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   JJ to R.Wieser   
   Re: What does the Archive setting in Pro   
   30 Nov 24 07:46:06   
   
   From: jj4public@outlook.com   
      
   On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:34:51 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:   
   > JJ,   
   >   
   >> It's just that, modern OSes don't use it anymore.   
   >   
   > I can't even remember it /ever/ been used. DOS era or later.   
   >   
   > Regards,   
   > Rudy Wieser   
      
   In DOS, it's used by BACKUP, RESTORE, and XCOPY. As it was designed for. I   
   forgot XCOPY also uses it even in Windows NT.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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