Can you keep file dates from changing when moving folder to folder


  1. trinaz
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    Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1
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    Can you keep file dates from changing when moving folder to folder


    Every time I move a file from one folder or directory to another...the destination folder shows the date and time of the current activity and the original file creation date/time is lost ? Is there a way to move/copy files from one folder to another...or one drive to another...without having the destination file's properties updated to the current date and time ?

    Thanks....TRinAZ
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  3. Ztruker
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    Windows 10 Pro X64
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    If you move within folders on the same drive the date and time are preserved. If you move from one drive to another the create date changes.

    A google search indicates RoboCopy can do this (or at least I think that's what it was saying).
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