When saving a pdf to my desktop it also saves a .tmp file. How do I stop this?

Question

I save a file that I created as a PDF to my desktop so I can then move it around or drop it in the file I want. I didn't change anything but now it is saving the .pdf and .tmp file. I don't have it showing hidden files either. I have tried everything I can think of and still not working. Only doing it with Adobe not other programs.

Windows 10

Thank you!

Dov Isaacs · Accepted Answer

No Adobe software involved in the workflow you describe. They (Fujitsu or whoever supplies their scan software) should put temporary files (.tmp) into the defined system or user temporary file directory and then delete same when done creating the PDF file. Even if they put the .tmp file on the desktop, at least if they cleaned up after themselves!

- Dov

Dov Isaacs · Answer

Perhaps you can provide us some more information as to exactly how you are saving a pdf to your desktop? Are you doing this via “save as” from within Acrobat or are perhaps you are using PDFMaker in an Office application? Or maybe you are printing to the AdobePDF PostScript printer driver instance?

I've all three of these under Windows 10 with the destination as the Desktop and no .tmp file appears.

- Dov

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