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Microsoft Office 2011 utilises the 'TemporaryItems' folder of Mac OS X, much like any other app. If there are any permissions issues within this folder, it can cause a number of problems with Office's Autosave function or prevent the function of emailing documents from within apps, such as Excel. While the path to the folder can be almost random…
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Clear TemporaryItems
set tFolder to path to temporary items
display dialog "Clear Temporary Items?" buttons {"Yes", "No"} default button 2
if the button returned of the result is "Yes" then
tell application "Finder"
delete tFolder
end tell
else
error number -128
end if
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