Re: What does the Archive setting in Properties mean?

Carl,

>I see the Archive setting when I use Properties to save a file
> as Read Only.  Why is there such a setting, and where do these
> archived files go?

They go nowhere.

Its a flag from back outof the stone age (DOS era), *indicating* that the 
file has changed, and /needs to be/ backupped (after which the backup 
program is suposed to reset the flag).

Try it out: clear the flag and see that it stays cleared, until you do 
something with it.

Regards,
Rudy Wiesr