Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)
Google Drive
A log from the command with the -vv flag
2023/04/27 17:56:34 DEBUG : --max-age 8.966666666666667M to 2022-08-01 17:56:34.510375486 +0200 CEST m=-23241599.947463579
anyone can explain how does it end up with 8.966666666666667M ?
What I found a bit interesting is that while I did get files way before Aug 2022, there was some filtering taking place as the mount did not contain all the files of the remote, in fact it contained a relatively small part of it around the same size I was expecting through the proper use of --max-age which is why it took me a bit to figure it out.
Which brings us to how did those two flags work together?
Edited to add information from the template I had removed
I kept the command & config part out as I think are unrelated, feel free to correct me!
Without knowing the details in the template, as we don't know what version you are running and the fact that there are many changes that happen each release, it's tough to guess.
That's why we put so much effort in the template and ask folks actually use it.
I 'll take an attempt to answer it myself. The filtering did work properly and that's why I saw it was the ~same size.
The reason behind the "older" files is simply --no-modtime, the files got the modtime of the directory they are in. In one case the dir had a modtime from 2020 while the files in reality are from 2023.
Next step on this trip of self discovery, how is the mod time set on dirs when --no-modtime is set?
Also would using --use-server-modtime have a different effect?