# Set file date & time?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-file-date-time/2660
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 21, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-file-date-time/2660 "2005-12-21T23:34:45Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-file-date-time/2660/12 "2011-11-23T08:31:32Z")

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> [@m4rk](#):
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> After some discussion its been pointed out to me that mp3tag must be manipulating the time stamps so that tag updates do not change them ...

Try changing the setting about modification time in Mp3tag options/Tags.

DD.20111123.1032.CET

See also ...  
[/t/10277/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/10277/1)

DD.20111123.1714.CET

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