Open a Finder window and locate the folder containing the files you wish to modify.Do not place files in this folder if you don’t want them to be modified. Make sure all the files you want changing are in the top directory of the same folder.How to change the creation date attribute of multiple files: The last modified date should now be changed to the date specified above. If all is in order press the enter/return key.How to change the last modified date attribute of a single file: The creation date should now be changed to the date specified above, as well as the last modified date. Here is an example of what the line should look like: Drag and drop the file into the Terminal window, the file and path will be added to the end of the line you just typed. Open a Finder window and locate the file you wish to modify.Replace YYYYMMDDhhmm with the desired date information: Type the following in the command line, but do not hit enter/return.Start the Terminal application ( /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) or if you prefer use iTerm.Note: changing the creation date attribute will also change the modified date attribute and set it the same as the creation date. How to change the creation date attribute of a single file: Mm – The minute of the hour, from 00 to 59 Creation Date – Single file YYYY – The year (the first two digits/century can be omitted) Based on Snow Leopard 10.6, this should work on previous versions of Mac OS X. This is a very simple guide on how to change a file’s creation date or last modified date attributes on Mac OS X.
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