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How can I change the timestamp on a file?
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Possible Duplicate: How to modify timestamp in a dll or exe? Windows equivalent of the Linux command 'touch'? How can I set the timestamp for a file via the command-line to a specific date? My specific situation is Windows 7.
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Due to William Jackson's answer, I found a similar question on Stack Overflow. The accepted answer states to use Powershell and these commands: Edit Two examples: (This one is from the comments:) Set the last-access time for a file to the current time: Set the creation time of a file to November 24, 2015, at 6:00am:
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