Hi, I think I've seen something similar happen with some word processors, but those are just work-in-progress files and disappear when you close the application. They do not replace the original. They can be left behind if the application crashes. Is your friend sure the original is renamed and there's not just an additional file there?
If its an extra file and the application is not running they can just be deleted. Robert in Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:09 PM Subject: Something causing changes in file names > As I got no response when I posted this initially, I am trying > again. > > > I am writing on behalf of a friend who is not subscribed to this > list. > I doubt that this is relevant, however, he uses some version of > Winamp for playing his mp3 files. > > My friend notes that occasionally there will be a change in the > names of some mp3 files to dos file conventions, that is, no more > than eight characters followed by a period and the mp3 extention. > These 8-character names terminate with a tilde followed by a > number which is why I characterized it as a dos file naming > convention. > > There doesn't seem to be any consistency to this. He can recall > no specific event which seems to precipitate this. > > So I am wondering whether anyone on this list has experienced > this. If so, what is its cause and what is the solution? > > Thanks in advance. > > Don Roberts > > > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
