Cannot write modification time on Samsung

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Joined: 22 Aug 2021

wlb.aes

I am synching libraries (music, photos, etc.) from my Windows 11 Laptop to my Samsung S26 phone using a USB cable and get "Cannot write modification time" for all files. I had no errors when doing this on my older android phone of a different brand and have found on this forum that this is a Samsung problem. When I buy the latest phone I would think Samsung would have fixed this by now. From this forum I see that this problem existed for years on older Samsung phones also. I saw some suggest to use Wi-Fi ftp, but I don't understand how to set that up and since I am using a USB cable may not apply. Question: Is there anyway to get my Samsung S26 to allow FreeFileSync to change the date/time on a file to be the same as in the original file it just copied?
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xCSxXenon

Nope.
S8 Edge -> Note 10+ -> S23 Ultra
Never worked, I just use file size only to compare. Since I only use FFS for pictures/videos from my phone, it doesn't matter because the filename is the date/time for 99% of my files. If I care enough, I can go back through them and modify the metadata based on the filename, but I just want them backed up so I haven't worried about it yet.
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John1234

Hi,
Using a USB cable to an Android phone and I have a Samsung also is not very reliable.

I recommend installing an app from the Google Play app store that supports FTP and use FTP from ffs instead of USB.

Get wifi ftp server and your problems should go away.