WB: What files are frequently updated per session?

[Foebane]

I have noticed that, when using ClassicWB on an HDF file with WinUAE, that every time I run a config that uses it, the timestamp for the HDF file is always updated.

This could be a WinUAE issue, but I think it's down to Workbench in general. What files, roughly (or what WB directories) have files updated every time you boot into WB or use it for a short while? I'm not talking about saving anything, but stuff that WB does all by itself for housekeeping.

I'm just curious to know.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Foebane

I have noticed that, when using ClassicWB on an HDF file with WinUAE, that every time I run a config that uses it, the timestamp for the HDF file is always updated.

That is normal...

Originally Posted by Foebane

This could be a WinUAE issue

Definitely not a WinUAE issue.

Originally Posted by Foebane

but I think it's down to Workbench in general. What files, roughly (or what WB directories) have files updated every time you boot into WB or use it for a short while? I'm not talking about saving anything, but stuff that WB does all by itself for housekeeping.

I'm just curious to know.

Probably numerous files but for starters stuff gets written to RAM: upon boot:



Also if you look at the S/Startup-Sequnce and S/User_Startup files you'll see some things being executed / copied around.

[Foebane]

Thanks, DamienD. Those files would be a good place to see activity, I should've thought of that.

[Daedalus]

A standard Workbench installation doesn't write anything to the hard drive as part of normal operation - there's no housekeeping as such. You can write-protect the drive and it will still work just fine. The RAM disk is written to as a temporary store, but that will not affect the HDF timestamp. So, I would imagine there's something in the ClassicWB additions that's maybe writing a logfile or something.

[jPV]

Yeah, standard Workbench installation doesn't write anything to HD, it must be some 3rd party program or ClassicWB stuff. Quite rare programs launched at startup write anything either, I only remember TurboPrint updating one of its files, as well as Opus5... but I used to run my installation write protected back in the old days (and had a keyboard shortcut to unlock the drives when I wanted to write a config file or something else).

Try listing files that have changed today to find out which files have changed? For example, open the shell and type:
CD SYS:
List ALL FILES SINCE Today UPTO Today NOHEAD

I have this set as an "ltoday" alias in the S:shell-startup...
Alias ltoday List ALL FILES SINCE Today UPTO Today LFORMAT "%t %9l %p%n"

And then I can just type "ltoday" in the shell from that on

[Predseda]

Originally Posted by DamienD

Probably numerous

Hey Damien, this is not the windows swapping shit, this is Amiga!