You can try to rsync the files again by using `rsync` tool: $ rsync -autN /source/* /destination or (if there are too many files): $ find /source/ -name \* -type f -exec rsync -atN {} /destination/ ";" Here are the arguments: -a, --archive archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X) -u, --update skip files that are newer on the receiver -t, --times preserve modification times -N, --crtimes preserve create times (newness) If this won't help, try without `-u`.