Restored folders in Trash at start up

Some time recently, I didn't note when it began, I've noticed that some 'restored' folders are placed in my Trash, each time I start up. It never used to happen.
How do I find out what's causing this and fix it? Hmm. Does it need fixing? It is after all only nuisance value.
Thanks to whomever

Ow!! Help!
Yes, you're right, they are temporary files - I hadn't checked to see if they from force quit operations. But I have been having to do that quite a lot of late. In that regard, Tiger and iMac Intel are not proving as user friendly as my old iMac - it didn't have all the gee whiz stuff, but it was as reliable as the day is long. And no, I'm not trying to do more, and they each had the same amount of RAM. Still perhaps the new machine requires more - I haven't been able to afford the extra that was recommended when I bought the new machine.
Today I lost my entire Address Book entries: Just as I started to create a new folder, the program stopped responding. When I went to Force Quit, the usual message about losing recent changes was made. Well darn it, it saved the addresses I had just shifted (as Recovered Files) in Trash, but wiped out the rest of my Address Book. This is serious, as it contains all my family, friends and business details - sure I can get most of it back from my backup disk, but a similar thing happened to the bookmarks in my browser. Is the portent of things to come?
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