Not all files with a tilde (~) in them are useless or temporary.  For the
leading tilde in filename or extension the deletion should pose no threat
(see previous msgs. for details), but there are applications with files
containing a tilde as a separator (example HFK~t1vk.typ).  Deleting this
file will disable the app.

Beware.
Martin Kurr
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> From:         Shyamal Gupta[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Don't know if this is the right thing to do, but I regularly delete any
> files or folders with a tilde in them. Haven't faced, to my knowledge, any
> problems because of that.
>
> I think Windows creates these files during the running of installation
> programs and some other programs as well. And they are of no use to the
> system after completion. Windows also will not allow you to delete such a
> file/folder if it is being used at the time.
>

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