How retain CREATED date?

[Rick Charnes]

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.

 

[Bob I]

Description of NTFS Date and Time Stamps for Files and Folders
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299648

Perhaps if you REALLY need this you may backup the file. Move the
original and then restore the backup to the original location.

 

[Gary Smith]

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.

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

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.

Hi,

Instead of using Explorer to copy those files, you can use the command
line tool Robocopy.exe.

Robocopy.exe is in the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later, the individual files can
then be copied to another computer if needed)


See rktools.chm and robocopy.doc for documentation for Robocopy.exe.