Illustrator CS4 saving two copies of EPS each time

Hi all. My copy of Illustrator CS4 for Mac has recently started saving two copies of every EPS file that I save – eg. if I create an illustration, then choose "Save as" and save my file, I get "name.eps" and "name-01.eps". Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jason

Hi Scott,
"Use Artboards" was checked, and unchecking it has solved the issue – although I was only using one artboard.
Thanks for your help.
J

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