# Suppress updating of the File Modified Date

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 22, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788 "2012-08-22T23:44:07Z")
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### Author: ![doorknob](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@doorknob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/doorknob)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788/1 "2012-08-22T23:44:07Z")

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Is it possible to configure MP3TAG to update the tags of a file without updating the file last modified timestamp?

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### Author: ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788/2 "2012-08-22T23:48:57Z")

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Yes. File \> Options \> General \> Preserve the file modification time when saving tags.

Sure do wish this was a button in the button bar...

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### Author: ![doorknob](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@doorknob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/doorknob)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2012, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788/3 "2012-09-25T12:38:22Z")

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Thanks JJ, don't know how I overlooked it

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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: [December 11, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suppress-updating-of-the-file-modified-date/13788/4 "2025-12-11T07:52:27Z")

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