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SKTimeStamp: change the times of any file from its Explorer Properties dialog

13 January 2012, Mike Williams

If you want to view the created, accessed or last modified dates of a file from Explorer then that’s easy enough (right-click, select Properties).

Windows doesn’t provide any easy way to directly modify these values, though. Which can be a problem, as they’ll sometimes reveal more information than you might like. So if you don’t want your boss to know that the presentation you’re about to hand in was actually completed in a panic only 10 minutes earlier, say, then you’ll need a little third-party assistance – and SKTimeStamp could be the ideal choice.

Change the "Last Modified" and other date/ times with a click

The program works by adding a “TimeStamps” tab to the standard Explorer file properties dialog, which makes it very easy to use. Just select the files you’d like to modify, right-click one, choose Properties > TimeStamps and set the Created, Last Modified or Last Accessed times to whatever you want.

Or alternatively, check the timestamps you’d like to modify and click Touch to update them to the current time.

You do have to be a little careful here, at SKTimeStamp doesn’t restrict what you can do. If you’d like to set a file to look as though it was created after it was last modified, say, then you can do exactly that. But while Windows doesn’t care, you may find that kind of contradiction causes problems with applications which use logic based on file timestamps (backup tools, say).

Otherwise, though, SKTimeStamp’s Explorer integration means it’s much easier to use than regular stand-alone touch utilities. If you ever need to change a file’s timestamps, then this is a simple and lightweight way to get the job done.

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