Sometimes when I save a data file there is a little swiggly line in front of a file with the same name. What does that mean or represent?

Both files are saved.

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Sometimes when I save a data file there is a little swiggly line in front of a file with the same name. What does that mean or represent?

That is a back up tax file created by the software that can be used if the original tax data file is lost or damaged. The squiggly line is called a tilde ( ~)

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