Preserve `mtime` when renaming files/folders

[munael]

Currently moving files through the Explorer panel updates the Modified Date to the date they were moved on. This is not a "modification" in my (current) opinion, and so would like an option to make such moves preserve all file-level dates.

Edit: This's a feature request, but the bot hasn't added any tags yet...

[bpasero]

That behaviour has been there pretty much since we ship VSCode and I am a bit afraid to just change it now since I did not hear any complains so far:

vscode/src/vs/base/node/pfs.ts

Line 505 in 494cbbd

await updateMtime(target);

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[munael]

That behaviour has been there pretty much since we ship VSCode and I am a bit afraid to just change it now since I did not hear any complains so far:

vscode/src/vs/base/node/pfs.ts

Line 505 in 494cbbd

await updateMtime(target);

@bpasero - Would a new setting (with default as now) be disruptive?

[bpasero]

A new setting is certainly an option to preserve compatbility.

[OldStarchy]

I can't say this is a critical problem for me but having it update the mtime on a file that I'm moving isn't what I expected (and is kinda annoying).
My workaround is obviously to just use explorer to move the files but I'd prefer not to need to do that.

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[munael]

I'm worried this title is just not making this issue get visibility when others are searching for annoyances they had.

The triage-bot's ultimatum always feels like it's either the backlog or the graveyard. I'm unconvinced that giving a feature request 60 days to get votes on a platform like GitHub is the best way to do it.

For example, there's no floating of posts or any feed mechanism to let others know what features are up for a backlog vote. So things understandably just get buried.

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