"folder is ready for archiving"

[frankkhan]

I've seen that check in the advanced properties of folders but I'm not sure what it means, I've searched the web but no answers so... do you people know what it is or what it does what impact have on the system if I mark it or not, doest it matter??, I've seen that "archive bit" is related to it but... not sure what it is too, anyway
thanks for the help...

[EzyStvy]

I've seen that check in the advanced properties of folders -> Click the ? and drag it down to read the help file.

[frankkhan]

thanks, but I'm looking for something more technical somethig that really tells me what it does, so....

[EzyStvy]

archive


(v.) (1) To copy files to a long-term storage medium for backup. Large computer systems often have two layers of backup, the first of which is a disk drive. Periodically, the computer operator will archive files on the disk to a second storage device, usually a tape drive.

On smaller systems, archiving is synonymous with backing up.

(2) To compress a file.

(n.) (1) A disk, tape, or directory that contains files that have been backed up.

(2) A file that contains one or more files in a compressed format.

(adj.) In DOS systems, the archive attribute marks files that have been modified since the last backup.

[twipley]

I had to register just to say "Laugh." :)


By the way, I've found a somewhat satisfying answer:

Originally Posted by stevecn70 It's an attribute used all the way back to early windows to tell backup programs whether to backup a file/folder or not. Usually if the file doesn't have the attribute set, then it has been backed up. If it does have archive set then it backs up the file and then once backed up, it removed the attribute. Most Backup programs now are more customizable and don't use this attribute. Usually just checking date stamps to see if the file has changed.

[EzyStvy]

Guess that after almost Three YEARS, your post might help someone