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How do I change the file creation date of a Windows file from Python?
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You can modify the date created by copying a file. The file's created date becomes the modified date and the current date (when the file is copied) becomes the created date. You can copy a file on your PC to check.
You can manually change the Last Modified Date/Time for a file using a free software called Attribute Changer from http://www.petges.lu/. You will need to remember the modified date/time of your presentation file, modify the file and then use Attribute Changer to set the modified date/time to the previous one.
If you ever want to quickly update the Modified time stamp of a file to the current day and time, right-click that file, select Properties, select the TimeStamps tab, and then click the Touch button. That will instantly change the Last modified entry to the current day and time.
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import pywintypes, win32file, win32con def changeFileCreationTime(fname, newtime): wintime = pywintypes.Time(newtime) winfile = win32file.CreateFile( fname, win32con.GENERIC_WRITE, win32con.FILE_SHARE_READ | win32con.FILE_SHARE_WRITE | win32con.FILE_SHARE_DELETE, None, win32con.OPEN_EXISTING, win32con.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, None) win32file.SetFileTime(winfile, wintime, None, None) winfile.close() If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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