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Nuno G.2
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9 years ago
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Update files (images) and keep creation date

Hi,   I'm using the upload api to send some images to my Dropbox account. What I'm noticing is that the images' creation dates are being set to the upload date. So if I took a picture yesterday on ...
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    Greg-DB
    9 years ago

    I see, thanks for clarifying. In that case, in order to preserve that when uploading via the API, set the clientModified to be the expected time when calling upload.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
What piece of metadata are you looking at specifically when you refer to the file's creation date? Can you share a sample? Thanks in advance!
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      Greg-DB
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      9 years ago

      I see, thanks for clarifying. In that case, in order to preserve that when uploading via the API, set the clientModified to be the expected time when calling upload.

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        Nuno G.2
        New member | Level 2
        9 years ago

        Thank you very much. I hadn't found that documentation yet. Shame on me. Thanks again.

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