FC as Backup tool

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Is FC a backer-upper

Does FC synch target with source
Does FC preserve all 3 date attributes
- I can live with modified access date if "verification" is used
Does FC verify backup files

Windows "Copy" and "Move" both change date attributes
- other copy-file programs will not create a copy in the same folder as the source, (but Win-Copy will )

Windows Copy/Move are far from ideal and their behavior varies between Windows Operating systems

Thank you

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Is FC a backer-upper

I would not say so. It is a file manager and explorer replacement with great additional usability and features.

Does FC synch target with source

Why not read about it in the manual (http://www.freecommander.com/fchelpxe/e ... onize.html)?

Does FC preserve all 3 date attributes

I haven't read about it, but you could easily test this yourself. I strongly suppose that FC uses the Windows API as far as possible, and thus will behave like Windows (i.e. the Windows file explorer) in this respect.

Windows "Copy" and "Move" both change date attributes

This is not true, at least as long as it concerns files. When you move a file from one folder to another, the file keeps its creation / modified dates. The folders involved might change dates, though. The rules are complicated. You can read about it at Technet / Microsoft website.

- other copy-file programs will not create a copy in the same folder as the source, (but Win-Copy will )

If you would like to use the copies as backup, putting them in the same folder somehow would not make any sense, would it?