# updating id3 tags updating file modified date = bad

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-id3-tags-updating-file-modified-date-bad/6952
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 19, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-id3-tags-updating-file-modified-date-bad/6952 "2008-06-19T20:02:17Z")
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### Author: ![fidelity](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@fidelity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fidelity)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-id3-tags-updating-file-modified-date-bad/6952/1 "2008-06-19T20:02:17Z")

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I haven't used this software yet but, does updating the id3 tags update the file modified date?  
I'll only use it if it does no updated to the modifed date.  
I want to maintain the original modified date.

If there's no option to disable the updating of the modified date, can this option be available in the next version? Should be super easy to implement.

Thanks

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-id3-tags-updating-file-modified-date-bad/6952/2 "2008-06-20T05:24:20Z")

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It's possible, there's an option for it at Options \> Tags

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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, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-id3-tags-updating-file-modified-date-bad/6952/3 "2026-02-09T12:21:01Z")

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