Kebrank Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 I haven't found the way to restore the original folders modified time stamps. I have tried different type of restores but even with the "Restore an entire Volume" option, the folders modified dates are automatically updated with the restore date one. I researched this issue and it seems the Mac version has a secret option to restore the original modified dates for folders but didn't find anything for the Windows version. Any idea? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbennett Posted April 16, 2023 Report Share Posted April 16, 2023 When you setup the Script that you used, did you have "Back Up System State" checked in the Options for Windows? Also, when you create the Restore job, click the Options button then at the bottom of the window click More Choices. Under the Execution section for Files make sure that box is unchecked. Checking that box will set the file date to the current date and it sounds as if that's happening. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebrank Posted July 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Hi there, I don't use any scripts and all the options are as you suggested but found a way around this issue. Running the restore a second time it won't restore anything since all the data has been restored already but it will change the dates to the original ones. This is another bug that Retrospect doesn't care about. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebrank Posted November 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Two updates after this issue was initially reported and it still hasn't been fixed. Keep in mind this issue wasn't happening several versions ago and it's very easy to reproduce. You have to wonder about how much Retrospect cares about their customers... Just letting you know what you are paying for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPete Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 This is not an easy fix. Windows tends to touch folder modify timestamps when anything inside is touched. Best solution I have found: occasionally run a good tool to reset the timestamps to the newest-change in nested folders underneath. NirSoft has a nice free one that's very fast on Windows. FolderTimeUpdate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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