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timed data safety
In software and hardware prevent changes to old files that have not been written to in a long time | |
To prevent damage to important system files and important data
files prevent overwriting files that have only been read but not
written to in a long time.
This way you can use an external disk or a disk on key, and be sure
that that older stuff is write protected from viruses ruining your
data. You can still get "infected" but your old data will be
preserved.
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1. You could use a proper operating system not some mickey-mouse jobby. I'm sure [8th] could of filled us in on this. |
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2. What happens if you actively want to edit an old data file? for example, I have a spreadsheet <yay! Spreadsheets!> which I add another column to every 5 or 10 years. |
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3. But I also have another spreadsheet <wow!> I made an hour and a half ago which I want preserved untouched forever. So age is not the only determinant. |
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4. So there should be some kind of permissions system, perhaps a dialogue box that pops up: |
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Are you sure you want to
overwrite this file which is
*23 years 11 months 23 days
9 hours 35 minutes and
16 seconds* old?
[Yes] [no]
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Which introduces our old friend User Error. |
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Of course you should be able to manually edit the file, but
not without some intervention of yours. |
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Of course you should be able to manually edit the file, but
not without some intervention of yours. |
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For instances of data duplication, as an example. |
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For instances of data duplication, as an example. |
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I can't see the use meself. System files should be protected by default naturally, while any files software creates should be cordoned off, like James Corden at a pie eating contest. |
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