Usb and files internal time source

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Do usb storage devices have any sort of internal clock on the device itself, or do the date modified/accessed/created dates shown on files stored on the device get populated by the PC's they have been plugged into?
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The info comes from the computer they're plugged into.
andyalder
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The physical disk has some idea of time for error logging but that's for SMART data rather than file/data creation. As Dave Baldwin says the time stamps in the file system come from whatever it is connected to.
nobus
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if you have a problem - why not post the exact one?  then the guys here can help better

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