"easy transfer" resets folder modified date

FliGi7 said:

Imperfect1 said:

I have learned the hard way, to transfer all of my folders/files/apps/programs manually. Yes, it takes much longer and is a total pain, but at least it's done perfectly that way.

This is how to do things. No need to rely on a tool that does the same thing, but in a worse fashion (like modifying timestamps). Pretty much every major piece of software has some tutorial on how to save/transfer its files/settings. The hardest part is collecting all of that, but the time spent up front will save you so much in the future.

Even I am doing transfers manually, but even then rarely any copy tools maintain the TIMESTAMPS of Files and Folders.

That's why I use robocopy or xcopy for it all. Very simple and easy to use once you do it a couple times. Once you know all the directories you need to copy, just create a batch file that backs them all up or transfers them. Once and done.