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Feature: Prompt to update file in archive after changes
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- C#
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Description
### What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?
With 7zip opening an archive, changing a file then closing the program will prompt to update the archive item with the changes
### Requirements
- Detect if the temp file extracted has changed and editing program closed
- Show prompt to move temp file into archive and replace opened file
### Files Version
4.1.6.0
### Windows Version
10.0.26200.8655
### Comments
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Contributor guide
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named; begin by tracing how Files opens archives and manages extracted temporary files. Confirm how changes and editor closure can be detected, then verify the prompt and archive replacement behavior described in the requirements.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100