Looking for a tool to change a file's modified date which works from inside File Explorer context menu. I am aware of external tools like BulkFileChanger but I want to right click on a file and make the change.
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This one is freeware, and will change what you need plus various attributes that users don't normally have access to:
Attribute Changer
http://www.petges.lu/
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You can use File Date Touch - Windows version of UNIX touch command
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3Welcome to superuser.com, Neil! Does 'File Date Touch' really work from within the context menu, or is it a separate utility? Also, does it have different functionality / benefits over the suggestion in the accepted answer? Apr 4, 2013 at 21:12
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1@einpoklum I can answer that - yes it does have benefits - it DOESN'T show in context menu :) which I find great. Google has redirected me to this question, but on the other hand, I was looking for precisely this answer! Thanks Neil.– AleksOct 27, 2013 at 16:01
I know its probably too late to answer this, but apparently this http://stefanstools.sourceforge.net/SKTimeStamp.html does exactly what OP wanted:
SKTimeStamp is a very simple shell extension which adds a new tab to the Explorer properties dialog. On that new tab, you can change the file/folder date and time.
Available for x86 and x64 Windows systems.
You can change the create date from the command line. You must first change the system clock date, then open a command prompt window at the current working directory, and issue the command:
copy /b [filename] + ,,
This uses the concatenation directive with the binary (/b) switch, basically copying the file to itself and incidentally setting the create date of the "new" file to the current system clock.
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1This does not answer the question, which explicitly insists on an answer that works inside File Explorer.– KazarkApr 22, 2013 at 16:39
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I was just looking for a way to change the mtime on a file and this method worked great for me. Jan 14, 2014 at 18:05
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4This does not answer the question, but the OP might find it useful -- there are lots of reasons why a question might not be phrased in exactly the way that leads to useful information -- and others, like me, looking for answers, might also find it useful. Oct 22, 2016 at 22:40
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For some reason this didn't quite work for me, but doing copy /b [filename] [new_filename] did. Also I had to use cmd instead of powershell. Thanks– TaranNov 27, 2017 at 10:39
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This answer adds the above command to the File Explorer Right Click Context Menu. Dec 11, 2023 at 22:43