How to Change TimeStamp of a File in Windows (File Created, Modified and Accessed)

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Whenever you do your work on any file in you PC, your operating system keeps record of all your activities like when you created, modified or accessed a file.  The date of creation, date of view and date of document modification are persistently added to the properties of the file. One can easily see it if he wants. This is called “Timestamp” of Windows File.

If ever you want to change the timestamp of a file, here’s the way to change the Created, Last Modified and Last Accessed Timestamps for any file in Windows:

How to Change TimeStamp of a File in Windows

Step-1

Download “SKTimeStamp” and install it.

Step-2

Right click on the file, of whom you want to change Timestamp and choose Properties.

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Step-3

Under the General tab, you can see the Created, Modified and Accessed Timestamps.

You will notice third tab with label “TimeStamps”. Select this tab.

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Step-4

From drop-down lists you can change the Timestamps of “Created, Last modified, and Last accessed” attribute of the file. You can also alter the specific time by using the up and down arrows of the ‘time’ section for each attribute.

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Step-5

After making changes, click the Apply button and then press OK to confirm.

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That’s it..

Now check the properties of the file again. You’ll notice that the Timestamps have changed.

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Posted in: MS Windows, Windows XP on August 21, 2009

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  1. blackxadow 3 September 2009 at 8:11 pm #

    Thank you, this post helped me a lot!
    Nice little piece of software you’ve found there!

    For free and it runs in Vista 64bits, awesome!
    Tks

    Reply
  2. dagisby 12 September 2009 at 1:02 pm #

    Why do we change file time stamp?

    Reply
  3. ASD222 20 October 2009 at 2:18 pm #

    Thanks

    Reply
  4. Lanemcnally 18 November 2009 at 2:39 pm #

    Stexbar did nothing. All it did was put a .dll in the app folder.

    Reply
  5. R.b. 21 May 2010 at 6:46 pm #

    @Dagisby
    In case you downloaded something you should not. And you don’t want your parents of wife know that you downloaded it.

    Or if you want to frame someone. ^^

    Nice piece of software BTW

    Reply

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