Windows 10: Why Date Created updates as well if the Date modified was updated in Windows 11?

I've been trying to sort out our internal documentation by the date it was created to identify if there are any that are outdated and need updating. I noticed that that every time I make changes in the document, it will not just update the Date Modified column, but also the Date Created column. The document is uploaded in OneDrive, but I'm accessing it through Windows File Explorer. Is there a way to fix this?Before making changes in the document:Before making changes in the document:

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Illogical date modified updating

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that the modified date is just as important as the created date within the metadata of a given file. We will look into this for you.
However, in order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below.

1. What is the build of Windows 10 running on your system?
   
2. Was there any major change or an update on your system prior to which you weren’t facing this issue?
   
3. Is the issue only with the pictures taken from the camera or the other pictures and files within the system as well?
   

Meanwhile, I would suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it is helpful to you.

Method 1: Enable the Date Modified Column in the File Explorer.

To enable the Date modified column within the particular folder, please follow the steps below.

1. Open the Folder in which you wish to see the Date modified column.
   
2. Right-click on the
   Header for Name, date, type etc. This will give you a list of columns that can be displayed.
   
3. Select the option Date modified, clearing the tick removes that column.
   
4. Modify a file and check if it is being reflected in the Date modified column.
   

If the issue still persists, where you aren’t able to see the value in the Date modified column even after making the changes to the particular file, please follow ‘Method 2’.

Method 2: Create a new user account.

This issue could be due to profile corruption. Hence to eliminate possibilities, I would suggest you to ‘Create
a local user or administrator account’ and check if the issue persists.

Note:
You will not see all your files under your default file location. So your data will be saved under C:\users\user_name.

We await your response.

Aaron Summith

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

"Date Created" detail of files is updated to be the same as "Date Modified" whenever the file is modified and saved

Hi Evelyn

The error only happens with files created on the pc, not when i transferred from an external drives.

I work with a lot of audio files and I've checked on other PCs; audio files will carry the basic date created / modified information.

I happened to see my post replicated here: https://www.****/threads/date-creat...he-same-as-date-modified-whenever-the.613319/

Xylee Del seems to suggest some conflict with file explorer.

What to you think?

 

What different on Date / Date Modified / Date Create in Windows 11

You aren't displaying the Date column in your first screenshot, so you're comparing to Date modified which is kind of apples to oranges. In general, the Date property for pictures and movies will be the same as Date taken. I suggest you display both Date and Date taken at both locations and compare those columns. They should be the same.

Then the question might be why doesn't Date modified match Date taken. If it were an exact number of hours difference, I would suspect a time zone issue, but PANA0439 is 4:32 and 11:21 respectively. That's a little less than 7 hours. And I would expect, if there is a difference, that Date modified would be the newer date than Date taken if the picture was edited.

Any chance the camera's clock was set incorrectly? That might be a factor in all this.