# File modifed timestamps don't change on save

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049 "2014-08-25T09:00:29Z")
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### Author: ![chromium](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@chromium](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chromium)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2014, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049/1 "2014-08-25T09:00:29Z")

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Hi,

I just noticed that when I make changes to tags and save the file, the modified date/time doesn't change. I found out because I use the timestamp to sync changes to my phone and I couldn't figure out why it wasn't picking up the files I had just changed. I'm using the latest version (v2.63) and I the files I was modifying are Ogg Vorbis.

Cheers.

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049/2 "2014-08-25T09:35:27Z")

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Check the settings in File\>Options\>General: Keep timestamp.  
This should not be ticked if you want to get the date modified.

Depending on your setting: this is not a bug.

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### Author: ![chromium](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@chromium](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chromium)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049/3 "2014-08-25T10:30:10Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Check the settings in File\>Options\>General: Keep timestamp.  
> This should not be ticked if you want to get the date modified.
> 
> Depending on your setting: this is not a bug.

Damn, sorry. I looked for an option like this before posting but must be blind, thanks 🙂

The option is actually called "Preserve file modification time when saving tags" surprised that the default is to preserve 🙂

Thanks again

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modifed-timestamps-dont-change-on-save/16049/4 "2018-12-28T14:35:27Z")

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