EDIT: I meant to put pCloud for macOS specifically in the title.
I'm working on a storage setup, and preserving the original Date Created (not just Date Modified) is really important to me. I’m trying to confirm whether pCloud actually preserves the “Date Created” metadata when adding files to the pCloud Drive on macOS.
Right now I’m running macOS off a temporary recovery SSD until I can get my laptop repaired, so I can’t fully test this until I’m back on my regular setup. But in my current setup, when I add files to the pCloud Drive, either by dragging and dropping, using cp -p in Terminal, or uploading through the desktop application, the "Date Created" gets changed to match Date Modified or the current date.
Support has been very specific that Date Created should be preserved, and they’ve tested it on their end as well. They said it should be retained whether uploading through the desktop application, copying manual, or through Terminal. They're investing the logs but it's been a little while since I heard back, I’m not sure if this is a misunderstanding or if it really does preserve Date Created and something about my setup is interfering.