keep original creation and modified times and dates?

[Gral]

Did you restart TC?

[petermad]

2Indko

While copying an older folder with subfolders I still have in the copy the current date and time.

It is only if the folder in the taget side does not already exist, that the folder date is copied. If the folder already exists. the date will not be changed.

Also notice that even if the folder date is copied, on NTFS formatted drives, Windows will change the date of the folder if new files are added to, or removed from the folder.

[hi5]

Did you close and restart TC?

[Indko]

PROPLEM SOVED.

I tried it again in the wincmd.ini - writing CopyAllTimes=1 and CopyDirTimeStamp=1 and change it simular in the preferences unter copy/deleate.
Now it works perfect. All copied folders and subfolders are keeping the date and time of creation.
First time I made somewhere a mistake.
I have to thank you all very much 1000 times for your answers and the help.

[nicolai78]

Can anyone make this work? I would really like to have the source date/time copied (overwriting) the target.

I have tried in many different way to make it work, but it's like TC just ignores all date/time of directories, when you copy directories.

This is both tested on local drives and network drives. The same thing happens. The target directories are not having their date/time updated from the source.

Image: https://imgur.com/a/uwC10Ao

[ghisler(Author)]

Did you check the right option to copy directory timestamps?
Configuration - Options - Copy/Delete - Copy date/time of directories

[nicolai78]

Yes. I just checked.

Image: https://imgur.com/MSqHqea

And I just tried again.

Image: https://imgur.com/0zWyGKK

I expect the date/time from source to be copied from left to right, but it's not happening.

Am I expecting too much? Am I misunderstanding how this work?

Thank you for taking the time to explain and/or fix

[petermad]

2nicolai78

I would really like to have the source date/time copied (overwriting) the target.

Am I expecting too much? Am I misunderstanding how this work?

I think you are expecting too much - If you delete the "Test source" on the right side of you example (the "Test source" inside the "Test target dir") and then copy "Test source" from left to right - you will see that the newly created dir on the right side will have the same date as "Test source" on the left side - as you want.

But if you the change the date of "Test source" in the left side and then copy it to the right side again, then the "Test source" on the right side does not get it's date updated to the date of the left side - that is by design.

The "Copy date/time" option ONLY has effect for directories copied if the same directory does not already exist in the target.

Also be aware that on NTFS partitions (most common for drive C: on newer computers) the date of a directory is updated by the system if files are added or removed from the directory - There is nothing TC can do about that.

[nicolai78]

Also be aware that on NTFS partitions (most common for drive C: on newer computers) the date of a directory is updated by the system if files are added or removed from the directory - There is nothing TC can do about that.

This is perfectly fine, and as expected. This is default for many file systems I'm sure.

The "Copy date/time" option ONLY has effect for directories copied if the same directory does not already exist in the target.

I get that this is how TC is "working" right now, but I think we miss an extra option, if the default cannot be changed. At least it makes my life somewhat harder, since I have to enter a lot of directories to see if files have been updated. I would love to see date/time updated on directories like it is updated on files.

If have have a file inside any directory, and it already exists on the target, but with an older date/time, the date/time is updated on the file.

I "just" want the same to happen for directories.

Does this make sense?

[petermad]

Does this make sense?

Yes, you can make a post about your wish in TC suggestions (English)

I would love to see date/time updated on directories like it is updated on files.

What about subdirectories to the folder you are copying, should they also have their date changed?

[nicolai78]

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Version 11.50 fixes this issue, and I love it!