Temporary files with a "~" in the file name

when i open an html file i see that another file with the same name, plus a tilde sign (~) after it, is automatically created in the folder that this file sits in. this is supposedly a temporary file? these files are NOT temporary, they never go away. and they start adding up in my folder and it gets very confusing as to which file i'm working on. sometimes there will be a file with two "~ ~" in them.
when i close the "original file", the tilde files don't disappear, they stay. On top of that, to make things more confusing, there is also some weird autosave function and i also get files that say filename(Autosaved). Before i know it there are 10 files with various names sitting there and it gets very confusing to know what is the "real" file. does anyone know how to stop the creation of these "temporary" files? i'm enclosing a screenshot that shows all these files with tildes and the autosaved file.

Sorted. Well sort of. I still have the problem but I know why. Apparently O2 will not allow anyone to send an attachment which has a space in the name. They claim that this reduces spam - no idea why they think that will stop spam but there you go...

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Thanks Ike
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