Hello
I am testing freefilesync on my mac for media related files to an external storage, and works superbly.
Question : i am using final cut pro, and am testing the libraries, they get backed up, but with the timestamp of the copy date, and not that of the source file.
Is there a possibility to keep the source timestamp of the library ?
Thanks
Sebastian
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Thanks i installed the beta version, retested and the fcpbundle backup file is still timestamped as of the transfer date. i dont get this on a flat file like and .mov, .jpg etc
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Reproducible with the same files? And when you copy via Finder?Thanks i installed the beta version, retested and the fcpbundle backup file is still timestamped as of the transfer date. i dont get this on a flat file like and .mov, .jpg etc sebperkins, 04 Oct 2026, 12:46
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A copy via the finder maintains the timestamp to the same destination.
The fcpbundle however is not a flat file, it contains all the data for a final cut project. The finder just copies the as is, and freefilesync scans everything inside before copying the 1 .fcpbundle file, maybe the issue is linked here ?
The fcpbundle however is not a flat file, it contains all the data for a final cut project. The finder just copies the as is, and freefilesync scans everything inside before copying the 1 .fcpbundle file, maybe the issue is linked here ?
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This explains it, whenever a file inside a folder is created, the folder modification time is set to <now>. FreeFileSync doesn't have special handling (yet?) to overwrite this standard file system behavior.
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ok thanks for the information, hoping that feature gets into a next version !