Should backup and restore directory timestamps

[boxbackup-bot]

See original email and specific request for directory timestamps to be saved.

Migrated from https://www.boxbackup.org/ticket/55

{
    "status": "new", 
    "changetime": "2009-03-18T21:02:32", 
    "description": "See [http://lists.warhead.org.uk/pipermail/boxbackup/2008-February/004236.html original email] and [http://lists.warhead.org.uk/pipermail/boxbackup/2009-March/005034.html specific request] for directory timestamps to be saved.", 
    "reporter": "chris", 
    "cc": "achim+box@qustodium.net", 
    "resolution": "", 
    "_ts": "1237410152000000", 
    "component": "bbackupd", 
    "summary": "Should store and preserve directory timestamps", 
    "priority": "normal", 
    "keywords": "directory timestamp mtime ctime", 
    "version": "0.11rc2", 
    "time": "2009-03-18T21:02:32", 
    "milestone": "0.20", 
    "owner": "chris", 
    "type": "defect"
}

[jcollonville]

I'm working on enabling the directory timestamp store/restore.
I can see that on the server some work has been done with "CreateDirectory2()"
Is there an obvious reason why it hasn't been enabled on the backup daemon ?

[qris]

Hi Jean,I don’t think you can control the timetable of a directory, at least on Linux. I think it just gets updated automatically whenever you modify anything in that directory. But it was a long time ago, I might be misremembering. Thanks, Chris. Sent from my iPhoneOn 13 Oct 2023, at 15:17, Jean Collonvillé ***@***.***> wrote: I'm working on enabling the directory timestamp store/restore. I can see that on the server some work has been done with "CreateDirectory2()" Is there an obvious reason why it hasn't been enabled on the backup daemon ? —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you were assigned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[jcollonville]

Thanks for your quick feedback Chris,
Indeed the modification date will change every time something inside the directory is modified.
I'll try to see if it worth trying to update this date on the store.
Thanks again
PS : out of subject, but dis you see my PR #124 ?