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    <title>topic Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224589#M12137</link>
    <description>Just a comment about the creation time of a file, in windows 7 that is for me a very important parameter!!. For example, I can order the files for creation instead of modification, and get a more constant ordering than the always changing modification time. Also, it is valuabe information about when i was working on that issue. For example, i have hundreds of pdf, doc, xls files created in my everyday work and knowing the creation date is important for me.&lt;BR /&gt;However, a caveat of all cloud services, (not only dropbox) is that they do not keep that info, just uses as creation date the time of sync. For that reason, i use to "move" the files from my home computer to a pendrive, then "Move" again to my work computer. Note that even windows have that problem, just copying the files generates a new creation date, you need to move files or use robocopy tool.&lt;BR /&gt;I understand also that operating in that way, you can know which was the "original" file and the "copied" file, lookig at the creation date of each one.&lt;BR /&gt;Best regards,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Jaime</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 21:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Jaime_Sev</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2017-06-06T21:24:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224226#M12111</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I need to show that a file was not modified since uploaded to dropbox. I mean, i need to show the creation and midifcation &amp;nbsp;date of a file on the server side, because the creation date in windows can falsified just changing the PC time.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can you help me, please&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224226#M12111</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jaime_SVQ</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-05-29T09:21:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224243#M12112</link>
      <description>Not sure what you are actually trying to do, however, no, I'm afraid not. It isnt possible to specify which server dates/times a file relate to.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.dropbox.com/events" target="_blank"&gt;www.dropbox.com/events&lt;/A&gt;, however, will show when things were uploaded/deleted etc.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 17:01:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224243#M12112</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-04T17:01:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224257#M12113</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks Mark for your quick answer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I want to be able &lt;U&gt;to show to other people&lt;/U&gt; that &lt;U&gt;a file has not been modified&lt;/U&gt; since it was uploaded to dropbox.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As the file modified time can be set manually in windows, I want t&lt;U&gt;o show the timestamp of the file on the server side,&lt;/U&gt; a parameter t&lt;U&gt;hat I can not modify.&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have been reading the API set of dropbox and found that the command "&lt;EM&gt;alpha/get metadata&lt;/EM&gt;" returns something like this:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-attribute"&gt;client_modified&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;": &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-value"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-string"&gt;"2017-05-25T11:21:40Z"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, "&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-attribute"&gt;server_modified&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;"&lt;/STRONG&gt;: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-value"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-string"&gt;"2017-05-25T17:13:19Z"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, "&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-attribute"&gt;rev&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;": &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-value"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-string"&gt;"a874f899e6c"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;, &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-attribute"&gt;content_hash&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;": &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-value"&gt;&lt;SPAN class="hljs-string"&gt;"101e42861bc47204006ef0a6afdbef8d5e2e4ff75cce321821830a457919dfea"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;That information includes a hash of the file, and also a server modified timestamp.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Even more, the command "&lt;EM&gt;list_revisions&lt;/EM&gt;" give that informatio for all the previos version of the file, with several timestamps and hash of the file.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Do you think that those arguments can be used to show, &lt;U&gt;beyond&amp;nbsp;reasonable doubt&lt;/U&gt; (but not necesary in&amp;nbsp;legal terms), that the file has not been modified?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Thanks, &amp;nbsp;Jaime&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 21:49:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224257#M12113</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jaime_SVQ</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-04T21:49:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224360#M12114</link>
      <description>Ah, if you'd said you were using the API I'd have moved you to the API section of the forums - your current post is in the general area!&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Hopefully one of the team will have some ideas from there &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/html/@FBF7D2AB59A0D6E861EBF6A36F93B7E2/emoticons/1f642.png" alt=":slightly_smiling_face:" title=":slightly_smiling_face:" /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:19:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224360#M12114</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-05T17:19:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224409#M12126</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The Dropbox API does offer the client_modified and server_modified times, as you mentioned, but it unfortunately doesn't offer the created time. I'll send this along as a feature request, but I can't make any promises as to if or when that would be added.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The list_revisions functionality does show a list of files revisions, but that isn't guaranteed to the full list of revisions that ever existed. It will only list the versions&amp;nbsp;still available,&amp;nbsp;depending on the "&lt;A href="https://www.dropbox.com/help/security/extended-version-history" target="_self"&gt;version history period&lt;/A&gt;" for the account.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:14:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224409#M12126</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-05T20:14:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224589#M12137</link>
      <description>Just a comment about the creation time of a file, in windows 7 that is for me a very important parameter!!. For example, I can order the files for creation instead of modification, and get a more constant ordering than the always changing modification time. Also, it is valuabe information about when i was working on that issue. For example, i have hundreds of pdf, doc, xls files created in my everyday work and knowing the creation date is important for me.&lt;BR /&gt;However, a caveat of all cloud services, (not only dropbox) is that they do not keep that info, just uses as creation date the time of sync. For that reason, i use to "move" the files from my home computer to a pendrive, then "Move" again to my work computer. Note that even windows have that problem, just copying the files generates a new creation date, you need to move files or use robocopy tool.&lt;BR /&gt;I understand also that operating in that way, you can know which was the "original" file and the "copied" file, lookig at the creation date of each one.&lt;BR /&gt;Best regards,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Jaime</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 21:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224589#M12137</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jaime_Sev</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-06T21:24:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: SHow  file creation Date using server time</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224590#M12138</link>
      <description>Thanks for the additional context!</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 21:28:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/SHow-file-creation-Date-using-server-time/m-p/224590#M12138</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-06-06T21:28:47Z</dc:date>
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