reading a file updates the modification time

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Martin B. Brilliant

I just noticed that reading a file updates the "Date Modified." Even using the
TYPE command in a command window updates the Date Modified, even though the
TYPE command cannot possibly modify the content of a file.

Why is this happening? How can it be fixed? I often really want to know how old
the content of a file is, and the only reliable way, looking at the Date
Modified, is no longer reliable.

Is this the result of some security update?
 
My apologies, this is not a Windows problem. It occurs only on my
SimpleShare network drive. I suspect that it's a side effect of the
peculiar operating system that runs the drive. I'm looking into that.

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