Fix timestamp time travel between win RDS shared folder files and Mac files

Apply-Timestamps.ps1

# Script 2: Apply UTC Timestamps on Mac
# Save this as `Apply-Timestamps.ps1`

# Get the current directory
$currentDirectory = Get-Location

# Define the input file
$inputFile = Join-Path -Path $currentDirectory -ChildPath "my_files_timestamps_in_utc.txt"

# Check if the input file exists
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $inputFile)) {
    Write-Host "Timestamp file not found: $inputFile"
    exit
}

# Read the input file line by line
Get-Content -Path $inputFile | ForEach-Object {
    # Split the line into file name and timestamps
    $fileName, $lastWriteTimeUtc, $creationTimeUtc, $lastAccessTimeUtc = $_ -split '\|'

    # Check if the file exists in the current directory on the Mac
    $filePath = Join-Path -Path $currentDirectory -ChildPath $fileName
    if (Test-Path -Path $filePath) {
        # Convert the UTC timestamps to DateTime objects
        $lastWriteTime = [datetime]::ParseExact($lastWriteTimeUtc, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff", $null)
        $creationTime = [datetime]::ParseExact($creationTimeUtc, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff", $null)
        $lastAccessTime = [datetime]::ParseExact($lastAccessTimeUtc, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff", $null)

        # Format timestamps for the 'touch' command
        $lastWriteTimeFormatted = $lastWriteTime.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmm.ss")
        $lastAccessTimeFormatted = $lastAccessTime.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmm.ss")

        # Use 'touch' to set last write and access times
        Invoke-Expression "touch -t $lastWriteTimeFormatted '$filePath'"
        Invoke-Expression "touch -at $lastAccessTimeFormatted '$filePath'"

        Write-Host "Timestamps set for $fileName"
    } else {
        Write-Host "File not found in current directory: $fileName"
    }
}

Capture-Timestamps.ps1

# Script 1: Capture UTC Timestamps
# Save this as `Capture-Timestamps.ps1`

# Get the current directory
$currentDirectory = Get-Location

# Define the output file
$outputFile = Join-Path -Path $currentDirectory -ChildPath "my_files_timestamps_in_utc.txt"

# Clear the output file if it already exists
if (Test-Path -Path $outputFile) {
    Clear-Content -Path $outputFile
}

# Get all files in the current directory and capture their UTC timestamps
Get-ChildItem -Path $currentDirectory -File | ForEach-Object {
    $fileName = $_.Name
    $lastWriteTimeUtc = $_.LastWriteTimeUtc.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")
    $creationTimeUtc = $_.CreationTimeUtc.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")
    $lastAccessTimeUtc = $_.LastAccessTimeUtc.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")

    # Write the file name and timestamps to the output file
    "$fileName|$lastWriteTimeUtc|$creationTimeUtc|$lastAccessTimeUtc" | Out-File -FilePath $outputFile -Append
}

Write-Host "Timestamps captured and saved to $outputFile"