I read the solution for time stamps, here:
https://freefilesync.org/manual.php?topic=daylight-saving-time
I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST.
I hunted for additional information on the internet and I stumbled on a page that says "FreeFileSync automatically handles this problem by adding the missing time information. Each file on a FAT volume automatically gets additional meta data encoded in its creation date that enables a correct file time calculation. This not only solves all DST issues but also time shifts that occur due to travel between different time zones."
https://documentation.help/FreeFileSync/Daylight%20Saving%20Time.html
The above instructions say that we should make the change *after* an initial full synchronization and that subsequent syncs will then never show a time difference again for unchanged files.
In other words, it's a one time set and forget.
I suggest that this information be added to the FFS manual.
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Correction:
I wrote:
"I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST."
I should have written:
I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST ... and we need to do this twice each year.
My suggestion is to clarify that it's a one time set and forget, and that the entry should be made after the initial full synchronization (so that subsequent syncs will never show a time difference again for unchanged files).
I wrote:
"I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST."
I should have written:
I didn't fully understand the instructions and came to the conclusion that we are instructed to enter a single one hour shift for the FFS immediately after a change in DST ... and we need to do this twice each year.
My suggestion is to clarify that it's a one time set and forget, and that the entry should be made after the initial full synchronization (so that subsequent syncs will never show a time difference again for unchanged files).
