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AgentOrange
3 years agoCollaborator | Level 8
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Preserve file Creation Dates(and other metadata) in mobile app versions
The ability to preserve, view, sort by, etc the original Creation Dates(and other metadata) of files is missing or severely limited in the Dropbox mobile apps. People who don’t use Dropbox primari...
AgentOrange
11 months agoCollaborator | Level 8
I first started using Dropbox sometime between 2018 - 2019 and the creation dates were definitely preserved at that time. I don’t know exactly when they removed this basic feature but if it existed before, there’s absolutely no reason why it can’t be added back. As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”… and it certainly wasn’t broken when this feature was working.
I signed up for my paid subscription DURING the time that it was working. Some of the first files I saved were some of my videos that had various creation dates and metadata stored on them from being edited by various video editing software at various dates. I know because I was only able to see some of those creation dates AFTER uploading them to the app. I really liked being able to do this. I still have the folders I created specifically to save various versions of these videos based on what creation dates(or lack of creation date) they had. This is still something that I need to be able to do, not to mention the need to keep track of when exactly a video or photo was taken, or when a document was created, an audio file was created, etc. I’m a musician as well and I need to keep track of these EXACT metadata details.
Valdecab
10 months agoNew member | Level 1
I would really like also to find a solution to this problem. I don't understand why it has changed. What can we do to put pressure on Dropbox?!?
I wonder if it's not a problem coming from somewhere else. Because now when I download my pictures from my Iphone to my computer it's the same, I loose the metadata of their creation date.
- AgentOrange9 months agoCollaborator | Level 8
Sharing the link to this post to as many people as possible on as many platforms as possible would help. And spread the word about this issue. I bet that many people aren’t even aware of the problem until they are suddenly aware that it actually altered their creation dates. Many people also don’t know what to do about it or don’t have time to try to figure out how to get ahold of Dropbox. Let them know and send them this link
https://www.dropboxforum.com/idea/101002013/preserve-file-creation-datesand-other-metadata-in-mobile-app-versions/691539
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