Lomilar Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Howdy, this is kind of a question of compatibility between paint.NET edited files and alternate file streams that may be lying within the file. So, a google search can give you a bunch of hits for alternate file streams, but I am making a backup/revision piece of software that utilizes alternate file streams. The issue I am having is that when I open a file in Paint.NET and save it, all alternate file streams are stripped. From what I can tell though, the file is not being deleted and recreated (it retains its created date/time), but nonetheless those streams are being stripped. Is there anything actively doing this (to, for instance, remove zone information from files)? I'm definitely willing to assist with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 The alternate file streams are not loaded, nor is there any attempt to preserve them. When you save, it's effectively writing a brand new file. The fact that the creation time stays the same is a file system feature in Windows called "tunneling": http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archi ... 39261.aspx This is not a bug, nor will it be changed. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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