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ncw
Collaborator | Level 8
10 years ago
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Is it possible to set client_modified on an existing file in v2 API?

Being able to set client_modified on an existing file would be really helpful for rclone. I looked through the API methods and couldn't see a way but I'm hoping I missed it! Thanks   Nick
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    Just to be clear, I've sent this feature request along, but I can't promise if/when it might be implemented.
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Alexandra F.1
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

It's not currently possible to override the client_modified value set by the client using the API, but I'll be sure to pass this along as a feature request.

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bliang
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Is there any update on this feature request?

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    Greg-DB
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    8 years ago

    The upload endpoints, such as /2/files/upload, do now allow you to explicitly set `client_modified` when uploading a new version of a file. 

     

    For reference, do you need to be able to do so without uploading a new version?

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      ncw
      Collaborator | Level 8
      8 years ago

      > For reference, do you need to be able to do so without uploading a new version?

       

      Yes that would be ideal.

       

      Rclone uses `client_modified` to save the modification times of files.  If a user just does `touch file` then it would be nice to be able to just set the `client_modified` without upload the whole file again.

       

      At the moment rclone will upload the whole file again just to set the modification time which is a bit wasteful.  Perhaps there is a better way?

       

      Thanks

       

      Nick

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        Greg-DB
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        8 years ago

        ncw Thanks for the context! There isn't a way to that on the Dropbox API unfortunately, but I'll send it along as a feature request.

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