# Sort by creation date

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108 "2011-06-07T07:15:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![wkamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wkamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wkamer)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/1 "2011-06-07T07:15:42Z")

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Hello,

Is it possible to sort he file by creation date? The only column I can find to sort by date is the modified date.

Regards,  
Walter Kamer

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/2 "2011-06-07T07:32:42Z")

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Customize Colums

- Add a New Column

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/711aa18a0a516500dae8cfe97065915f531b151b.JPG)

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/7/711aa18a0a516500dae8cfe97065915f531b151b.JPG)

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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 7, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/3 "2011-06-07T07:32:59Z")

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> [@wkamer](#):
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> Is it possible to sort he file by creation date?

Yes: create a new column (rightclick on the column header, then New).  
Enter as value  
%\_file\_create\_date% or %\_file\_create\_datetime%  
(depending on your likings for details).

These Fields can also be found in the list of information fields that is accessible via the arrow button next to the entry field.

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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: [June 7, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/4 "2011-06-07T07:38:56Z")

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> [@wkamer](#):
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> ... Is it possible to sort he file by creation date? ...

How to sort the Mp3tag list view by %\_file\_create\_datetime%?

First you need columns to view, which you can sort ...  
... so use the dialog "Mp3tag/View/Customize columns..."  
... to create one or two new columns.

- Create new column  
Name: File Create DT  
Value: %\_file\_create\_datetime%  
Field:   
Sort by: %\_file\_create\_datetime\_raw%  
Numeric: 

- Create new column  
Name: File Create DT  
Value: %\_file\_create\_datetime\_raw%  
Field: %DUMMY%  
Sort by: %\_file\_create\_datetime\_raw%  
Numeric: checked

DD.20110607.1140.CEST

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### Author: ![wkamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wkamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wkamer)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/5 "2011-06-07T07:39:19Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Yes: create a new column (rightclick on the column header, then New).  
> Enter as value  
> %\_file\_create\_date% or %\_file\_create\_datetime%  
> (depending on your likings for details).
> 
> These Fields can also be found in the list of information fields that is accessible via the arrow button next to the entry field.

Thanks a lot, that was exactly what I was looking for!

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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: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sort-by-creation-date/12108/6 "2026-02-09T12:23:09Z")

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