Using update and use-server-modtime when syncing causes a few files to be constantly reuploaded

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What is the problem you are having with rclone?

I am syncing 50,000 or so files with a few calls to rsync to encrypted folders on iDrive e2. Everything runs very smoothly except that in one call, with 24K files, the same 20 files are constantly being reuploaded when I sync with update (-u) and use-server-modtime. When I call refresh-times the same 20 files in their own subdirectory have their times updated. The other 23,900+ are skipped as they should be whether or not I call refresh-times. None of my other buckets have this problem either.

I've also tried moving the files out of the source, re-syncing (which deleted the files), and then moving them back. The files still get reuploaded/updated.

Only if I drop use-server-modtime will the files be skipped, but that makes the sync process longer.

I have Verizon Fios and 192GB of RAM, which is why I have been liberal with my checkers, transfers, and buffers.

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

rclone v1.69.2

  • os/version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 24H2 24H2 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 10.0.26100.4061 (x86_64)
  • os/type: windows
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.24.2
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: cmount

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

iDrive e2

The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

rclone sync "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures" fampics: -vu --fast-list --use-server-modtime --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G

The result is the following, no matter what I tried above.

c:\rclone>rclone sync "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures" fampics: -vu --fast-list --use-server-modtime --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/06 14:53:40 INFO  :
Transferred:        1.780 MiB / 1.780 MiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks:             23400 / 23400, 100%
Transferred:           20 / 20, 100%
Elapsed time:         2.8s

Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

[avidocs]
type = crypt
remote = id:avidocs
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[cgdocs]
type = crypt
remote = id:cgdocs
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[famdocs]
type = compress
remote = famdocsenc:

[famdocsenc]
type = crypt
remote = id:famdocs
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[fampics]
type = crypt
remote = id:fampics
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[fonts]
type = crypt
remote = id:fonts
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[id]
type = s3
provider = IDrive
access_key_id = XXX
secret_access_key = XXX
acl = private
endpoint = w1e0.va.idrivee2-52.com

[installers]
type = crypt
remote = id:installers
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

[music]
type = crypt
remote = id:music
password = XXX
password2 = XXX

A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

The entire log is 23,457 lines long.
Rclone Sync Log

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welcome to the forum,

  1. rclone check or rclone copy --dry-run on just one single file.
    use default values, no flags or absolute minimum flags to document the issue.
  2. post the full debug log.
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Sure. Here is rclone sync on one file in the single problematic subdirectory. However, I can tell you now there won't be a problem as when I dropped use-server-modtime the files were not updated. Only on the full call above.

c:\rclone>rclone sync -vv "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" --dry-run
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "-vv" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "--dry-run"]
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG"
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" to be canonical for parent "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Size and modification time the same (differ by 0s, within tolerance 100ns)
2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Unchanged skipping
2025/06/06 16:51:55 NOTICE:
Transferred:              0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/06/06 16:51:55 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

Here is the same call with all the options for comparison.

rclone sync -vvu "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" --fast-list --use-server-modtime --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G --dry-run

2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "-vvu" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "--fast-list" "--use-server-modtime" "--fix-case" "--checkers" "256" "--transfers" "32" "--drive-chunk-size" "256M" "--max-backlog=-1" "--buffer-size" "2G" "--dry-run"]
2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG"
2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG" to be canonical for parent "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/06 16:52:59 NOTICE: Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Skipped copy as --dry-run is set (size 78.164Ki)
2025/06/06 16:52:59 NOTICE:
Transferred:       78.164 KiB / 78.164 KiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred:            1 / 1, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/06/06 16:52:59 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

Lastly, if it makes a difference, in the massive log file, only those 20 files had entries like:
2025/06/06 14:59:49 DEBUG : Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source

No other of the 23,980 files had md5 hashes being computed. I though crypt folders didn't use hashes?

Thank you!

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figure out which flag is causing the issue.

and post rclone lsl for the source file and dest file.

5

I’ll try to isolate the flag(s) over the weekend. In the meantime, would you have any thoughts about why those files are being hashed whilst none of the others are?

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The offending flag is clearly use-server-modtime; I will post the debug logs for the sync below which demonstrate this. However, you asked for the lsl results, which will come first.

To my eye, the lsl results are identical between source and crypted remote. The sync log shows that a hash is being calculated. Given that the remote is a crypt, I understand why it's being uploaded. However, the other 50K or so files (23,980 in this one call) do not have their hashes calculated, and are properly skipped even using use-server-modtime. What is so special about these 20 files that causes the md5 hash to be calculated and thus the remote considered different from the source? Thank you.

lsl source

c:\rclone>rclone lsl "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" --fast-list

    23040 2011-11-27 11:06:22.292000000 Thumbs.db
    56847 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG
   107818 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG
    52386 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG
    77278 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG
   106576 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG
    96826 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG
    88997 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG
    90954 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG
   102926 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG
   123636 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG
   130467 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG
    97326 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG
   104006 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG
    81470 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG
    80040 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG
   104161 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG
    82660 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG
    82464 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG
   102751 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG
    95166 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG

lsl remote

c:\rclone>rclone lsl "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" --fast-list
   102751 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG
   104006 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG
   102926 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG
    56847 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG
   130467 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG
   106576 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG
    90954 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG
    81470 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG
    82464 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG
    77278 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG
   123636 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG
    97326 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG
   107818 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG
    52386 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG
    95166 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG
    82660 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG
    96826 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG
    23040 2011-11-27 11:06:22.292000000 Thumbs.db
    80040 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG
    88997 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG
   104161 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG

Sync debug log without use-server-modtime

c:\rclone>rclone sync "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" -vvu --fast-list --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "-vvu" "--fast-list" "--fix-case" "--checkers" "256" "--transfers" "32" "--drive-chunk-size" "256M" "--max-backlog=-1" "--buffer-size" "2G"]
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" to be canonical "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Encrypted drive 'fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger': Waiting for checks to finish
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Thumbs.db: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Thumbs.db: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Encrypted drive 'fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger': Waiting for transfers to finish
2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : Waiting for deletions to finish
2025/06/08 13:04:45 INFO  : There was nothing to transfer
2025/06/08 13:04:45 INFO  :
Transferred:              0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks:                21 / 21, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/06/08 13:04:45 DEBUG : 44 go routines active

Sync debug log with use-server-modtime

c:\rclone>rclone sync "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" -vvu --fast-list --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G --use-server-modtime

2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "sync" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "-vvu" "--fast-list" "--fix-case" "--checkers" "256" "--transfers" "32" "--drive-chunk-size" "256M" "--max-backlog=-1" "--buffer-size" "2G" "--use-server-modtime"]
2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger" to be canonical "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:06:37 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Thumbs.db: Destination is newer than source, skipping
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Encrypted drive 'fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger': Waiting for checks to finish
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Encrypted drive 'fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger': Waiting for transfers to finish
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Computing md5 hash of encrypted source
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: md5 = d6a68a5a1c50a2647d9618494c872c11 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: md5 = 76bb8c79c78efc8aca3a9e4bb54823cb OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: md5 = b7cdbf66c688a2f073aa379f2b1772cf OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: md5 = 86f63660b9dc61e536502c877fabd1d9 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: md5 = 7ffc80ba96a3ee2b908618d20aa2324f OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: md5 = 686ebd7cd0bfa8ddeef85d7347f43c71 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: md5 = 04e9e69722fe22948e63ddcb5e70a439 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: md5 = c748162cf9d7e8d740a9ec64539b8ca9 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: md5 = 239d0fbe02bebc3fb321ad4db254f02f OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: md5 = 44ba306ae39d2b8c6e9f3dbb1642386e OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: md5 = 8afadac3cc541519c7e309a6330c87c8 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: md5 = 69a98f56c4ffbfccc26778836e59c76e OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: md5 = 2bbadfa36d714ff0aa4fb279e35ac244 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: md5 = e16acec825f2822f37a0ad865ff1db4f OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: md5 = 8963ca7482bc800e339db6d91550c316 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: md5 = 8030a41c6ce20717a3a184d8203949fd OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: md5 = e193dfaae3454b542a414c2716e780f4 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: md5 = 886d1fd02b1d9ede4e9c3dceb1397325 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: md5 = e885a0da74c11a22067b7088ce49b705 OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: md5 = dbbb17a04b7430662a5c2f55956ed4bf OK
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Copied (replaced existing)
2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : Waiting for deletions to finish
2025/06/08 13:06:38 INFO  :
Transferred:        1.780 MiB / 1.780 MiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Checks:                21 / 21, 100%
Transferred:           20 / 20, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.5s

2025/06/08 13:06:38 DEBUG : 42 go routines active
7

as requested, please pick just one single file to run all commands against and not to use rclone sync

8

The only file under consideration will be Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG

I think this is what you want; forgive me if I am not understanding.

In order, lsl for source, lsl for destination, copy dry-run using use-server-modtime, and lastly copy-dry-run not using use-server-modtime.

Please note that when calling lsl on the remote, I have issues, probably because the filename is encrypted as well. I'm getting a listing of everything else excluded in the directory as well. If there is a better way to show it, please let me know.

lsl for source file

c:\rclone>rclone lsl "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" -vv --fast-list
2025/06/08 13:30:34 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsl" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "-vv" "--fast-list"]
2025/06/08 13:30:34 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG"
2025/06/08 13:30:34 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:30:34 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" to be canonical for parent "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
    56847 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG
2025/06/08 13:30:34 DEBUG : 2 go routines active

lsl for remote file directly

c:\rclone>rclone lsl "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" -vv --fast-list

2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsl" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "-vv" "--fast-list"]
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG"
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0/74dsv6782i2o1nab9gverecro5pj3rq2kg0t98os99icjkm62oru4f0es9j079af42698fc0ni85m"
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0/74dsv6782i2o1nab9gverecro5pj3rq2kg0t98os99icjkm62oru4f0es9j079af42698fc0ni85m" to be canonical for parent "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger/Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" to be canonical for parent "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 19.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 13.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 09.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 11.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 05.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 08.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 14.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 18.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 04.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 10.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 12.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 02.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 03.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 20.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 17.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 06.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Thumbs.db: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 15.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 07.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 16.JPG: Excluded (FilesFrom Filter)
    56847 2049-12-31 15:00:00.000000000 Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG
2025/06/08 13:41:55 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

Copy dry-run using use-server-modtime

c:\rclone>rclone copy "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" -vvu --fast-list --use-server-modtime --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G --dry-run

2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "-vvu" "--fast-list" "--use-server-modtime" "--fix-case" "--checkers" "256" "--transfers" "32" "--drive-chunk-size" "256M" "--max-backlog=-1" "--buffer-size" "2G" "--dry-run"]
2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG"
2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" to be canonical for parent "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/08 13:27:01 NOTICE: Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Skipped copy as --dry-run is set (size 55.515Ki)
2025/06/08 13:27:01 NOTICE:
Transferred:       55.515 KiB / 55.515 KiB, 100%, 0 B/s, ETA -
Transferred:            1 / 1, 100%
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/06/08 13:27:01 DEBUG : 4 go routines active

Copy dry-run not using use-server-modtime

c:\rclone>rclone copy "D:\Users\Parents\Pictures\Family Pictures\Extended\Adler\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\2009\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" -vvu --fast-list --fix-case --checkers 256 --transfers 32 --drive-chunk-size 256M --max-backlog=-1 --buffer-size 2G --dry-run
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.69.2" starting with parameters ["rclone" "copy" "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger" "-vvu" "--fast-list" "--fix-case" "--checkers" "256" "--transfers" "32" "--drive-chunk-size" "256M" "--max-backlog=-1" "--buffer-size" "2G" "--dry-run"]
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG"
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Using config file from "C:\\Users\\Avrah\\AppData\\Roaming\\rclone\\rclone.conf"
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : fs cache: renaming child cache item "D:\\Users\\Parents\\Pictures\\Family Pictures\\Extended\\Adler\\Aryeh & Michal Bensinger\\2009\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger\\Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG" to be canonical for parent "//?/D:/Users/Parents/Pictures/Family Pictures/Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "fampics:Extended/Adler/Aryeh & Michal Bensinger/2009/Yutta Roiza Bensinger"
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "id:fampics/a9usrk179cg24iu0d5d8l2hqds/l8kfa461ckq2mr16d35c7l0t9g/5r3mnhda1cagatja9drut3estn7ia4519e0k9ob5ne5amopa672g/8g6c4tr5oshl1a00fle4ptoe6s/m8sbsft044okuti5nk39518gon84q5hcs1tfb2cbbkvvj1ofb0p0"
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Sizes identical
2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : Yutta Roiza Bensinger - 2009 - 01.JPG: Destination mod time is within 100ns of source and files identical, skipping
2025/06/08 13:27:13 NOTICE:
Transferred:              0 B / 0 B, -, 0 B/s, ETA -
Elapsed time:         0.0s

2025/06/08 13:27:13 DEBUG : 4 go routines active
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As for some reason your local file modtime is set to the future (year 2049...) your file is always newer than "server time".

I guess it is the same with other files in question:

Syncing files from "the future" can indeed lead to strange behaviour:)

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I cannot believe I missed that! A few minutes in Powershell adjust lastwritetime and creationtime and the issue is solved. Thank you, @kapitainsky

And thank you @asdffdsa for helping me to isolate the issue.

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