MVM_*.tmp files locking portable drive(s) when editing gifs

I have a bunch of random files named *MVM_*.tmp randomly split between my second internal drive and a portable drive (or more if another external drive is connected) when editing or opening a .GIF file in PS CS5.
These files make it impossible to remove the portable drive without first saving my work and closing PS (once I had to reboot in order to remove the drive). Also, often as not, some of the files remain on the portable drive.
No 3rd party plugins, just vanilla PS. I saw another thread but that was about PNG files (this happens too), not GIFs.
Also happens when Liquify tool is used. Really bugging me.

I get those MVM_tmp's at the root of all non-system drives whenever I save a PNG (they usually clear when I quit PS, but not always).
But anyway, even without them I still can't release external drives with Photoshop open, I always have to close it first, as long as PS has had its fingers on any of the files on the drive. However, this is nothing special with Photoshop, Outlook does it too just to name one.

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