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File date changing
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I have seen a number of posts about DropBox changing file dates to "date modified" which appears to be the date the file was uploaded to DropBox. This is weird because if you are just uploadin...
Hi Steve53, thanks for messaging today!
Are you referring to the date modified as it appears on the Dropbox site, or how it appeared in Explorer/Finder?
In general, if a file is uploaded directly to the Dropbox site, the modification and creation date are for that moment. Likewise, downloading a file from the website onto your computer has both the creation and modification date to be for the moment.
If an old file is moved into a syncing Dropbox folder, and is then edited later, then the creation date is of the old file, and the modification date is whenever it is edited. These two dates are synced to any machine where the app is installed.
If you need any more details, feel free to message back!
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Dropbox Community ModeratorUsing a flash drive is the same as transferring from one hard drive to another, where the original data exists as-is.
The way the modification date changes on Dropbox is more similar to downloading files sent to you via an attachment in an email. Even though the file could be much older, the file creation and modification date would be for the same moment of download.
Dropbox even changes folder dates on local folders that I am copying to/from to my Dropbox folder.
This messes up all history in my original folder structure, and it cannot be recreated.
I really don't see why Dropbox allows itself to fiddle with my local archive!
This is a dealbreaker for me.
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