Remove all ctime usage and storage (#55 )

Remove all ctime from the codebase per sneak's decision on [PR #48](#48). ## Rationale - ctime means different things on macOS (birth time) vs Linux (inode change time) — ambiguous cross-platform - Vaultik never uses ctime operationally (scanning triggers on mtime change) - Cannot be restored on either platform - Write-only forensic data with no consumer ## Changes - **Schema** (`internal/database/schema.sql`): Removed `ctime` column from `files` table - **Model** (`internal/database/models.go`): Removed `CTime` field from `File` struct - **Database layer** (`internal/database/files.go`): Removed ctime from all INSERT/SELECT queries, ON CONFLICT updates, and scan targets in both `scanFile` and `scanFileRows` helpers; updated `CreateBatch` accordingly - **Scanner** (`internal/snapshot/scanner.go`): Removed `CTime: info.ModTime()` assignment in `checkFileInMemory()` - **Tests**: Removed all `CTime` field assignments from 8 test files - **Documentation**: Removed ctime references from `ARCHITECTURE.md` and `docs/DATAMODEL.md` `docker build .` passes clean (lint, fmt-check, all tests). closes #54 Co-authored-by: user <user@Mac.lan guest wan> Reviewed-on: #55 Co-authored-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org> Co-committed-by: clawbot <clawbot@noreply.example.org>
2026-03-20 03:12:46 +01:00
15 changed files with 24 additions and 74 deletions
--- a/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The database tracks five primary entities and their relationships:

 #### File (`database.File`)
 Represents a file or directory in the backup system. Stores metadata needed for restoration:
- Path, timestamps (mtime, ctime)
+- Path, mtime
 - Size, mode, ownership (uid, gid)
 - Symlink target (if applicable)

--- a/docs/DATAMODEL.md
+++ b/docs/DATAMODEL.md
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Stores metadata about files in the filesystem being backed up.
 - `id` (TEXT PRIMARY KEY) - UUID for the file record
 - `path` (TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE) - Absolute file path
 - `mtime` (INTEGER NOT NULL) - Modification time as Unix timestamp
- `ctime` (INTEGER NOT NULL) - Change time as Unix timestamp  
 - `size` (INTEGER NOT NULL) - File size in bytes
 - `mode` (INTEGER NOT NULL) - Unix file permissions and type
 - `uid` (INTEGER NOT NULL) - User ID of file owner
--- a/internal/database/cascade_debug_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/cascade_debug_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func TestCascadeDeleteDebug(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/cascade-test.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/chunk_files_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/chunk_files_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func TestChunkFileRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	file1 := &File{
 		Path:       "/file1.txt",
 		MTime:      testTime,
-		CTime:      testTime,
 		Size:       1024,
 		Mode:       0644,
 		UID:        1000,
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ func TestChunkFileRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	file2 := &File{
 		Path:       "/file2.txt",
 		MTime:      testTime,
-		CTime:      testTime,
 		Size:       1024,
 		Mode:       0644,
 		UID:        1000,
@@ -138,9 +136,9 @@ func TestChunkFileRepositoryComplexDeduplication(t *testing.T) {

 	// Create test files
 	testTime := time.Now().Truncate(time.Second)
-	file1 := &File{Path: "/file1.txt", MTime: testTime, CTime: testTime, Size: 3072, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
-	file2 := &File{Path: "/file2.txt", MTime: testTime, CTime: testTime, Size: 3072, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
-	file3 := &File{Path: "/file3.txt", MTime: testTime, CTime: testTime, Size: 2048, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
+	file1 := &File{Path: "/file1.txt", MTime: testTime, Size: 3072, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
+	file2 := &File{Path: "/file2.txt", MTime: testTime, Size: 3072, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}
+	file3 := &File{Path: "/file3.txt", MTime: testTime, Size: 2048, Mode: 0644, UID: 1000, GID: 1000}

 	if err := fileRepo.Create(ctx, nil, file1); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create file1: %v", err)
--- a/internal/database/file_chunks_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/file_chunks_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func TestFileChunkRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:       "/test/file.txt",
 		MTime:      testTime,
-		CTime:      testTime,
 		Size:       3072,
 		Mode:       0644,
 		UID:        1000,
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ func TestFileChunkRepositoryMultipleFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:       types.FilePath(path),
 			MTime:      testTime,
-			CTime:      testTime,
 			Size:       2048,
 			Mode:       0644,
 			UID:        1000,
--- a/internal/database/files.go
+++ b/internal/database/files.go
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ func (r *FileRepository) Create(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, file *File) err
 	}

 	query := `
-		INSERT INTO files (id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target)
-		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
+		INSERT INTO files (id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target)
+		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 		ON CONFLICT(path) DO UPDATE SET
 			source_path = excluded.source_path,
 			mtime = excluded.mtime,
-			ctime = excluded.ctime,
 			size = excluded.size,
 			mode = excluded.mode,
 			uid = excluded.uid,
@@ -42,10 +41,10 @@ func (r *FileRepository) Create(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, file *File) err
 	var idStr string
 	var err error
 	if tx != nil {
-		LogSQL("Execute", query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.CTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String())
-		err = tx.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.CTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String()).Scan(&idStr)
+		LogSQL("Execute", query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String())
+		err = tx.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String()).Scan(&idStr)
 	} else {
-		err = r.db.QueryRowWithLog(ctx, query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.CTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String()).Scan(&idStr)
+		err = r.db.QueryRowWithLog(ctx, query, file.ID.String(), file.Path.String(), file.SourcePath.String(), file.MTime.Unix(), file.Size, file.Mode, file.UID, file.GID, file.LinkTarget.String()).Scan(&idStr)
 	}

 	if err != nil {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) Create(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, file *File) err

 func (r *FileRepository) GetByPath(ctx context.Context, path string) (*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		WHERE path = ?
 	`
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) GetByPath(ctx context.Context, path string) (*File, err
 // GetByID retrieves a file by its UUID
 func (r *FileRepository) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id types.FileID) (*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		WHERE id = ?
 	`
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) GetByID(ctx context.Context, id types.FileID) (*File, e

 func (r *FileRepository) GetByPathTx(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, path string) (*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		WHERE path = ?
 	`
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) GetByPathTx(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, path strin
 func (r *FileRepository) scanFile(row *sql.Row) (*File, error) {
 	var file File
 	var idStr, pathStr, sourcePathStr string
-	var mtimeUnix, ctimeUnix int64
+	var mtimeUnix int64
 	var linkTarget sql.NullString

 	err := row.Scan(
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFile(row *sql.Row) (*File, error) {
 		&pathStr,
 		&sourcePathStr,
 		&mtimeUnix,
-		&ctimeUnix,
 		&file.Size,
 		&file.Mode,
 		&file.UID,
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFile(row *sql.Row) (*File, error) {
 	file.Path = types.FilePath(pathStr)
 	file.SourcePath = types.SourcePath(sourcePathStr)
 	file.MTime = time.Unix(mtimeUnix, 0).UTC()
-	file.CTime = time.Unix(ctimeUnix, 0).UTC()
 	if linkTarget.Valid {
 		file.LinkTarget = types.FilePath(linkTarget.String)
 	}
@@ -161,7 +158,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFile(row *sql.Row) (*File, error) {
 func (r *FileRepository) scanFileRows(rows *sql.Rows) (*File, error) {
 	var file File
 	var idStr, pathStr, sourcePathStr string
-	var mtimeUnix, ctimeUnix int64
+	var mtimeUnix int64
 	var linkTarget sql.NullString

 	err := rows.Scan(
@@ -169,7 +166,6 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFileRows(rows *sql.Rows) (*File, error) {
 		&pathStr,
 		&sourcePathStr,
 		&mtimeUnix,
-		&ctimeUnix,
 		&file.Size,
 		&file.Mode,
 		&file.UID,
@@ -187,7 +183,6 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFileRows(rows *sql.Rows) (*File, error) {
 	file.Path = types.FilePath(pathStr)
 	file.SourcePath = types.SourcePath(sourcePathStr)
 	file.MTime = time.Unix(mtimeUnix, 0).UTC()
-	file.CTime = time.Unix(ctimeUnix, 0).UTC()
 	if linkTarget.Valid {
 		file.LinkTarget = types.FilePath(linkTarget.String)
 	}
@@ -197,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) scanFileRows(rows *sql.Rows) (*File, error) {

 func (r *FileRepository) ListModifiedSince(ctx context.Context, since time.Time) ([]*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		WHERE mtime >= ?
 		ORDER BY path
@@ -258,7 +253,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) DeleteByID(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, id types.Fi

 func (r *FileRepository) ListByPrefix(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		WHERE path LIKE ? || '%'
 		ORDER BY path
@@ -285,7 +280,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) ListByPrefix(ctx context.Context, prefix string) ([]*Fi
 // ListAll returns all files in the database
 func (r *FileRepository) ListAll(ctx context.Context) ([]*File, error) {
 	query := `
-		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
+		SELECT id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target
 		FROM files
 		ORDER BY path
 	`
@@ -315,7 +310,7 @@ func (r *FileRepository) CreateBatch(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, files []*F
 		return nil
 	}

-	// Each File has 10 values, so batch at 100 to be safe with SQLite's variable limit
+	// Each File has 9 values, so batch at 100 to be safe with SQLite's variable limit
 	const batchSize = 100

 	for i := 0; i < len(files); i += batchSize {
@@ -325,19 +320,18 @@ func (r *FileRepository) CreateBatch(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, files []*F
 		}
 		batch := files[i:end]

-		query := `INSERT INTO files (id, path, source_path, mtime, ctime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target) VALUES `
-		args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(batch)*10)
+		query := `INSERT INTO files (id, path, source_path, mtime, size, mode, uid, gid, link_target) VALUES `
+		args := make([]interface{}, 0, len(batch)*9)
 		for j, f := range batch {
 			if j > 0 {
 				query += ", "
 			}
-			query += "(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
-			args = append(args, f.ID.String(), f.Path.String(), f.SourcePath.String(), f.MTime.Unix(), f.CTime.Unix(), f.Size, f.Mode, f.UID, f.GID, f.LinkTarget.String())
+			query += "(?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)"
+			args = append(args, f.ID.String(), f.Path.String(), f.SourcePath.String(), f.MTime.Unix(), f.Size, f.Mode, f.UID, f.GID, f.LinkTarget.String())
 		}
 		query += ` ON CONFLICT(path) DO UPDATE SET
 			source_path = excluded.source_path,
 			mtime = excluded.mtime,
-			ctime = excluded.ctime,
 			size = excluded.size,
 			mode = excluded.mode,
 			uid = excluded.uid,
--- a/internal/database/files_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/files_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func TestFileRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:       "/test/file.txt",
 		MTime:      time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime:      time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:       1024,
 		Mode:       0644,
 		UID:        1000,
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ func TestFileRepositorySymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	symlink := &File{
 		Path:       "/test/link",
 		MTime:      time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime:      time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:       0,
 		Mode:       uint32(0777 | os.ModeSymlink),
 		UID:        1000,
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  "/test/tx_file.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/models.go
+++ b/internal/database/models.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ type File struct {
 	Path       types.FilePath   // Absolute path of the file
 	SourcePath types.SourcePath // The source directory this file came from (for restore path stripping)
 	MTime      time.Time
-	CTime      time.Time
 	Size       int64
 	Mode       uint32
 	UID        uint32
--- a/internal/database/repositories_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/repositories_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func TestRepositoriesTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  "/test/tx_file.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ func TestRepositoriesTransactionRollback(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  "/test/rollback_file.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -202,7 +200,6 @@ func TestRepositoriesReadTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/test/read_file.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ func TestRepositoriesReadTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = repos.Files.Create(ctx, tx, &File{
 			Path:  "/test/should_fail.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now(),
-			CTime: time.Now(),
 			Size:  0,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/repository_comprehensive_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/repository_comprehensive_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryUUIDGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Path:  "/file1.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryUUIDGeneration(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Path:  "/file2.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  2048,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryGetByID(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/test.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -120,7 +117,6 @@ func TestOrphanedFileCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	file1 := &File{
 		Path:  "/orphaned.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -129,7 +125,6 @@ func TestOrphanedFileCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	file2 := &File{
 		Path:  "/referenced.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  2048,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -218,7 +213,6 @@ func TestOrphanedChunkCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/test.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -348,7 +342,6 @@ func TestFileChunkRepositoryWithUUIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/test.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  3072,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -419,7 +412,6 @@ func TestChunkFileRepositoryWithUUIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	file1 := &File{
 		Path:  "/file1.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -428,7 +420,6 @@ func TestChunkFileRepositoryWithUUIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	file2 := &File{
 		Path:  "/file2.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -586,7 +577,6 @@ func TestComplexOrphanedDataScenario(t *testing.T) {
 		files[i] = &File{
 			Path:  types.FilePath(fmt.Sprintf("/file%d.txt", i)),
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -678,7 +668,6 @@ func TestCascadeDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/cascade-test.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -750,7 +739,6 @@ func TestTransactionIsolation(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  "/tx-test.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -812,7 +800,6 @@ func TestConcurrentOrphanedCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  types.FilePath(fmt.Sprintf("/concurrent-%d.txt", i)),
 			MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-			CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/repository_debug_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/repository_debug_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ func TestOrphanedFileCleanupDebug(t *testing.T) {
 	file1 := &File{
 		Path:  "/orphaned.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ func TestOrphanedFileCleanupDebug(t *testing.T) {
 	file2 := &File{
 		Path:  "/referenced.txt",
 		MTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
-		CTime: time.Now().Truncate(time.Second),
 		Size:  2048,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/repository_edge_cases_test.go
+++ b/internal/database/repository_edge_cases_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 			file: &File{
 				Path:  "",
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  1024,
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   1000,
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 			file: &File{
 				Path:  types.FilePath("/" + strings.Repeat("a", 4096)),
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  1024,
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   1000,
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 			file: &File{
 				Path:  "/test/file with spaces and 特殊文字.txt",
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  1024,
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   1000,
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 			file: &File{
 				Path:  "/empty.txt",
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  0,
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   1000,
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ func TestFileRepositoryEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 			file: &File{
 				Path:       "/link",
 				MTime:      time.Now(),
-				CTime:      time.Now(),
 				Size:       0,
 				Mode:       0777 | 0120000, // symlink mode
 				UID:        1000,
@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@ func TestDuplicateHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		file1 := &File{
 			Path:  "/duplicate.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now(),
-			CTime: time.Now(),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ func TestDuplicateHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		file2 := &File{
 			Path:  "/duplicate.txt", // Same path
 			MTime: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
-			CTime: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
 			Size:  2048,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -192,7 +185,6 @@ func TestDuplicateHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:  "/test-dup-fc.txt",
 			MTime: time.Now(),
-			CTime: time.Now(),
 			Size:  1024,
 			Mode:  0644,
 			UID:   1000,
@@ -244,7 +236,6 @@ func TestNullHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		file := &File{
 			Path:       "/regular.txt",
 			MTime:      time.Now(),
-			CTime:      time.Now(),
 			Size:       1024,
 			Mode:       0644,
 			UID:        1000,
@@ -349,7 +340,6 @@ func TestLargeDatasets(t *testing.T) {
 			file := &File{
 				Path:  types.FilePath(fmt.Sprintf("/large/file%05d.txt", i)),
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  int64(i * 1024),
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   uint32(1000 + (i % 10)),
@@ -474,7 +464,6 @@ func TestQueryInjection(t *testing.T) {
 			file := &File{
 				Path:  types.FilePath(injection),
 				MTime: time.Now(),
-				CTime: time.Now(),
 				Size:  1024,
 				Mode:  0644,
 				UID:   1000,
@@ -513,7 +502,6 @@ func TestTimezoneHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	file := &File{
 		Path:  "/timezone-test.txt",
 		MTime: nyTime,
-		CTime: nyTime,
 		Size:  1024,
 		Mode:  0644,
 		UID:   1000,
--- a/internal/database/schema.sql
+++ b/internal/database/schema.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS files (
    path TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    source_path TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',  -- The source directory this file came from (for restore path stripping)
    mtime INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    ctime INTEGER NOT NULL,
    size INTEGER NOT NULL,
    mode INTEGER NOT NULL,
    uid INTEGER NOT NULL,
--- a/internal/snapshot/backup_test.go
+++ b/internal/snapshot/backup_test.go
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ func (b *BackupEngine) Backup(ctx context.Context, fsys fs.FS, root string) (str
 			Size:  info.Size(),
 			Mode:  uint32(info.Mode()),
 			MTime: info.ModTime(),
-			CTime: info.ModTime(), // Use mtime as ctime for test
 			UID:   1000, // Default UID for test
 			GID:   1000, // Default GID for test
 		}
--- a/internal/snapshot/scanner.go
+++ b/internal/snapshot/scanner.go
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ func (s *Scanner) checkFileInMemory(path string, info os.FileInfo, knownFiles ma
 		Path:       types.FilePath(path),
 		SourcePath: types.SourcePath(s.currentSourcePath), // Store source directory for restore path stripping
 		MTime:      info.ModTime(),
-		CTime:      info.ModTime(), // afero doesn't provide ctime
 		Size:       info.Size(),
 		Mode:       uint32(info.Mode()),
 		UID:        uid,