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IMAPI_E_INVALID_DATE
IMAPI_E_INVALID_DATE reports inconsistent file dates while IMAPI2FS is constructing file-system metadata. The built-in message identifies one time as earlier than another, so diagnosis should focus on the timestamp set attached to the affected IFsiItem or source object. This is separate from an unreadable data stream: the file contents may be accessible while the metadata chronology is invalid.
Capture the complete timestamp tuple for the affected item
- Record creation, access, and modification times exactly as supplied to IMAPI, including any conversion to UTC or local time.
- Identify whether the item was created programmatically, added from a source tree, or imported from a previous session.
- Check date conversion and truncation logic before changing the physical source file.
Filesystem image generation can combine metadata from different sources, so timezone conversion or an uninitialized date field can produce an ordering impossible in the resulting representation. Compare the values at the IMAPI boundary, not only what Explorer displays. Retrying with the same timestamp tuple will not help; repair the metadata construction path or omit unsupported custom date manipulation.
IFileSystemImage · IFsiDirectoryItem · IMAPI return values
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