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David R.98's avatar
David R.98
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

I am having wrong time-stamps on files. Can you help?

The last-saved times for files listed in Dropbox.com are wrong. For example, a file on my computer (Windows 7) says the last save time was 1:51 PM. The version in Dropbox says 12:51 pm on the same da...
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  • David R.98's avatar
    David R.98
    8 years ago

    Hi JaneA, 

     

    It appears to be completely resolved. I didn't change any settings on my computer. Possibly it was due to editing some files that I opened in Dropbox using Word online when I was on my tablet. Maybe the Word servers have different times. But then, I don't know why they didn't sync to my Windows PC with the same times, regardless. Anyway, it seems to be working normally now. Thanks again. 

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David R.98
Helpful | Level 6

That doesn’t address my issue. My files that are synced from my PC (Windows 7) to Dropbox have the wrong times, as noted in my original post. I'm not sure why you thought I was referring to my phone. 

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Jane
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8 years ago

Hey David R.98, 

 

Please accept my apologies for my misunderstanding, it was my initial impression that maybe you were importing your Camera Uploads using your desktop, so maybe the issue was associated to the photo metadata. 

 

Because this is an account-specific issue, I'd have to ask you to raise a ticket with our team, since we'll need to investigate a specific example and see how the upload is recorded on our end and what it looks like to you. I'd be glad to follow-up on your request, if you let me know a ticket ID here, so that I look up for your request internally and assign it to a team member. 
 
Thank you in advance for your cooperation,
JaneA 

 

  • David R.98's avatar
    David R.98
    Helpful | Level 6
    8 years ago

    Hi JaneA, 

     

    Thank you for understanding my issue. I opened a support ticket, #6272963. I look forward to hearing from your team. 

    • David R.98's avatar
      David R.98
      Helpful | Level 6
      8 years ago

      Well, this is strange. Today there doesn't seem to be a problem any more. Maybe there was a lag in the Dropbox servers somewhere. Now the times match up. I'm not sure what changed, but everything appears to be working as expected now. 

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
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        8 years ago

        Hey David R.98, 

         

        First of all, thanks for your cooperation and following-up on our official support channel. I appreciate the time you've devoted on clarifying this!

         

        You've mentioned that this has been resolved as of today, though I'd just like to ask you whether you've changed any setting locally on your computer in the meantime (just for future reference). 

          

        Please keep me updated here! 

         

        Thanks, 

        JaneA

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