How to keep filestamps of folders (NOT only files)?

[pstein]

In my profile (of SBSEv8) I enabled the option

Expert--->Copy/Delete--->Advanced--->Copy file creation date & times

As I found out only the timestamps of the files were copied and NOT those of folders.

How can I tell SB-SE to copy timestamps of folder as well?

How can I now (with new timestamps of folders) "repair" the folder timestamps (=adjust them to the original timestamps)?

By the way: "Copy file creation date & times" is misleading. Not only the timestamp for creation time is copied but for modification time as well.

Peter

[Swapna]

Hi,

We have a non-default option in SyncBackSE to copy the Created date/time stamps of folders, which is under:
Modify profile > Expert mode > Copy/Delete > Folders > 'Copy sub-directory attributes and creation date (only when new directories are created)'

However, this option must be in force before/at the time the new copy was created (but it can't update the creation date/time stamps for already copied folders). There is no option to set the last modified date/time stamp of folders.

Thank you

[pstein]

Meanwhile I tried it and found out that ONLY the CREATION timestamp of folders is copied and NOT the LAST MODIFIED timestamp.

How can copy the "last modified" timestamp of folders as well?

If I remember it well then SyncBack v6.5 provided such a feature.

Why was this removed in later versions?

Peter

[GoodKnight]

I struggled with this too.
And after some digging and testing I found a quite simple fix for this.
Not from withing Syncback, but with a little help from a CMD command (which you can script in a batch file if you know about how to do stuff like that).

Once you have backed up your disk and/or directory you can use the following command in an elevated CMD prompt:

Robocopy <s> <d> /s /DCOPY:DAT

In which <s> is the source disk or directory and <d> is the destination directory (the backup).
Pls be aware to put <s> and <d> between double quotes (") if the directory name contains spaces.

Robocopy (Robust File Copy) by default does NOT copy files from source that name already exist on destination, even if the attributes of the destination file differ from the file attributes on the source.
Which means that actually not a single file will be copies with the given robocopy command, only the folder attributes will be copied from the source folders to the accomanying destination folders, which is exactly what you wanted SyncBack to do, but now you have done it yourself.
Event better, it also brings the attributes of destination folders in line with source that had previously gotten astray.
The result is that now the backup tree looks exactly like the source tree (in case of a true sync).

Hope this helps!

[MikeTaku]

In my profile (of SBSEv8) I enabled the option

Expert--->Copy/Delete--->Advanced--->Copy file creation date & times

As I found out only the timestamps of the files were copied and NOT those of folders.

How can I tell SB-SE to copy timestamps of folder as well?

How can I now (with new timestamps of folders) "repair" the folder timestamps (=adjust them to the original timestamps)?

By the way: "Copy file creation date & times" is misleading. Not only the timestamp for creation time is copied but for modification time as well.

Peter

Hello, I hope you're doing well and that everything is going smoothly. However, if you want to copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, go to your profile settings, and enable 'Copy folder dates & times' under Copy/Delete in the Advanced options. To fix folder timestamps, use a backup with the original times or a tool like BulkFileChanger.

[pstein]

if you want to copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, go to your profile settings, and enable 'Copy folder dates & times' under Copy/Delete in the Advanced options.

There is NO such option

Have a look at the attached snapshot.

Am i blind?
Where is it?

NO copy folder dates and times.png (60.19 KiB) Viewed 1822 times

[MikeTaku]

if you want to copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, go to your profile settings, and enable 'Copy folder dates & times' under Copy/Delete in the Advanced options.

There is NO such option

Have a look at the attached snapshot.

Am i blind?
Where is it?

NO copy folder dates and times.png

Okay, first thing no need to be angry with me. If you can't find the copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, you can also try this; go to Expert > Copy/Delete > Advanced. If the option is missing, update SyncBackSE or switch to Expert Mode. If it still isn't visible, update or reinstall the software.

[pstein]

Okay, first thing no need to be angry with me. If you can't find the copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, you can also try this; go to Expert > Copy/Delete > Advanced. If the option is missing, update SyncBackSE or switch to Expert Mode. If it still isn't visible, update or reinstall the software.

Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you.
Help attempts are always welcome.
I will try again soon

[MikeTaku]

Okay, first thing no need to be angry with me. If you can't find the copy folder timestamps in SyncBackSE, you can also try this; go to Expert > Copy/Delete > Advanced. If the option is missing, update SyncBackSE or switch to Expert Mode. If it still isn't visible, update or reinstall the software.

Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you.
Help attempts are always welcome.
I will try again soon

No need to apologize, it's okay. Please try it soon, and if you need any help or face any problems, I'm always here to assist you. Feel free to ask me anytime.
Mike Taku.