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Hi,
is it possible to edit the created or last modify timestamp of a file i have upload to a azure blob container?
for example:
LAST MODIFIED 7/22/2017, 5:31:04 PM
CREATION TIME 7/22/2017, 5:31:04 PM
to:
LAST MODIFIED 7/22/2016, 5:31:04 PM
CREATION TIME 7/22/2015, 5:31:04 PM
On stackoverflow i read that these is not possible, but then i find these:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/api/com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.blobproperties.setcreatedtime?view=azure-java-legacy
No, this is not possible. This would break the audit trail and trust for file data in storage.
And why is there a function called BlobProperties.setCreatedTime(final Date createdTime) Method?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/java/api/com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.blobproperties.setcreatedtime?view=azure-java-legacy
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hello Sam, A followup question to the above link: setLastModified(final Date lastModified)
The documentation suggests that one can set the lastModified date. Is that not contradictory to the answer provided.
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The setLastModified setter method is not public (it's protected) and is used to set the field value at runtime - it doesn't actually update the Last-Modified property of the Blob in Storage.