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The filetime tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussion of the Windows FILETIME timestamp format and its practical consequences. The tagged content explains that FILETIME counts 100-nanosecond intervals from January 1, 1601, at 00:00:00 UTC, and clarifies that this is the representation Windows exposes to applications, services, and network protocols rather than a claim that every file physically stores one uninterrupted counter from that epoch. The distinction matters to Windows administrators, developers, and forensic investigators who compare timestamps across systems, interpret file metadata, or work with time values in troubleshooting and analysis.
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    Windows FILETIME: Why 1601 Timestamps Can Mislead

    MakeUseOf is right about the oddity at the center of Windows file timestamps: the Win32 FILETIME format counts 100-nanosecond intervals from January 1, 1601, at 00:00:00 UTC. But its headline overstates the case. Windows does not mean that every file physically stores its timestamps as one...