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Windows equivalent of the Linux command 'touch'?

What do you use when you want to update the date-modified field of a file on Windows? commands accessible via C++, .NET, C#, or something native to Windows (Vista preferably) tools/applications preferably free, and if possible open source as…
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Command to unlock "Locked" files on OS X

I copied a lot of read-only files from a Windows system to my Mac. When viewing the Info for each file using "Get Info", I can see they are Locked. I'm writing a bash script to copy over some files and I'm getting an error that says "Operation not…
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How to remove read-only attribute recursively on Windows

I need to remove read-only attributes of all files under a directory recursively on Windows using command line. Could you please provide an example on this?
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Equivalent of chmod to change file permissions in Windows

Is there any Windows equivalent of Linux's chmod to change the permissions of a file?
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How to hide desktop.ini files without hiding other hidden files/folders?

Is there anyway to hide desktop.ini files, but unhide them when I need them? They get in the way when I'm moving files and such but I do use them so deleting them isn't an option.
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Can you show/list all extended-attributes and how?

Can you show/list all extended-attributes and how?
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Windows 7 - Cannot remove read-only attribute

I am logged in on my admin account. When I was trying to edit a python project using PyCharm (an IDE), it told me that the folder was marked as read-only (square box). I open the folder in explorer, go to properties and uncheck read-only. I then…
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Windows Explorer's file attribute column values

Is there a good resource for all of the values and definition in Windows Explorer's file attribute column?
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Can a file appear to be modified before it was created?

Is it possible to have a file which has a modified date that is before its created date? What actions would cause this event to occur?
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How to make a file non-deletable on an USB drive?

Somebody used my USB drive and upon returning it to me, I found a autorun.inf that is undeleteable. I tried changing it's file attribute which is only H (not even set as a system file) but it keeps on saying Access Denied. The USB is set on FAT32,…
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How can I compare the versions of two executables from the command line?

I have two executables (file1.exe and file2.exe). Both are the "same" file, but one is a newer version from the vendor than the other. When I open up the properties for one of them, I get the following under the Details tab: In batch, I'd like to…
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What do new Windows 8/10 attributes mean: No scrub file (X), Integrity (V), Pinned (P), Unpinned (U)

I just opened help for ATTRIB command on Windows 10.0.15063, and found out that there are new attributes I didn't know about. >attrib /? Displays or changes file attributes. ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [+O | -O] [+I | -I] [+P |…
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Changing the date of an image file

I'm going through the thankless task of scanning old photos and archiving the digital copies. Is there a way to modify the date of scanned image files (typically .jpeg) to more closely match when the photo was taken rather than when the photo was…
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What are "project IDs" in linux, as mentioned in the chattr manual?

I was reading through the manual for chattr on my Linux machine (kali4-amd64) when I saw this in the list of definitions of file attributes: A directory with the 'P' attribute set will enforce a hierarchical structure for project id's. This means…
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Chrome crashpad crashes on xattr

I have a macos High Sierra 10.13.3. When running Chrome in headless mode to execute automated tests, I get this error: [0207/114344.742771:ERROR:xattr.cc(64)] setxattr org.chromium.crashpad.database.initialized on file…
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