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Title: Strange problem all folders original date changed once copying back to pen drive
Post by: jraju on March 03, 2016, 04:22:47 am

Hi, It is a peculiar problem no body should have.
I have copied the contents of the pendrive to a folder created in a local drive.
After formatting, the same to ntfs, while i try to copy the contents, that it had , strange things were noted.
First all the folders and subfolders date changed to date.
I want original date to be maintained.
What is happening. I have formatted the pen drive before copying.
what would have been the cause? How to rectify it.
The copied items are showing the original dates both on folders and subfolders and files. pl

Title: Re: Strange problem all folders original date changed once copying back to pen drive
Post by: Samson on March 03, 2016, 04:34:30 am

Explained by Boggin and Shane here...

http://www.tweaking.com/forums/index.php/topic,4213.0.html

Title: Re: Strange problem all folders original date changed once copying back to pen drive
Post by: jraju on March 03, 2016, 04:57:29 am

Hi, Thanks. But could not i get the original folder dates. The files have been copied with original dates, but not folders. are there any tricks to retain the folders also in their origianal date