I searched but only found this thread (where unfortunately no one replied):
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,73149.msg495886.html#msg495886 Two specific examples where MC is modifying "Date modified" in a file that I would like to know why it happens and if there is a way to avoid it?
1. Music Files and changing folder.jpg 1. In Windows Explorer I open a folder which consists of 10 flac files and a Folder.jpg file. I then exchange the Folder.jpg for a new, improved Folder.jpg. I do nothing with the flac files. Modified date for the flac files remain the same, as it should be.
2. I then tab into MC and right click the album and choose "Quck Find in File/Cover Art Directory" and MC promptly updates the view with the new Folder.jpg
3. Tabbing back to Windows Explorer, I now see that all the individual flac files have a new Modified Date. I understand the library/data base gets updated, but what did MC modify in the actual flac files in this case?
2. Image Files (Screenshots)For awhile I've been thinking about using MC for images and decided to do a test with a couple of
screenshots (taken through Steam) from a couple of different games.
This happens:
1. The image in this example is named 238260_20171118181435_1.jpg (This is how Steam names the files, first a code for the specific game title followed by the full date and time it was taken. The 1 in the end I dont know about)
In the preview pane of Windows Explorer it displays "Date modified: 2017-11-18 18:14" which is the date this image was taken/screenshotted. (same as file name minus the seconds)
2. I drag the file to a new folder on the same HD which will serve as a test folder for MC and Images. Date modified remains unchanged after the move.
3. In MC I run import and as soon as the import is done Date modified in Windows Explorer is changed to the current date and time.
There are now no traces left in the file itself or MC of the original date and time that shows when this image was "taken" (screenshot) except (in this particular case) in the file name.
The [Date] tag inside MC is filled with the new, current date and time. So the original "Date modified" gets modified by MC during import. Why is that?
Hoping for some feedback.