// as well as common modtime, if modtime is not possible
		// verify if it has common "etag" at least.
		if onlineMeta[i].IsValid() && onlineMeta[i].Erasure.Equal(fi.Erasure) {
			ok := onlineMeta[i].ModTime.Equal(modTime)
			if modTime.IsZero() || modTime.Equal(timeSentinel) {
				ok = etag != "" && etag == fi.Metadata["etag"]
			}
			if ok {
				continue
			}