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However now that data is being migrated to SharePoint, these files are becoming visible. The data migration tool used by ITS moves these lock files as if they were any other file. None of the files migrated into SharePoint will be set to “hidden,” and all the previously hidden files are no visible to all users.
You may see ~$ files that correlate to files that have since been moved or deleted, leaving only the ~$ remaining causing you to believe the file has been corrupted. This is not the case. Corrupted files will not append “~$” to themselves as a warning.
What do I do about these files?
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