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If you're going to file open the dropout slots for a 10mm axle, be sure to only remove metal from the lower edge of the slot, elsewise you may be messing with the alignment that positions the axle horizontally across the rear fork.
Check first that a known-dimensionally-accurate wheel sits vertically, as you might want to correct any tilt before doing all of your filing on the lower edges of the dropouts.
Axles on used wheels might be bent, so be sure that's not the case with your test-fitting wheel (that you use to verify alignment before filing).