Unwanted Files on Desktop

qualister said:

Weird, harmless, but irritating: Three files keep appearing on my [Win7 Ultimate] desktop, labeled "Appearance", Library" and "Saved Puzzles", none of which are used.

When the files are deleted, they reappear within minutes, without a reboot. Tried stopping "explorer" process in task manager, before deleting, but they still reappeared. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

If these files re-appear by themselves they have to be being created by something and that something has to be running to do it...

Shut down all applications... Just you and your desktop... Take a look in task manager and see what's in there that doesn't need to be. Once you identify the nasty culprit simply uninstal it.

Hi Common Tater

Nothing in Task Manager [no applications and no services, except wuaudt.exe and system idle process]. Should I be looking somewhere else?

Thanks for hanging in there. Notepad file is attached.

Hi Richc46

Dragging the files into Documents gets them out of sight, but it would be nice to know where they are coming from.

qualister said:

Thanks for hanging in there. Notepad file is attached.

Ahhhh... now I see it...

Take a look at your list... note that Sudoku.exe is on your desktop at 839,680 bytes...

Ok... what you've done is to put the actual program file on your desktop rather than putting it in Program Files and making a shortcut on your desktop. Sudoku now thinks your desktop is it's home folder and is creating the stray files.

Dump it and install it properly and I'm guessing your problem goes away....

For future... It is always better to put programs and files in their own folders. The desktop is for shortcuts... not files and certainly not programs.

DarkStar GT said:

Well spotted, CommonTater

I think I got lucky on that one... but thanks.

I agree, nice eye.

Sudoku.exe is a game puzzle generator. It does in fact create folders named Save Puzzles, etc...

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Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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