Budget.xls.

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