Retain date when copying a folder?

[J David Ellis]

When XP SP2 Windows Explorer copies a file from one device
to another, or one folder to another, the modification date
is retained. But when a folder is copied the date is changed
to today. Is there a way to copy folders and retain the
source-folder date-modified for the target folder?
--David

[RajKohli]

After a little bit experiments, I found that copying and pasting a folder to
new location create a new folder therefor a new date and time stamped is
created. However, I use Backup from System Tools and find it useful. I backup
some folders from C drive and later I restore them to another location and
found that the Date and Time stamp was the same as the original one.

Hope this information may useful to you, let us know!

"J David Ellis" wrote:

> When XP SP2 Windows Explorer copies a file from one device
> to another, or one folder to another, the modification date
> is retained. But when a folder is copied the date is changed
> to today. Is there a way to copy folders and retain the
> source-folder date-modified for the target folder?
> --David
>

[J David Ellis]

Thank you for the Windows Backup Utility tip. Just what I
needed.
--David

RajKohli wrote:
> After a little bit experiments, I found that copying and pasting a folder to
> new location create a new folder therefor a new date and time stamped is
> created. However, I use Backup from System Tools and find it useful. I backup
> some folders from C drive and later I restore them to another location and
> found that the Date and Time stamp was the same as the original one.
>
> Hope this information may useful to you, let us know!
>
> "J David Ellis" wrote:
>
>> When XP SP2 Windows Explorer copies a file from one device
>> to another, or one folder to another, the modification date
>> is retained. But when a folder is copied the date is changed
>> to today. Is there a way to copy folders and retain the
>> source-folder date-modified for the target folder?
>> --David
>>

[RajKohli]

You're ALL-WAYS Welcome.

"J David Ellis" wrote:

> When XP SP2 Windows Explorer copies a file from one device
> to another, or one folder to another, the modification date
> is retained. But when a folder is copied the date is changed
> to today. Is there a way to copy folders and retain the
> source-folder date-modified for the target folder?
> --David
>