Why are file/directory attributes needed?

Question

Windows

Well, "hidden" is somehow understandable - for ease of display. "Read-only" is also self-explanatory.
And why are the attributes "archived", "systemic" needed now. And the first one is the default for almost every file.
The new TotalCommander allows you to add a dozen more attributes.
Among them are "compressed" and "encrypted". It is also not entirely clear why this should be done.

Answer 1

https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Attribute

Answer 2

"archival"

it's about backup, it's come from the days of DOS.
winitpro.ru/index.php/2012/08/06/nemnogo-pro-szhat...
EFS

Answer 3

And why are the attributes "archived", "systemic" needed now?

So that you can determine the archiving bit, and in order to determine whether the file is system.

Among them are "compressed" and "encrypted".

What's incomprehensible here? It can be used to determine the use of compression and encryption.

Answer 4

In Explorer, by the way, hidden and system files are not displayed.
Some programs work with attributes, but this is honestly the stone age, since databases and even cloud databases are used to store data. Inside the database, you can configure access to files.
Well, in addition, on mobile OSes, even a list of files is not easy to see now. That is, files are the inner kitchen, programmer's, admin's..
Personally, I think that this is a vestige of the DOS times, no more, no less..