Files has duplicate copies

I do not know how I did it but I somehow got the main screen (containing the artboard) stuck behind the main Mac OSX menu bar. I then could not move it so I could re-size it or be able to see and use the buttons on the top left that allow you to quite the file.
I then in haste started clicked on a bunch of commands to try and fix it. I think I either hit "Window> New Window" or " File> Save As Copy". My file now contains 2 files (artboards) in it. It now, when I open it has one called "Castle Fundraiser Logo.ai:1" and one called "Castle Fundraiser Logo.ai:2". How do I get rid of "Castle Fundraiser Logo.ai:2" so it only has one?
This is the best way I can explain it, if I need to be clearer on the issue please because I need to fix this.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paul Wilson

Hit "f" a couple of times to switch through the full-screen modes. That usually shuffles the window back from behind the menubar.
To get rid of the filename:2 window, just close it. If you're in a fullscreen mode, you might not see the close button but command-w should still work. Once you close the window, save and it'll save it with only the initial window.
New window can be handy if you are working close in on a document and want to be able to see what your edits are doing from a distance. It's just another view of the same file.

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