{"id":"moving-folders.what-file-details-survive-a-move-to-a-cloud-account","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-file-details-survive-a-move-to-a-cloud-account","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"cloud-destinations","title":"Moving folders to a cloud account"},"question":"Are file dates kept when I move files to a cloud account?","alt_questions":["Does Google Drive keep my created date?","File dates changed after uploading","metadata cloud move storage studio","Are Finder tags kept in the cloud?","Modified date after moving to Dropbox"],"short_answer":"It depends on the service. Most keep the modified date, and Google Drive also keeps the created date, but Mac-specific details like Finder tags and permissions generally aren't stored by cloud services. Moves to your fast drive keep them.","answer_markdown":"It depends on the service, not on Storage Studio. Most cloud services keep a file's modified date; Google Drive also keeps the created date. Finder tags, permissions and other Mac-specific details generally aren't something cloud services store.\n\nMoving into iCloud Drive through its folder on your Mac behaves like a move on your Mac, because macOS handles it.\n\nIf those details matter for a folder, move it to your fast drive instead, where they come across. See [Does moving keep dates and tags?](/faq/moving-folders/does-moving-a-folder-keep-file-dates-and-tags)","answer_html":"

It depends on the service, not on Storage Studio. Most cloud services keep a file's modified date; Google Drive also keeps the created date. Finder tags, permissions and other Mac-specific details generally aren't something cloud services store.

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Moving into iCloud Drive through its folder on your Mac behaves like a move on your Mac, because macOS handles it.

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If those details matter for a folder, move it to your fast drive instead, where they come across. See Does moving keep dates and tags?

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Are file dates kept when I move files to a cloud account?

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Short answer: It depends on the service. Most keep the modified date, and Google Drive also keeps the created date, but Mac-specific details like Finder tags and permissions generally aren't stored by cloud services. Moves to your fast drive keep them.

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It depends on the service, not on Storage Studio. Most cloud services keep a file's modified date; Google Drive also keeps the created date. Finder tags, permissions and other Mac-specific details generally aren't something cloud services store.

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Moving into iCloud Drive through its folder on your Mac behaves like a move on your Mac, because macOS handles it.

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If those details matter for a folder, move it to your fast drive instead, where they come across. See Does moving keep dates and tags?

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