Windows create duplicate files

[david_peterson]

I've run into a slight issue. I have a 2 files in the same folder with the exact same name when I look at Windows Explorer. But when we look at the actual server log, there's only one. Any Idea why this happens? Any Idea on a fix? It's happened twice now, both times while using saving files in Acad.
Thanks in Advance.

[cadtag]

what happens if you try renaming one of them? does the other change as well?

[david_peterson]

Yep.
If I Change the one file name ("a") in Explorer, they both change. If I do a save as via Acad, to a different file name ("a" goes to "b"), there's still 2 copies of "a" and one copy of "b". Here's the screwy part. If I go back to Explorer and delete both copies of "a", they get deleted. Everything is fine except I need to re-name "b" back to "a" to keep the xref link. When it now shows 2 copies of "a" again.
Again, if we look at the actual server map (it's a linux based server) there's only one file there. Our network guy thinks it's a windows glitch that's not delete a cashe file somewhere along the line. ~shurg~ I don't know. I just draw stuff.
Got any more ideas?