Discover the Original Creation and Download Dates of Videos and Photos with Infonautics File Date Corrector
Setting up a new computer and noticing that all the copied files on your new hard drive have incorrect 'creation dates'? Or perhaps you've transferred all your holiday photos from your digital camera to your computer only to find that the 'creation dates' are actually the date you copied them?
For many applications, it's crucial that the system displays the original creation and modification dates of files in the Windows file system. In legal documents, the original 'creation date' holds significant importance. Similarly, when organizing your photos, you need to see the original 'capture date' in Windows Explorer as the 'created' file date to ensure your report is in the correct chronological order.
What's the Issue?
When files are copied to another storage medium, Microsoft Windows™ uses the copy date as the new file 'creation date' instead of the original creation or capture date. As a result, the 'creation date' might be more recent than the 'modification date'.
The Solution
File Date Corrector for Windows can quickly and easily adjust the system-provided file dates 'Created' and 'Modified', taking the correct time zone into account. It extracts necessary information from the metadata embedded in various files like images, videos, audio, and documents to correct the system file dates 'Created' and 'Modified' according to the original creation, capture, and modification dates.
Alternatively, the program can use a fixed date or extract the date from the file name using a flexible date and time format. This is especially useful after transferring files from a smartphone or tablet, allowing the 'modified' date to be transferred to the 'created' date, as the 'modified' date usually matches the original recording/creation date.
All possibilities can be applied simultaneously, and the corresponding priorities can be adjusted as needed. Additionally, the surrounding directory date can be adjusted according to the oldest and newest content.
The File Date Corrector enables the correction of system file dates 'Created' and 'Modified' for entire directory structures in one go. Before finalizing the corrections, a preview of the intended date adjustments is displayed.
Features of Infonautics File Date Corrector
Correct the dates to be adjusted: 'Created' and/or 'Modified'.
Choose information sources separately for 'Created' and 'Modified' dates:
Metadata for files, documents, and images (EXIF, IPTC, XMP), audio/video metadata (only 'Recorded' date available as audio/video lacks a modification date), and extract file date from file name, specific date and time.
Ability to search all sources simultaneously and set priorities.
Choose the starting directory for corrections through a tree structure.
Select the start directory by entering the path as a text string.
Optional processing of subdirectories (works through subdirectories).
Effectively apply suggested corrections.
Automatically consider daylight saving time.
Automatically save settings upon exiting the program.
Automatically create a program shortcut on the desktop.
Support for connecting and disconnecting network drives.
Create a log file for corrections already applied.
Tutorial Video
For a brief introduction, please watch the video 'File date wrong? How to restore the original creation date of files'.
Supported File Formats with Metadata
Document files that may contain appropriate metadata:
Pdf, doc, docx, docm, docb, dotx, dotm, xls, xlsx, xlsm, xlsb, xltx, xltm, ppt, pptx, pptm, potx, potm, odt, ods, odp, odg, odc, odf, odi, Odm, eml, msg (Outlook)
Image files that may include appropriate EXIF and IPTC information:
Jpg, jpeg, jpeg2000, jp2, j2k, j2c, jng, jif, jpe, png, tif, tiff, dng, nef, cr2, cr3, crw, nrw, raw, raf, orf, erf, arw, rw2, pef, Srw, mrw, xmp (sidecar files), heic, heif
Audio files that may include appropriate metadata:
Ogg, ogm, mp2, mp3, wma, ra, ape, mac, flac, ac3, aac, dts, m4a, m4b, cda, wav
Video files that may include appropriate metadata:
Avi, mpeg, mpg, vob, mp4, mpgv, mpv, m1v, m2v, m4v, asf, wmv, qt, mov, rm, rmvb, ifo, wtv, dvr-ms, mkv, mka, mks, divx, xvid, M2ts, m2t, mts, ts, flv, 3gp, mxf, swf, hevc
System Requirements for Infonautics File Date Corrector
Microsoft Windows™ 7/8/10 (32-bit and 64-bit).
Hard disk space: approximately 20 MB.
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