Opened 14 years ago
Last modified 12 years ago
#6473 closed defect
Timestamp for Files write in Shared Folder - bug — at Initial Version
Reported by: | disonance | Owned by: | |
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Component: | shared folders | Version: | VirtualBox 3.2.6 |
Keywords: | timestamp | Cc: | |
Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Linux |
Description
Scenario: Host: Ubuntu 9.10 Guest: XP pro
The problem: When copying (writing) a guest XP file into a mapped host shared directory (with write permission) it will change the copied file's time & date to the current one instead of maintaining the original one (as the file was not been modified (just copied).
The consequence: It prevents the use of file synchronization application between the shared host folder and other guest folders from within the XP-guest, as a metter of fact any application that depends on the file's timestamp in the shared folder (on the guest side) will seas to work well (i.e make utility, files synchronization ...)