DirDate

If you are in need of a command line tool that can perform automation to modify the last modification, creation, or last access dates of your file and folder, then look no further than DirDate. This software can efficiently modify your dates using a reference file, current date / time, or a series of YEAR=, MONTH=, DAY=, HOUR=, MIN=, SEC=, and MSEC= commands.

With DirDate, you can now utilize EXIF support and set file create and modify dates to EXIF camera Date Taken dates stored in your JPG, PSD, or TIF photo files, with easy DST or time zone adjustment. You can also set modified dates to create dates, or create dates to modified dates minus one hour, and so on. This software's ability to process files in subfolders, handle read-only files, and offer a preview mode makes it even more beneficial.

Furthermore, DirDate offers a DIRFIX mode, which intelligently sets folder dates after a backup/restore or copy has reset all folder creation dates. There is also a FILEFIX mode that fixes modified dates that are earlier than create dates. In addition, the REPORT mode saves dates from one folder and then applies them to a new folder, making it extremely handy for preserving folder creation dates from an old computer when you copy photos, documents, etc., across to a new computer.

You will also be pleased to know that DirDate now supports Unicode filenames. You can set file date and times right down to the 0.1 microseconds (100 nanosecond increments), or tweak existing times up and down. In conclusion, if you need to automate date modifications, then DirDate is the software to have.