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Modified dates reset by moving files
Hi this is my first post, I assume this is the right place for this topic.
I've encountered a very serious problem with Windows 7.
It's resetting the modified date on files when I move them.
I noticed this a couple of weeks ago when I moved the contents of my user folder to a different drive.
As a general habit, I used date modified as the sort order for my folders, so after moving everything, I went through the folders and set them up accordingly. Then I noticed that things were out of order and that a lot of the files had had their modified dates reset to the moment they were moved.
I'm mildly terrified of the idea that Windows 7 is capable of pulling a stunt like this.
Does anyone know what causes this, how I can fix the dates that have been changed (it's over 2,000 files), and / or how to prevent this from ever happening again? Is it a bug? It has to be right?