Why is date modified earlier than date created?

Why is date modified earlier than date created?

What Happened? When copying files to another storage media, Microsoft Windows™ takes the date of copying as the new file date “Created” and not the original creation date or date taken of the files. Therefore, the date “Created” can even be more recent than the date “Modified”.

What modified date changes?

when a folder/file is added/deleted in a folder, the containing folder’s date modified is updated. when the content of a file is modified, the containing folder is unaffected.

How do you change the date a document was modified?

You can manually change the Last Modified Date/Time for a file using a free software called Attribute Changer from http://www.petges.lu/. You will need to remember the modified date/time of your presentation file, modify the file and then use Attribute Changer to set the modified date/time to the previous one.

Is date modified the same as date created?

The ‘Date Modified’ should only ever be the date that the file was last ‘Saved’ by an application (whether or not its contents were actually modified/changed). The ‘Date Created’ should be the date that a particular physical instance of a file was written to disk.

Does opening a file change the date modified?

File modified date changes automatically even if the file is just opened and closed without any modification.

How do I stop the date modified from automatically changing?

The only solution I have found so far is to open Excel via the Start Menu (or launcher of choice). Then go to File>>Open (or Ctrl+o). Choose your file, and click the drop down on the “Open” button to open it as Read Only. Opening it in this manner will keep the folder’s Modified Date from updating.

What is the meaning of date modified?

Date modified: the date of modification is adjusted every time you make changes to the file and you overwrite the original file. This could be the case when doing something like editing your photos with an image-editing program.

Why does date modified change?

Even if a user opens up an excel file and just closes it without making any changes or without saving any changes, excel automatically changes the Date modified to the current date and time when it is opened. This creates problem in tracking the file based on their last modified date.

Does moving a file change modified date?

If you move a file from D:\NTFS to D:\NTFS\SUB, it keeps the same modified date and time and keeps the same created date and time. In all examples, the modified date and time of a file does not change unless a property of the file has changed.

Why is date modified earlier than date created? What Happened? When copying files to another storage media, Microsoft Windows™ takes the date of copying as the new file date “Created” and not the original creation date or date taken of the files. Therefore, the date “Created” can even be more recent than the date “Modified”.…