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03/13/2026, 2:20 AMThe standard proposes that if a particular file named CACHEDIR.TAG is present in a directory, the contents of that directory and all its subdirectories need not be archived.
The first 43 bytes of a CACHEDIR.TAG file are the ASCII string "Signature: 8a477f597d28d172789f06886806bc55". Any following bytes are insignificant.1Checklist • I have read the contribution guide Was generative AI tooling used to co-author this PR? • Yes (please specify the tool below) Related Issues • Closes #8896 Summary by Sourcery Add automatic creation of a cache directory tag file in the project system directory to mark it as non-backup data. New Features: • Introduce generation of a CACHEDIR.TAG file in the project system directory when a project is activated. Tests: • Add unit test coverage for creating the CACHEDIR.TAG file in the project directory service. Footnotes 1. http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cache_Directory_Tagging_Standard :leftwards_arrow_with_hook: meltano/meltano
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