Change the Created Date Meta-Data?

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Is it possible to edit/modify the Created Date Meta-Data? I imported some items and want to change this date.

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Hi,

No, this is uneditable. You would have to find some utility to edit the created date in the Finder before importing.

All the best,
Keith

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You “could” move or copy the file at the OS then reimport it. Or, if you want to dive into KB’s world a tad, you could use the basic stdio and stdfile C libraries to write a simple command line tool to do the manipulation for you. There are also some possibilities using a few ACL tricks, but really, your just asking for trouble. Not that it ever stopped me from doing it, but just be careful.

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Or you could use A Better Finder Attributes:

publicspace.net/ABetterFinderAttributes/

if you don’t like the command line.

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Thank you for your replies.