File Name Suffixed by Computer Name

Ken Buchanan 11

I have just noticed that most of my frequently used documents have a very strange file name. Basically the last version but one has the valid name and the latest has the valid name suffixed by the computer name.

So, my PC name is KenLap10

an example is a file that should be investments.xls

the previous version is named investments.xls
the current version is name investments-KenLap10.XLS

This has happened to about 10 current documents in my data folder but also to about five that I haven't touched for months and you can see by the file size that it hasn't been changed. I might have thought that this was down to my using an ancient version of Office but I have seen it happen to .txt files also.

Ken Buchanan 11 Reputation points

2021-02-04T18:56:32.487+00:00

Sorry, I should say that it's the files that I haven't touched for ages where the two files are the same size so haven't changed but with recently updated documents the "real" file name contains the previous version and the one with the computer name suffix is the latest - the file sizes are definitely different.
Karlie Weng 14,721 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-02-05T08:35:44.3+00:00
Hello @Ken Buchanan

Did you make any new configurations update before this happen?

what's operating system of your computer?

Do both versions exist together?

Would there computer virus?

Did you joined any domain?

Are all the problematic files exist on the same folder?

Thanks
Karlie
tunewitsch 0 Reputation points

2023-08-01T09:18:33.8333333+00:00

I have the same problem. I have approx. 1.6 TB of data (mainly photos in 8'000+ folders) in the Onedrive cloud, and a copy thereof on a local 2TB SSD (D: drive). Since about a week my D-drive is 100% busy, significantly slowing down my photo editing work. The activity drops to 0%, when I stop Onedrive syncing. The Onedrive app is actually uploading tons of files with a "-computername" suffix added to the filename. It seems to do this in a random order, i.e., not on a folder by folder basis. I read somewhere that deleting Credentials to Onedrive should solve the problem, but it did not work for me. Quite desperately seeking for advice.

2 answers

Ken Buchanan 11 Reputation points

2021-02-05T11:05:42.26+00:00

Hi Karlie,

Probably the only thing I did around this time was to switch off OneDrive.

My PC is Windows 10 Home 64 bit

Yes, both versions exist side by side

I thought virus but my Norton 360 is fully up to date

No, didn't join a domain

The problematic files are not in one folder but they are in one tree - c:\data\ken and all its sub-folders. This is where I keep my data and not within my profile so I don't think OneDrive accessed it.

thanks,

Ken
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Karlie Weng 14,721 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-02-22T01:44:42.583+00:00

Hi Ken,

I would like to know how's the issue going on your side. Is the problem still exist?

Thanks
Karlie

Ken Buchanan 11 Reputation points

2021-02-22T13:44:09.99+00:00

Hello,

No, I'm glad to say that it has not happened again.

thanks,

Ken

Karlie Weng 14,721 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2021-03-04T07:38:34.913+00:00

Thanks for updating!
Have a great day !

Sarangerel Otgonnyam 11 Reputation points

2022-09-12T01:37:23.02+00:00

Hi Ken,
How did you solve the problem?

I have same problem.

Thank you.

Ken Buchanan 11 Reputation points

2022-09-12T11:10:31.777+00:00

Not sure that I did - it just never happened again.

Having said, that, One Drive just irritates me so I never log in to it and the answer on March 6th suggests that is the source of the problem.

Good luck!
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YxT 1 Reputation point

2022-03-06T15:04:58.203+00:00

This adding of a "-hostname" (where hostname is a Windows computer name) as suffix to file names definitely is a OneDrive phenomenon that happens when OneDrive notices or suspects simultaneous updates to the same file from different machinery.
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tunewitsch 0 Reputation points

2023-08-01T09:37:55.21+00:00

I have the same problem. I have approx. 1.6 TB of data (mainly photos in 8'000+ folders) in the Onedrive cloud, and a copy thereof on a local 2TB SSD (D: drive). Since about a week my D-drive is 100% busy, significantly slowing down my photo editing work. The activity drops to 0%, when I stop Onedrive syncing. The Onedrive app is actually uploading tons of files with a "-computername" suffix added to the filename. It seems to do this in a random order, i.e., not on a folder by folder basis. I read somewhere that deleting Credentials to Onedrive should solve the problem, but it did not work for me. Quite desperately seeking for advice.

Ken Buchanan 11 Reputation points

2023-08-01T11:11:57.01+00:00

Can't say much more than that switching off OneDrive seemed to fix it. I found OneDrive irritating as it isn't obvious how to be selective and within days I hit my free limit so it wasn't a challenge for me to switch if off.
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