Re: How retain CREATED date?

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Rick Charnes <rickxyz--nospam.zyxcharnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I notice that when I use Windows Explorer to copy files into another
> folder, Windows resets the created date to the current system time/date.
> Is there a way to retain the created date of the original file? Thanks.

There's no way to do this in Explorer. The Windows design is that the
creation date refers to the file, while the modification date refers to
the contents. If the creation date is really important to you, you could
adjust it after the copy with a utility such as Touch from Steve Miller's
Console Toolbox: http://stevemiller.net/downloads/ctb10w32.txt.

--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio
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