Content of Excel files is not identical
Posted: 21 Mar 2005, 06:08
I have encountered an unexpected situation using the "overwrite file if the content or the size of the files is different" feature with a 1:1 copy operation. I am using beta version 2.2.46.
Any Excel file which I have opened but not edited is identified by AllSync as "the content is not identical," even though I did not make any changes to the file and did not re-save it when I opened it. AllSync then copies the file to the destination folder even though the file hasn't really changed.
I suspect that Excel (the version I am using is Excel 2002) is modifying the "last accessed" date/time of the file, and that this is being interpreted by AllSync as meaning that the content has changed. Is there a way to adjust how AllSync looks for changed content to avoid this issue with Excel files?
Thanks!
Any Excel file which I have opened but not edited is identified by AllSync as "the content is not identical," even though I did not make any changes to the file and did not re-save it when I opened it. AllSync then copies the file to the destination folder even though the file hasn't really changed.
I suspect that Excel (the version I am using is Excel 2002) is modifying the "last accessed" date/time of the file, and that this is being interpreted by AllSync as meaning that the content has changed. Is there a way to adjust how AllSync looks for changed content to avoid this issue with Excel files?
Thanks!