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0 pointsSAI_Peregrinus9mo ago0 comments

Date is already in the metadata, it doesn't need to be in the filename.

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crazygringo9mo ago· 3 in thread

Have you ever copied a file?

Yes, have you never edited the metadata? Also most filesystems these days preserve it when copied, e.g. my camera's EXFAT filesystem on an SD card gets the creation date preserved when I copy it to my PC or NAS, or between NAS & laptop later.

crazygringo8mo ago

> Yes, have you never edited the metadata?

I don't even know what that means.

And just because some OS's copy the creation date doesn't mean all of them do. Specifically, the most popular desktop OS -- Windows -- doesn't.

(And it has nothing to do with your filesystem. It's your OS.)

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coldtea8mo ago

>Yes, have you never edited the metadata?

Is your suggestion that people edit the metadata to get the sorting they want? madness...

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