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Does Defrag Change Attributes?


cajun100

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I am curious and found no reference to this on the forum. Does a defragging operation change attributes or the "look" of a file so that Retrospect sees it as "changed" next backup? I seem to have an awful lot of file changes at times, which would not seem the case in ordinary usage ... only thing I could think of is that a defrag might have an impact.

 

BTW, after YEARS of using other backup programs for a small home office, Retrospect is like a gift from Heaven. What a terrific program. Using it with NO problems over a home phoneline network. Great work.

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Retrospect can reset the Archive attribute. This would not make the program see the files as changed the next time around.

 

I am not aware of any defrag program that would have an effect on the file's properties (size, date, time, A attribute) which would flag Retrospect that those files need to be backed up again.

 

What kind of files are you talking about? Could they be Temporary Internet Files?

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