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ginahoy

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From: SE Arizona

Registered: 2026-01-12

Posts: 6

Thunar changes folder timestamps when its contents change...

I guess it's a holdover from WinXP, but I expect a folder's timestamp to always reflect its creation date. Thunar updates folder timestamps whenever a file within is added, removed or modified.

I can see how that might be useful to some folks but I can't get used to it. I sometimes find the need to hack the system time/date in order to restore a folder's original timestamp... typically to maintain proper sort order for folders on my backup drive.

Is there a command line setting for Thunar that would prevent it from updating a folder's timestamp when its contents are modified?

Last edited by ginahoy (2026-02-15 23:41:36)

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