TotalBox plugin doesn't preserve file dates
Posted: 2013-12-28, 03:40 UTC
Hi.
First, many thanks for the Android TC and for its active development. I think it's the natural evolution of PC TC users, as well as a basic tool for all Android users. I don't want to sound unpopular to the community neither soothing to the Author, but I sincerily think a small price, similarly to the PC version (but, of course, quite lower, adapted to the Android market) would be more than deserved and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I was starting to like working with TotalBox from Android TC. However, I've found a big problem (I suppose it's a plugin problem) that damages it a lot for me: it doesn't preserve file dates when copying in either direction, but sets them to the current date. It forces me to first pack the files in a zip file and then extract them. Moreover, it shows remote files with date 01/01/70 00:59 (though they are sync'ed to the PC with the current date).
I had the TC 2.03 GPlay official version and have tried the 2.04 public beta 2, just in case, but it's the same.
I have always wanted to keep file and directory timestamps (I actually remember requesting it for the Windows TC many versions ago, first, for dirs, then for files and dirs inside zip files, incorporations for which I thank Mr Ghisler a lot). And, again, I'm convinced I'm not the only one.
So, coming to the point:
1.- Could we expect it to be corrected?
2.- Do the other cloud storage plugin alternatives (Google Drive, SkyDrive) preserve dates (it would be a much enough reason for me to switch to them, though I don't like their contents ownership conditions).
Thanks.
Jose
First, many thanks for the Android TC and for its active development. I think it's the natural evolution of PC TC users, as well as a basic tool for all Android users. I don't want to sound unpopular to the community neither soothing to the Author, but I sincerily think a small price, similarly to the PC version (but, of course, quite lower, adapted to the Android market) would be more than deserved and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I was starting to like working with TotalBox from Android TC. However, I've found a big problem (I suppose it's a plugin problem) that damages it a lot for me: it doesn't preserve file dates when copying in either direction, but sets them to the current date. It forces me to first pack the files in a zip file and then extract them. Moreover, it shows remote files with date 01/01/70 00:59 (though they are sync'ed to the PC with the current date).
I had the TC 2.03 GPlay official version and have tried the 2.04 public beta 2, just in case, but it's the same.
I have always wanted to keep file and directory timestamps (I actually remember requesting it for the Windows TC many versions ago, first, for dirs, then for files and dirs inside zip files, incorporations for which I thank Mr Ghisler a lot). And, again, I'm convinced I'm not the only one.
So, coming to the point:
1.- Could we expect it to be corrected?
2.- Do the other cloud storage plugin alternatives (Google Drive, SkyDrive) preserve dates (it would be a much enough reason for me to switch to them, though I don't like their contents ownership conditions).
Thanks.
Jose