# Is there an option of time and date

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 30, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536 "2026-06-30T06:09:51Z")
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### Author: ![wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e47c2d/32.png) [@wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wayniesinclair)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536/1 "2026-06-30T06:09:51Z")

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Is there an option to tell MP3tag not to modify the date and time of the file?

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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: [June 30, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536/2 "2026-06-30T06:26:26Z")

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See Ctrl-OOptions\>Files\>Preserve file modification date and time

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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536/3 "2026-06-30T07:50:21Z")

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@wayniesinclair You can also find answers to such questions in the detailed documentation:

> **[Preserve timestamps of modified files - Files – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/files/#preserve-timestamps-of-modified-files)**
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> Mp3tag will read all supported files with the specified file extensions. | Documentation of Files configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

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### Author: ![wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e47c2d/32.png) [@wayniesinclair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wayniesinclair)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536/4 "2026-06-30T16:52:04Z")

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Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-option-of-time-and-date/71536/5 "2026-07-07T16:52:34Z")

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