Usage

Main Window

Date and Time Values

The format of date and time is "Year-Month-Day Hour:Minute:Second". The precision is 100 nanoseconds (though not all file systems support it), so that the second is expressed as a decimal. For example, one date and time value can be "2009-01-23 01:23:45.1234567".

Options

On FAT file systems, time stamps of directories would not be changed. When working on a FAT file system, select "Exclude directories" as possible to avoid errors.

To modify time stamps of read-only files, select "Temporarily remove the read-only attribute". With the option cleared, all attempts to set time stamps of read-only files would fail.

Outputs

For each stamp task, one task directory is created in the output directory (by default, the desktop). A task directory is going to contain a log file and a backup file. Backup files are used to restore the old state.

Tasks

Modifying Time Stamps of Files

To modify time stamps of files, do as the following:
  1. Select file times to modify.
  2. Edit date and time values.
  3. On the menu, click "Stamp" and "Files".
  4. Choose concerned files.
  5. Ensure time stamps are modified.
Dragging files to the main window also starts a stamp task. However, dragging files onto the program icon does not.

It may take seconds until changes of time stamps are reflected on folder windows. To update the view immediately, activate a concerned folder window and press the F5 key.

Restoring Time Stamps of Files

To restore time stamps of files, do as the following:
  1. On the menu, click "Stamp" and "Restore".
  2. Choose a concerned backup file.
  3. Ensure time stamps are modified.
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