

(The file's modified time is correct, both in the cloud and the local cached modified time.)Ģ) Copy the same local file to the "G:\My Drive" folder and overwrite the original. The modified time matches the original source local file. Expected behavior: When copying a file and overwriting an existing file, the modified time of the source file should be preserved.Įxample using Google Drive for Desktop (Windows):ġ) Copy a new file to the "G:\My Drive\" folder. the modified time in the cloud matches the modified time of the local file.)Ģ) Upload the same file to Google Drive via web browser, overwriting the existing file, and it now has the wrong modified time.

The file modified date is an important piece of information about the file and should not be lost by a file copy operation.Įxample using Google Drive with web browser file upload:ġ) Upload a new file to Google Drive via web browser. Google Drive does not preserve file modified date when copying and overwriting an existing file.
