How to transfer files to new device and keep the change date - General Questions and Answers

Hi guys,
i would like to transfer all my media (fotos etc.) from my nexus 5 to my nexus 5x.
Unfortunately a simple copy&paste isn't working for me since the change date of the file will be updated to the current timestamp.
But i would like every file to keep it's modification date in order to be sorted properly (in galery app etc.)
Is there any way to do so?
Thanks in advance for your help!

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All built-in sounds are in/system/media/audio
Android on any device will look for any folder called ringtones,notifications, alarms and add the contents to the around picker menus. It does not relocate anything
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rootSU said:
All built-in sounds are in/system/media/audio
Android on any device will look for any folder called ringtones,notifications, alarms and add the contents to the around picker menus. It does not relocate anything
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Oh poop, how embarrassing, I was looking in the sdcard folder. Thanks for pointing that out! They are indeed in the system/media still. Thank you. Problem resolved.

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