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vicw
2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Can I get the actual creation date of the file, and not just the upload date?
I am not understanding how I can find out details on when a file was created. For example I have uploaded 714 PDF files today to a Folder PDF_11_10. When I look at the folder ALL the files show a mod...
- 2 months ago
vicw wrote:
Is there a way to get the actual creation date of each file and NOT just upload date.
It depends on how the files were uploaded. If you uploaded the files to Dropbox.com through a web browser, then the creation and modified dates are the date you uploaded them. In order words, uploads through a browser do not retain the original dates.
If you need to retain the creation and modified dates on a file, you need to use the Dropbox application on a computer and allow the files to sync from your local Dropbox folder.
Rich
2 months agoSuper User II
vicw wrote:
Is there a way to get the actual creation date of each file and NOT just upload date.
It depends on how the files were uploaded. If you uploaded the files to Dropbox.com through a web browser, then the creation and modified dates are the date you uploaded them. In order words, uploads through a browser do not retain the original dates.
If you need to retain the creation and modified dates on a file, you need to use the Dropbox application on a computer and allow the files to sync from your local Dropbox folder.
- vicw30 days agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks for that. Yes I was using web to Dropbox upload.
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