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The 'accessed date' tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about file system timestamps in Windows, specifically the 'accessed' attribute that records when a file was last opened or read. Topics include how Windows 7 and later versions update the accessed date during file operations like saving, copying, and moving files across drives. Users explore how the accessed date differs from created and modified dates, and how copying a file resets the accessed date to the copy time while preserving the modified date. The tag is relevant for understanding file metadata behavior in Windows file systems, particularly NTFS, and troubleshooting timestamp-related issues.
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Windows 7 What happens to a file when you 'save' and 'copy'?
Hello everyone here on this lovely forum! I have some questions regarding the file system in Windows 7 that I really hope you can help me with. File A This file is created in 2010 and modified in 2012. File A Created: 2010 Modified: 2012 Accessed: 2012 File B This file is a copy of file A...- Emil Frederiksen
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- accessed date backup computing data integrity data recovery date created date information date modified file b file c file copy file history file management file system file versioning files hard drive microsoft support user questions windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Software