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Would there be any tools then to show &quot;no recent backup&quot; type reports?
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whatever backup tool you use should have logging. &nbsp;that is where you'd find that information.
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but nothing external to any backup software that you could run over the drive to show no recent backup files, using the flag you mentioned above?
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use the following command<br />
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dir /s /b /A:A /O:-S [starting path]<br />
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but again, it depends on if the tool you use use's the archive bit or not. &nbsp;the windows backup tool will use that though. &nbsp;That command gives you a list of files with the archive bit set but depends on the starting path you give it.
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can you elaborate on the &quot;starting path&quot; please?<br />
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be useful to udnerstand the switches used in the command too to get an understanding on what its reporting?
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like C:\ or C:\Windows. &nbsp;Whatever path you want to look for the files. &nbsp;It just gives a starting point and looks down from there.
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thanks. be useful to understand the switches used in the command too to get an understanding on what its reporting?
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dir /s /b /A:A /O:-S [starting path]<br />
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/s - all files in current directory and sub directories<br />
/b - list one directory/file one per line<br />
/A:A - files ready for archiving<br />
/O:-S &nbsp;- order by size, largest first<br />
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all parameters of dir command<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dir.mspx?mfr=true" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dir.mspx?mfr=true</a>
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and rindi is right, there's still no real reliable way to know when the file was last modified. &nbsp;While files/directories do have time entries recorded in their meta-data on a per object basis, those don't necessary change with the archive bit reliably either. &nbsp;As rindi and I mentioned though, the backup log is your best bet to know what the backup job actually did.
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do all files resident on an NTFS file system know when they were last backed up? Are there any tools to show &quot;this file hasnt been backed up recently&quot;, and if so where is it pulling that information from?
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do all files resident on an NTFS file system know when they were last backed up? Are there any tools to show "this file hasnt been backed up recently", and if so where is it pulling that information from?

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