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   Message 137,402 of 138,051   
   William Unruh to Paul R Schmidtbleicher   
   Re: UTC Time Stamps For Files on Flash D   
   01 Dec 21 18:32:01   
   
   From: unruh@invalid.ca   
      
   On 2021-12-01, Paul R Schmidtbleicher  wrote:   
   > This may be an offbeat topic . . .   
   >   
   > I move files between Tumbleweed Linux & Win 10 Desktops.  I am aware of   
   > the differences in Linux RealTimeClock set to UTC and Windows RTC set to   
   > local time.   
   >   
   > However, a file saved on the Linux operating system is appears to be   
   > saved with a local time stamp.  When saved to a flashdrive, it is saved   
      
   No, it is saved in UTC and your operating system interprets that into   
   localtime via /etc/localtime.   
      
   > with a UTC (-8 for me).  When transported to the Win 10 box it looked   
   > like I worked on this file at c.3:00am) Linux operating system displays   
   > the right time stamp, but adjusted by the operating system.  On the   
   > Flashdrive it is saved at UTC time.   
   >   
   > QUESTION: Is there a way to set Dolphin (or whatever) to save a file on   
   > an external drive at local time?   
      
   Why not setup windows to use UTC?   
   >   
   > Paul   
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