Date Modified vs. Date Created

[unkis17]

I had a system crash a while back and now a lot of my pics in D:\My Documents\My Pictures are all dated 6/8/2008 in TC (which should be the day I ghosted it all back from backups).

If you look at the properties of the file there is a Created Date, Modified Date and Accessed Date.

The Created Dates are all 6/8/2008, but the Modified Date seems to show the original date they were DLed to the PC. Is there anyway I can change the Created date to match the Modified date?

I would like to preserve the "Older Date" as I don't use the time stamp on my camera's setting, but still would like some sort of time line on some of my pics.

Thanks,
Unkis

[HolgerK]

Files -> Change Attributes..
[x] Change plugin attributes:
[ more attributes ]
tc.creationdate [+] [=tc.writedate]
[ more attributes ]
tc.creationtime [+] [=tc.writetime]
[OK]

* select
* click

are all dated 6/8/2008 in TC

Are you sure?
TC shows normally the modified date not the created date!

HTH
Holger

[unkis17]

Thanks for the info. I haven't tried it yet. I realized I was using a custom column mode and the date changes from normal to DirSizeCalc View!

I did notice that the DIR folder dates do remain the 6/8/2008 no matter what, but the files inside the DIR are shown with the Modified Date. Is there any way to change the date on the DIR?

Unkis

[HolgerK]

Is there any way to change the date on the DIR?

van Dusen's SetFolderDate can be used to set the creation/modified date to the oldest time stamp of the contained files.
Unfortunately the linked version 1.2.2a seems to be the newest available version (newer versions are no longer available from RapidShare)

HTH
Holger

[van Dusen]

I've uploaded the latest release of SetFolderDate, SetFolderDate_1.4.0 (081114).zip, again:

http://rapidshare.com/files/204633347/SetFolderDate_1.4.0__081114_.zip.html
or
http://rapidshare.de/files/45785605/SetFolderDate_1.4.0__081114_.zip.html

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you put it on www.totalcmd.net instead, please?

[solid]

Any good resource on explaining the differences on create/modified/accessed dates?

I have some files with modified date prior to create date, which makes no sense to me. I suppose that create date should always be the oldest.

[Hacker]

solid,
Created date is the date when the entry about the file has been made in the FAT (or MFT, etc.). This means that when you copy a file, a new file gets created in the target dir and gets the current date as its Created date.
The rest should be self-explanatory.

HTH
Roman

[petermad]

2van Dusen

I've uploaded the latest release of SetFolderDate, SetFolderDate_1.4.0 (081114).zip, again:

The lastest version still doesn't contain the latest Danish translation as offered here: http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=159559#159559

[solid]

2Hacker
So the created date is the date when file is created in the filesystem regardless is it by copying or as new file. That's explains the date difference between created and modified.

Thanks for a simple explenation.

[cosmin.codrea]

Hi all,

could You upload SetFolderDate_1.4.0 again, please ?
I wasn't able to find it anywhere else.

Thanks in advance.

C.

[van Dusen]

I've uploaded the latest release of SetFolderDate, SetFolderDate_1.4.0a (081114).zip, again.
This version is the same as the previously published version SetFolderDate_1.4.0, except for updated danish an french translations (thanks to petermad and menet):

Get it from rapidshare.de
http://rapidshare.de/files/47710953/SetFolderDate_1.4.0a__081114_.zip.html

or from filefactory.com
http://www.filefactory.com/file/ahab7hh/n/SetFolderDate_1_4_0a_081114_zip

[cosmin.codrea]

thanks a lot !!

C.

[cosmin.codrea]

Hi van Dusen !

is there a way to set not only the date of the selected folders but also of the containing files ?

Kind regards

Cosmin

[Balderstrom]

A batch script using touch.exe would prolly be your best bet if its more than a couple folders.