Desiccant composition and a method of desiccating articles

A desiccating method for removing surface water from an article which comprises contacting the article with a desiccant composition comprising at least one fluorinated aliphatic 1,1,2,3,4,4-hexafluorobutane, 2-methyl-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane, 1,2,2,3,3,4-hexafluorobutane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,4-heptafluorobutane, 1,1,2,2,3,4,4-heptafluorobutane, 1,1,1,2,3,4,4-heptafluorobutane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4-heptafluorobutane, 1,1,1,2,3,3,4,4-octafluorobutane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4-octafluorobutane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-octafluorobutane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-nonafluororbutane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,4,4-nonafluorobutane, 1,1,2,3,3,4,5,5-octafluoropentane, 1,1,1,2,2,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-undecafluoropentane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,5,5,5-undecafluoropentane, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-dodecafluorohexane, 1,1,1,2,2,5,5,6,6,6-decafluorohexane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,4,4-hexafluorobutane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,3,3,4,4-octafluorobutane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,3,4,5,5-heptafluoropentane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,3,4,5-heptafluoropentane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,3,4,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,3,4,5,5-octafluoropentane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,3,5,5,5-octafluoropentane, 2-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,3,4,5,5,5-nonafluoropentane, 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6-tridecafluorohexane and 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,6,6,6-tridecaflurorohexane, and 3 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, i-propanol, n-propanol, i-butanon, sec-butanol, tert-butanol, 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropanol, and 2,2,3,3,3,-pentafluoropropanol.