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--- timestamps [2018_06_25 12:44] – jim
+++ timestamps [2018_06_25 12:56] – jim
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 ====== Understanding file timestamps ======
-The File Fabric uses [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time|UTC]] as an independent time format. This means that times for files are shown as UTC times and UTC is used to enable the File Fabric to understand whether a file needs to be updated or versioned.
+The File Fabric does not store any files and it works with remote copies of data that it has indexed. It uses [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time|UTC]] as an independent time format to display information about files. This means that times for files are shown as UTC times and UTC is used to enable the File Fabric to understand whether a file needs to be updated or versioned.
 ===== 1 File modified times =====
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-If files are uploaded from the web File Manager then timestamps are only preserved if firefox and chrome browser are used. These are the only two browsers that support file time preservation in upload (this is the case with any Cloud Storage vendor).  \\ \\ To be clear It is not possible to obtain local file stamps from web uploads for Safari and Internet Explorer and the time the file is uploaded is used for the creation and modified time of these files.\\
+If files are uploaded from the web File Manager then timestamps are only preserved if Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer v. 10+ ,and chrome browser are used.  \\ \\ To be clear It is [not yet possible](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File/lastModified#Browser_compatibility) to obtain local file stamps from web uploads for Safari and the time the file is uploaded is used for the creation and modified time of these files.\\
 ===== 3 Uploading files from the desktop =====