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It does not show the creation time for external storage (exFAT or FAT32) #2483

Open SmootheSmooth opened 4 years ago

SmootheSmooth commented 4 years ago 
 * Nemo version (4.6.4)
 * Is issue with desktop or windowed nemo? Desktop.
 * Distribution - (Linux Mint 20 with Cinnamon 4.6.6 )
 * Graphics hardware *and* driver used. No.
 * 64 bit

Issue The standard file manager (Nemo) on my Linux PC only shows the creation time for the internal hard disk (ext4).

But when I connect a USB flash drive with FAT32 or exFAT to my Linux PC it does not show the creation time.

On my other PC with Windows 10 this works without problems. Here the Windows File Explorer supports the display of creation time on external storage devices, like a USB flash drive with FAT32 file system.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Connect a USB flash drive with FAT32 or exFAT as file system to the Linux PC
  2. Open Files (Nemo)
  3. Go to USB flash drive and view the folders and files.
  4. It does not show the creation time.

Expected behaviour I expect when I connect a USB flash drive with FAT32 or exFAT Files (Nemo) will show the creation time for folders and files.

Other information On Windows 10 with Windows File Explorer this works.

silocoder commented 4 years ago

Actually it does not show the modified time of any of the devices (even when mounted) when you click the Go to Computer icon. But yes if you individually right click on the device properties of an ExtFat device, you do not get to see the modified date. This does not affect the actual files and folders though. Just at the device level.

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ExtFat Device properties.
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Jeremy7701 commented 4 years ago

Times/dates are stored on FAT devices in local time (no time zone is recorded) - so they are impossible to show in the current time zone. So if you are O.K. with wrong times (and possibly dates) then something could be shown.

silocoder commented 4 years ago

ExFat Timestamps come with a time zone marker in offset relative to UTC (starting with Vista SP2). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT

I only see the issue at the device level as you see in the images. The directories/folders show proper dates. Maybe the OP has an old formatted drive.

lo9-u commented 4 years ago

@mtwebster

I also have the same problem. Nemo does not show creation time = Date Created for folders and files on external storage with extFAT or FAT32 as file system. It always shows "unknow". The support is completely missing.

Here is a screenshot of Nemo 4.6.5 Nemo

Here from Windows 8. Windows File Explorer has no problems it shows the "Date Created" for folders and files on external storage with exFAT or FAT32 as file system. Windows File Explorer