File attribute- archive - what does it mean ?

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I know theres "read" , "hidden" but what does archive mean ?

i'm suprised i can edit an archived file

thanks
 
The archive bit is set when a file is created or changed. Most backup
utilities will clear this bit (maybe as an option), when the file is backed
up. Then when you need to do another backup you can specify "incremental",
which will only backup files that have the archive bit set (i.e. new or
changed files).
 
thanks


Doug Knox MS-MVP said:
The archive bit is set when a file is created or changed. Most backup
utilities will clear this bit (maybe as an option), when the file is backed
up. Then when you need to do another backup you can specify "incremental",
which will only backup files that have the archive bit set (i.e. new or
changed files).
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