Move/copy email msg to a folder on server and keep created date?

[Cathi]

I am trying to save my email messages to a server file or to my hard drive
and still have it retain its original sent date. I need to save them as a
..msg file so I may use an algorithm to count metrics.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Cathi

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I am trying to save my email messages to a server file or to my hard drive
and still have it retain its original sent date. I need to save them as a
.msg file so I may use an algorithm to count metrics.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Cathi

Drag it to the folder and it will have its original Sent date, which you'll be
able to see when you open the message. It will NOT use the Sent date as the
file creation date. The file system will use the date you created the file,
since it's just a file as far as Windows is concerned and has no more
significance that a text file or a Word document or a INI file for some
application you use. The date in a mesage has no external visibility.
There's no way the Windows file system can possibly know what dates are
contained _within_ the message. There may be a tool you can download that
will tweak the file creation date to be the date you want, however. Google
will find it for you, if so.

 

[fehiyop427]

If you want to move or copy an MSG email file to a server folder and keep its created date here is the thing: when you move or copy files in Windows it usually changes the date the file was created.
To keep the date the file was created you have to do it differently:
· Robocopy (recommended):
Run in Command Prompt:
robocopy source folder destination folder .msg /COPYAT
This keeps data, attributes, and timestamps intact.
· PowerShell:
Use Copy-Item and then manually set timestamps using Get-Item. Creation Time.
Third-party tools
You can use things like GainTools MSG Converter to keep all the information about your emails. This tool can change MSG files to EML files. You can then store these EML files on a server. Still see when the emails were sent or received. The good thing about this tool is that it can change a lot of files. It is also easy to use. You do not need to have Outlook on your computer. Works on all types of Windows. You can even try it out for free before you decide to buy it.