Copying files with Creation Dates preserved?

[Mike B]

Is there any way to copy files from an external drive onto a local drive,
making sure that the files' Creation Dates are preserved during the copy, and
not simply set to the date/time of copying?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Arfur Million]

Is there any way to copy files from an external drive onto a local drive,
making sure that the files' Creation Dates are preserved during the copy,
and
not simply set to the date/time of copying?

If you don't mind doing stuff from the command line, there is a splendidly
named command "robocopy" (which supersedes xcopy) which does this for files
by default, and will do it for directories too if you supple a parameter,
eg:

robocopy /dcopy:t <dir1_name> <dir2_name>

Do a robocopy /? for syntax. May take some getting used to, by the look of
it.

Regards,
Arfur

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

If you don't mind doing stuff from the command line, there is a splendidly
named command "robocopy" (which supersedes xcopy) which does this for
files by default, and will do it for directories too if you supple a
parameter, eg:

robocopy /dcopy:t <dir1_name> <dir2_name>

Do a robocopy /? for syntax. May take some getting used to, by the look of
it.

There is also a GUI for Robocopy available, if that is preferred.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/11/UtilitySpotlight/

ss.

 

[Mike B]

Many thanks, guys. Robocopy is great. Only wish I'd discovered it earlier.
Copies files without destroying the time stamp date data. And the GUI makes
it so much easier for my point and click preferences! Good too that robocopy
comes as standard in Vista.

So, thanks again.

Mike