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	~~It should be noted that this~~ method of tracking file age does allow for potential abuse the system by periodically running a recursive <tt>touch</tt> command on your files, preventing them from being flagged for expiration. ~~However~~ Compute Canada staff have methods for detecting this and similar tactics to ~~defeat~~ the purging policy ~~and users~~ who employ such techniques will be contacted and asked to modify their behaviour, in particular to move the "retouched" data from scratch to a more appropriate location.		This method of tracking file age does allow for potential abuse the system by periodically running a recursive <tt>touch</tt> command on your files, preventing them from being flagged for expiration. Compute Canada staff have methods for detecting this and similar tactics to circumvent the purging policy. Users who employ such techniques will be contacted and asked to modify their behaviour, in particular to move the "retouched" data from scratch to a more appropriate location.