Google Docs File Metadata Shows Truncated Names and 1970 Modified Dates
Users report that Google Docs/Drive file info panels do not display full file names and that some files incorrectly show a "modified 1970" timestamp, a classic epoch-zero bug pattern. This points to a metadata display/parsing defect rather than a systemic feature gap.
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