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Windows OneDrive folder and file properties
Hello
I use Windows 10.
All the files in the OneDrive folder has the green checkmark.
1.
Are the files with the green checkmark both in a local OneDrive folder and in the OneDrive online cloud?
2.
If I "Unlink this PC" - what happens to all the files with the green checkmark?
They are kept in the OneDrive online cloud?
They are deleted from the local OneDrive folder?
3.
If I download a file from OneDrive online browser then the files "Modified" date is being updated - bad.
If I copy a file from the OneDrive folder in Windows to another local folder, then the "Modified" date is unchaged - good.
I have only tried this on the same computer.
But what if there is 2 computers:
Computer 1 copy file A to the Windows OneDrive folder.
Computer 2 (another computer) copies file A from Windows OneDrive folder to another local folder - is the "Modified" date unchanged or updated?
I know the "Created" and "Accessed" dates are being updated / new when copying file A.
Thank you
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Could anyone please help me with my remaining questions?
Green check = file exists both locally and in the cloud. So you have two copies in sync. If you change one locally, it updates in the cloud.
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Is this also the one called "Locally available"?
Unlink = cloud files safe, local files remain, only sync stops. You can still open local files, but they will no longer sync changes.
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If I unlink, I can't access the OneDriver folder in Windows, I can see it, but I can't access it.
What happens to the data in the OneDrive folder? Does it get deleted from the local folder, or does the data just stay in a restricted folder?
Across multiple PCs, Modified date is preserved when copying from the OneDrive sync folder.-
Have you tried it out, and can confirm it?
4.
When I access the Windows OneDrive folder - close the folder - and then access the folder again. The files / bmp. files properties "Accessed" timestamp has been updated.
I only opened the folder, I did not open the files in any way.
Why is the files "Accessed" timestap updated?Thank you
Here some comments how OneDrive in Windows 10 handles this.
Green check = file exists both locally and in the cloud. So you have two copies in sync. If you change one locally, it updates in the cloud.
Unlink = cloud files safe, local files remain, only sync stops. You can still open local files, but they will no longer sync changes.
Browser download resets Modified date; local copy keeps it.
Download from OneDrive online (browser) → The file is re-downloaded as new, so Windows assigns the download time as “Modified.” (This is why you see it “badly” updated.)
Copy from local OneDrive folder to another local folder → Windows keeps the original “Modified” timestamp. (“Good” as you said.)
Across multiple PCs, Modified date is preserved when copying from the OneDrive sync folder.
Hope this helps you
Green check = file exists both locally and in the cloud. So you have two copies in sync. If you change one locally, it updates in the cloud.
-
Is this also the one called "Locally available"?
Unlink = cloud files safe, local files remain, only sync stops. You can still open local files, but they will no longer sync changes.
-
If I unlink, I can't access the OneDriver folder in Windows, I can see it, but I can't access it.
What happens to the data in the OneDrive folder? Does it get deleted from the local folder, or does the data just stay in a restricted folder?
Across multiple PCs, Modified date is preserved when copying from the OneDrive sync folder.-
Have you tried it out, and can confirm it?
4.
When I access the Windows OneDrive folder - close the folder - and then access the folder again. The files / bmp. files properties "Accessed" timestamp has been updated.
I only opened the folder, I did not open the files in any way.
Why is the files "Accessed" timestap updated?Thank you
Green check = file exists both locally and in the cloud. So you have two copies in sync. If you change one locally, it updates in the cloud.
-
Is this also the one called "Locally available?"
Unlink = cloud files safe, local files remain, only sync stops. You can still open local files, but they will no longer sync changes.-
If I do this, I can't access the OneDrive folder in Windows. I can see it, but I can't access it.
What happened to the files in the OneDrive folder? Are the local data being deleted? Or is it in a restricted folder?Across multiple PCs, Modified date is preserved when copying from the OneDrive sync folder.
-
Have you tried this, and can confirm it?
4.
When I access the Windows OneDrive folder - close the folder - and then access the folder again. The files / bmp. files properties "Accessed" timestamp has been updated.
I only opened the folder, I did not open the files in any way.
Why is the files "Accessed" timestap updated?
Thank you
