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    From Doron Kabillio@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 10 08:54:09 2022
    When moving a file from Mac A to Mac B via AirDrop, the file date is
    changed from its original date on Mac A to the current date.

    Any setting or simple way to permanently override this "feature"?

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to Doron Kabillio on Thu Mar 10 19:11:10 2022
    On 2022-03-10, Doron Kabillio <[email protected]> wrote:
    When moving a file from Mac A to Mac B via AirDrop, the file date is
    changed from its original date on Mac A to the current date.

    Any setting or simple way to permanently override this "feature"?

    When you use AirDrop, you're not "moving" anything - you are "copying"
    it. AirDrop is not a traditional file sharing facility and therefore
    does not retain file metadata from the source file system. The file is
    brand new on the destination machine. So this is correct operation.

    If you want to maintain file system metadata when copying or moving
    files, use traditional file sharing instead.

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  • From Doron Kabillio@21:1/5 to Jolly Roger on Thu Mar 10 14:25:17 2022
    On 3/10/22 2:11 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
    On 2022-03-10, Doron Kabillio <[email protected]> wrote:
    When moving a file from Mac A to Mac B via AirDrop, the file date is
    changed from its original date on Mac A to the current date.

    Any setting or simple way to permanently override this "feature"?

    When you use AirDrop, you're not "moving" anything - you are "copying"
    it. AirDrop is not a traditional file sharing facility and therefore
    does not retain file metadata from the source file system. The file is
    brand new on the destination machine. So this is correct operation.

    If you want to maintain file system metadata when copying or moving
    files, use traditional file sharing instead.

    Thanks, that explains it.

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  • From Lewis@21:1/5 to Doron Kabillio on Thu Mar 10 21:45:06 2022
    In message <t0cvu1$3qe$[email protected]> Doron Kabillio <[email protected]> wrote:
    When moving a file from Mac A to Mac B via AirDrop, the file date is
    changed from its original date on Mac A to the current date.

    The creation date is the date the file was CREATED. When you transfer a
    file from one computer to another, a new file is created.

    Any setting or simple way to permanently override this "feature"?

    Not for AirDrop, but there are other things you can do. I use rsync with certain flags when I want to preserve date/time.

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