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When and why does MC alter a files "Modified Date" attribute?

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Negasonic:
I don't know if I am going crazy now, or...

In Windows Explorer I make a new folder called "JRtest" where I put four random .jpg files. They all have different values in "Date modified" ranging from year 2012-2016.
These images have not been imported into MC or anything.

From within MC, I use Explorer under 'Drives & Devices'. I browse to the "JRtest" folder and click on it. The four images are displayed. "Date modified" have now changed on all files to the current date and time.

Is this really happening? ?

Edit: Also, if you restart MC and check the folder again, "Date modified" will once again be updated to the now current date and time...

ferday:

--- Quote from: Negasonic on May 08, 2018, 08:53:34 pm ---In Windows Explorer I make a new folder called "JRtest" where I put four random .jpg files. They all have different values in "Date modified" ranging from year 2012-2016.
These images have not been imported into MC or anything.

From within MC, I use Explorer under 'Drives & Devices'. I browse to the "JRtest" folder and click on it. The four images are displayed. "Date modified" have now changed on all files to the current date and time.

Is this really happening? ?

--- End quote ---

i cannot reproduce this.  i put 4 images in a folder and did the same things.  the date modified field did not change (in windows or MC).  restarting MC did not change the date modified field. 

Negasonic:

--- Quote from: ferday on May 08, 2018, 11:50:58 pm ---i cannot reproduce this.

--- End quote ---

Checked a bit more with various types of images. From the small sample I tested:

 .PNG and .gif files did not change 'Date modified'. Neither did .jpg files (photos) that were taken with my phone and had a date in 'Date Taken' (Seen by right clicking the file in Windows Explorer and checking Properties/Details.)

Other .jpg files with no date in "Date Taken" gets their 'Date modified' changed (in my case I tested with random images saved from internet and regular screenshots (PNG converted to jpg))


Could you (and anyone else) try this:

1. Save MusicHawke's avatar (a couple of posts up) to a folder on your HD (just an example of image, but it worked for me)
2. Check the 'Date modified' in Windows explorer
3. Wait a minute or two (so you can more clearly see if 'Date modified' has changed)
4. Use the internal 'Explorer' found under 'Drives & Devices' in MC and browse to the folder where you saved the image. Click on the folder so the image is displayed.
5. Go back to Windows Explorer and check 'Date modified'

The above works for me every time, 'Date modified' will be updated

ferday:
no joy.  stays the same for me

Negasonic:

--- Quote from: ferday on May 09, 2018, 01:29:05 am ---no joy.  stays the same for me

--- End quote ---

Well... that's joy for you  ;) Thanks for testing.

Quick update: My issues seems to come from using MC 24.0.25 (64-bit) Trial Version (I bolded this just in case it differs from regular version in some way). Starting up MC 22 and performing a quick test of the same tasks did not alter 'Modified Date'.  That's good.

So, I have uninstalled MC24 (Trial Version) and may reinstall it later, in case something went fubar during the first install.

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