Reset archive bit when saving without changing file modified time
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 9:33 pm
It is maybe not exactly a bug report, but I think here XnView MP does not behave like it should be expected:
When saving a changed image without changing the file modified date/time (because of preset), the archive bit is not reset.
I think, usually, when you save changes to a file (whether with or without changing the modified date) you would like the changes backed up. And if your backup software relies on the archive bit, this has to be changed when saving.
On the one hand, the current behaviour is somehow logical because this way there is kind of no trace of it having been changed (except for the size). But on the other hand, this saving without changing file time is kind of a compromise: This way you can use the file time as a replacement for date taken, but you sacrifice the possibility to recognise the last change's date. And currently the possibility to back up the change.
Would be really helpful if this would be changed (or added as an option).
When saving a changed image without changing the file modified date/time (because of preset), the archive bit is not reset.
I think, usually, when you save changes to a file (whether with or without changing the modified date) you would like the changes backed up. And if your backup software relies on the archive bit, this has to be changed when saving.
On the one hand, the current behaviour is somehow logical because this way there is kind of no trace of it having been changed (except for the size). But on the other hand, this saving without changing file time is kind of a compromise: This way you can use the file time as a replacement for date taken, but you sacrifice the possibility to recognise the last change's date. And currently the possibility to back up the change.
Would be really helpful if this would be changed (or added as an option).