File system update after DEL?

[vefatica]

I'm a little surprised. I delete a file and re-create it and it still has a creation date of months ago.

v:\> echo %@filedate[iffy.btm,c] & del iffy.btm & echo foo > iffy.btm & echo %@filedate[iffy.btm,c]
2017-06-22
Deleting V:\iffy.btm
     1 file deleted
2017-06-22

 

[rconn]

Then you should have some sharp words with Microsoft.

 

[vefatica]

I'm sure it's very lazy about removing it from the disk, but I'd expect the FS to be updated immediately. It worked better on another file

v:\> echo %@filedate[f1.txt,c] & del f1.txt & echo foo > f1.txt & echo %@filedate[f1.txt]
2017-09-15
Deleting V:\f1.txt
     1 file deleted                8,192 bytes freed
2017-10-02

(and on a few more).

 

[Charles Dye]

File system tunnelling?

 

[vefatica]

File system tunnelling?

Could very well be. Maybe I'll try disabling it.