File properties

**Jediab** · July 3rd, 2006, 10:41 PM

Would someone be able to tell me or direct me to a place that explains what goes into the date and time stamp of file properties?

Creation date
Modified date
Last Accessed date

I have a file that has a creation date of 2006 but a modified date of 2005. It was originally a pic that was emailed. And I am just trying to understand the dates.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks much!

**idontno** · July 4th, 2006, 01:39 AM

Originally Posted by Jediab

Would someone be able to tell me or direct me to a place that explains what goes into the date and time stamp of file properties?

Creation date
Modified date
Last Accessed date

I have a file that has a creation date of 2006 but a modified date of 2005. It was originally a pic that was emailed. And I am just trying to understand the dates.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks much!

One possibility is the dates could have been modified as shown here...

http://www.thescarms.com/vbasic/filetime.asp

There are millions of ways to change the properties of a file.

**Gabriel** · July 4th, 2006, 01:52 AM

Hi,

I have succefully generated the same scenario in my computer and I think I am getting the hang of it.
Scenario - you have a file on a different Partition (D: for example) that was last modified in 2002. today you COPY the file into c: partition. the file has now a modified time stamp somewhere in 2002 and a creation/accessed date of 2006.

it seems that I too was not aware exactly what the the difference between attributes are.

Modified - last time the file has been modified
Accessed - the last time the file accessed (copying the file changes this attribute)
created - the time this file has been created in the particular storage container (this is not changed until you copy this into different container - also a folder --- MOVING file inside the same partition does not change the "created" attribute)

The second thing I can think of in your situation is that the EXIF metadata is being used.
I am getting my imagination into work....
The picture was taken/manipulated in 2005. you have copied the file into this partition in 2006. is this sound logical?

Sorry if I write too much -

Gabriel

**Gabriel** · July 4th, 2006, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by idontno

One possibility is the dates could have been modified as shown here...

http://www.thescarms.com/vbasic/filetime.asp

There are millions of ways to change the properties of a file.

Hi Idontno,
As much as your find is very good (promptly added to my CDtoolbox - cheers) I don't think this is the case - see my post.

Gabriel

**idontno** · July 4th, 2006, 08:44 AM

Well...I'm glad someone figured it out Gabriel!

I kinda knew the answer that Jediab was looking for. I just couldn't put it into the right words. So, I went to about 50 sites searching for the right definition. But from what I saw, there are a lot more dummies out there than me...

Good job tho Gabriel!!!

**RawHide67** · July 4th, 2006, 09:22 AM

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<----Billy.G}

Im running windows-XP x64 and Office 2000 Premium along with that.

thanks.

**Gabriel** · July 5th, 2006, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by RawHide67

ok so I dwnld IE 7beta 3<----(they even changed the layout on this)......spell check wont work in Outlook Express...the IE icon is gone from my desktop and my speaker icon is also missing......needless to say I have made many attemps at repairing these....to no avail...sooooooo, how can this dummie fix his broken windows ? {Me--->

<----Billy.G}

Im running windows-XP x64 and Office 2000 Premium along with that.

thanks.

This should be in new thread...

Nevertheless
http://www.techenclave.com/forums/un...uter-6196.html
haven't check that but it seems very logical

As a general rule of thumb - do not install beta software on your production station

Good Day,
Gabriel

**Jediab** · July 5th, 2006, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by Gabriel

Hi,

I have succefully generated the same scenario in my computer and I think I am getting the hang of it.
Scenario - you have a file on a different Partition (D: for example) that was last modified in 2002. today you COPY the file into c: partition. the file has now a modified time stamp somewhere in 2002 and a creation/accessed date of 2006.

it seems that I too was not aware exactly what the the difference between attributes are.

Modified - last time the file has been modified
Accessed - the last time the file accessed (copying the file changes this attribute)
created - the time this file has been created in the particular storage container (this is not changed until you copy this into different container - also a folder --- MOVING file inside the same partition does not change the "created" attribute)

The second thing I can think of in your situation is that the EXIF metadata is being used.
I am getting my imagination into work....
The picture was taken/manipulated in 2005. you have copied the file into this partition in 2006. is this sound logical?

Sorry if I write too much -

Gabriel

Hey thanks for responding Gabriel. I think you are correct. I went and created a dummy word doc and one that I had made back in 2005. I zipped em up and unzipped them both to the same partition and a different computer and the creation date now became the date and time when I unzipped them, but the modified date stayed the same, 2005 and 2006.