ntbackup restores wrong "date modified"

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BobK

When I restore from backup it seems that the "Date Modified" on folders
changes to the current time & date. The files' dates don't change.
What do I need to do to retain the folders' original "date modified"?

Thanx!
 
BobK said:
When I restore from backup it seems that the "Date Modified" on
folders changes to the current time & date. The files' dates don't
change. What do I need to do to retain the folders' original "date
modified"?

Thanx!
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Not sure, because they were modified when you restored them, right?
 
No, I don't see how they were modified when I restored them. The way I see
it, the restored folders havn't been modified since they were backed up. So
I don't see why the "Date Modified" changes to the current date &
time...Especially considering that only the attribute on the folders seems
to be updated. The files w/in the folders still show the original "Date
Modified". What am I not understanding?


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
 
BobK said:
No, I don't see how they were modified when I restored them. The way
I see it, the restored folders havn't been modified since they were
backed up. So I don't see why the "Date Modified" changes to the
current date & time...Especially considering that only the attribute
on the folders seems to be updated. The files w/in the folders still
show the original "Date Modified". What am I not understanding?
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I'm not sure, but I suspect they were modified because you created them via
a restore from backup, and it sounds normal to me. What's driving your
question?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
Not sure, because they were modified when you restored them, right?
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BobK said:
When I restore from backup it seems that the "Date Modified" on folders
changes to the current time & date. The files' dates don't change.
What do I need to do to retain the folders' original "date modified"?
Click to expand...

The folders aren't actually restored, they're created anew. The files
themselves are restored. It would be possible for a backup program to
save and restore folder attributes, but I don't know of one that does.
 
Here's exactly what's driving my question...They hired me to replace the
previous SysAdm a few months ago. The Pres of the Co. complained endlessly
about how, when the previous SysAdm moved files from an old server to a new
server, the "Date Modified" on all of the files was changed to what was then
the current date & time. She didn't know how to stop that. So, everytime
he browses the shares he's constantly reminded of her "incompetence". Also,
the staff here actually counts on the Date Modified being correct in order
to find files.

Anyway, so now the shoes on the other foot. Basically it's a political
thing. But politics is important.

So, what's the best way to move files and folders from one server to another
while retaining the same "Date Modified"?

Thanks!
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
BobK said:
No, I don't see how they were modified when I restored them. The way
I see it, the restored folders havn't been modified since they were
backed up. So I don't see why the "Date Modified" changes to the
current date & time...Especially considering that only the attribute
on the folders seems to be updated. The files w/in the folders still
show the original "Date Modified". What am I not understanding?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure, but I suspect they were modified because you created them
via
a restore from backup, and it sounds normal to me. What's driving your
question?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
BobK wrote:
When I restore from backup it seems that the "Date Modified" on
folders changes to the current time & date. The files' dates don't
change. What do I need to do to retain the folders' original "date
modified"?

Thanx!

Not sure, because they were modified when you restored them, right?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
BobK said:
Here's exactly what's driving my question...They hired me to replace
the previous SysAdm a few months ago. The Pres of the Co. complained
endlessly about how, when the previous SysAdm moved files from an old
server to a new server, the "Date Modified" on all of the files was
changed to what was then the current date & time. She didn't know
how to stop that. So, everytime he browses the shares he's
constantly reminded of her "incompetence". Also, the staff here
actually counts on the Date Modified being correct in order to find
files.
Click to expand...

That sounds bizarre to me, but hey, stranger things happen.
Anyway, so now the shoes on the other foot. Basically it's a
political thing. But politics is important.

So, what's the best way to move files and folders from one server to
another while retaining the same "Date Modified"?
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I don't know that you can. You *are* modifying the date - you're creating
new data files/folders - look what happens when you just copy a file &
subfolders from one place to another. Perhaps there's a command line utility
or something that will do it - robocopy doesn't look like it has any options
for this.

Thanks!
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
BobK said:
No, I don't see how they were modified when I restored them. The
way I see it, the restored folders havn't been modified since they
were backed up. So I don't see why the "Date Modified" changes to
the current date & time...Especially considering that only the
attribute on the folders seems to be updated. The files w/in the
folders still show the original "Date Modified". What am I not
understanding?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure, but I suspect they were modified because you created
them via
a restore from backup, and it sounds normal to me. What's driving
your question?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
message BobK wrote:
When I restore from backup it seems that the "Date Modified" on
folders changes to the current time & date. The files' dates
don't change. What do I need to do to retain the folders'
original "date modified"?

Thanx!

Not sure, because they were modified when you restored them, right?
Click to expand...
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Hi/2

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he browses the shares he's constantly reminded of her "incompetence". Also,
the staff here actually counts on the Date Modified being correct in order
to find files.
Click to expand...

There should be better ways to identify files...
Anyway, so now the shoes on the other foot. Basically it's a political
thing. But politics is important.
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Yepp - alas it is
So, what's the best way to move files and folders from one server to another
while retaining the same "Date Modified"?
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Hmmm:

I'm using "SpeedCommander" like (Norton Commander) that has an option
to keep Dates on copied directories

Then there are command like

- rsync (mine is cygwin) that has at least an option "preserve times"
(don't know whether it would work on Windows)

- unison like rsync has an option for keeping modified times (not
tested on Windows)



Harald
 
Thanks for the suggestions. Last night I tried the "12Ghosts" utility
"FileDate" which seems to have worked in a limited test envirnment.
 
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