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Finder has a pesky trait where sometimes it would set Date Modified to today's when browsing a really old folder.

For the time being, I am using attribute Date Modified as a quick guidance when looking for something.

To preserve Date Modified attribute, I am using sudo chflags -R uchg <folder> and sudo chflags -R schg <folder inside iCloud Drive folders.

Actual question - are there any issues/risks/problems when using sudo chflags -R schg <folder> and sudo chflags -R uchg <folder> inside iCloud Drive folder?

Ps. I realize that setting these flags will prevent me from making any edits (i.e. access will be read-only for my user and the system); that's my intention, I want to treat certain folders as true archives - i.e. no edits whatsoever even to attributes

Alexander K.
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  • It's probably because Finder creates .DS_Store. Try to prevent it from being created. See e.g. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/32263/is-there-a-way-to-prevent-those-pesky-ds-store-files-from-being-ever-created, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18015978/how-to-stop-creating-ds-store-on-mac – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' Feb 05 '21 at 17:10
  • I have seen those answers actually, but I do not feel that comfortable modifying the core or disabling SIP or messing with integrity of OS in general – Alexander K. Feb 05 '21 at 17:27

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