Windows 10: Created date on Copied file not that of source file

I need to copy PDF files attached to emails I use Thunderbird to local directories which i review using File Explorer.

When I copy a file to a directory, the date created of the copied file becomes the date it was copied.

Is there a way to have the "created date" for the new file to be the "created date" of the source file?

Alternatively, is there a way to change the "created date" manually?

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Java.nio.file - Copying files

You can't copy a folder, thats why it generates an exception (you are trying to copy a folder using a copy file function).
You probably need to list all the files inside that folder and copy one by one

 

Java.nio.file - Copying files

Issue was the above, so thanks temp02.

 

Batch Files Knowledge Base

Don't use batch files very much but one I find useful is for creating a list of files in a directory.
Just copy the text below into Notepad and save as Filelist.bat

dir /a /-p /o:gen >filelist.txt

When you run it from a folder it will create a Filelist.txt file,in the same folder, that lists all the files in that folder.Useful when you are too lazy to type all the files out yourself.