How to change the file creation date

Change the file creation date may be needed in different cases, for example, just for the sake of jokes or on business issues at work. This is possible in several ways: without third-party software using a small trick for Windows, various programs. If you need to get the result for sure, then immediately resort to the second method, since the first does not always work. So you can easily issue a new document for the old or vice versa, the old file is to pass as you just created. Try both ways to in the case and evaluate the result.

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How to change the date of creation of a file in Windows

This option is great for text documents, photos and folders. The essence of the method is as follows: you change the date and time on your computer to the one under which you need to make a file, then change it in the editor, just keeping again. At the output, you get a file with a new date that was installed on the computer.

• Click the right mouse to the file to check the current date. Click on "Properties" at the bottom of the list that appears.

• In the General tab, you will see the specified time data.

• Now find it on your computer a small icon with time. Most often, it is right below.

• Click on it to reveal the calendar. Here click on the "Changing Date and Time Settings" link.

• Click on the "Change Date and Time" button in the window that opens.

• Specify the desired date using arrows and mouse. The time is set on the right side of the arrows or numbers on the keyboard. After the changes, click "OK".

• Do not forget to click "OK" and in the previous window.

• Please note that the date and time will change in the tray of your computer. Select your file again and click on it right-click.

• Select "Edit".

• A program that is selected for this default file is open. If you change the photo, the Paint will open if the DOC is Word.
• On the example of a text document, select the File tab in the upper left corner of the program and click "Save As". Perform the usual saving your file under a different name. You can simply put the digit at the end of the previous name.

• Now check the date of creating your file already learned. As you can see, the date is now in the future. You can change so any file types. In addition, you can try not to change them, but simply copy. In the copied file, the new date appeared on your discretion should also appear.
• Do not forget to change the computer settings to the previous values, otherwise the work of some programs will be incorrect.

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How to change the file creation date through programs

• There are many programs on the Internet to change the file data. The simplest and most common example will be taken as an example: File Date Changer. You can download it by reference from the official site of the developer http://www.nirsoft.net.. Go through it and save the software.
• As soon as you open the downloaded archive, double-click the file with the .exe extension, this utility does not require installation, so the program window will immediately open.
• Click "Add Files" to add a file to change.

• Its name and the path will be displayed in the window inside the program. Stop the date in the "Created Date" and "modified date" row. The first parameter sets the date of creation, the second is the date of change. It is necessary if you want to show that not only created the file at another time, but also worked with him after that.
• Press "CHANGE FILES DATE".

• If you have seen such a message on the screen, then the procedure has passed successfully. You will find your files with a new date on the same place.