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December 23rd 08, 12:53 AM
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Finding Most Recent Files Written to Folder
Hi All! -- I have a question and please forgive me if I'm an idiot for not
seeing how to do this! Recently, I went into an old folder of PDF files -- files written at various times in the past and obtained from a colleague -- and renamed many of them. Then I dragged them to a different folder. Now I'm in need of locating all those particular files. However, sorting them by "Date Created" or "Date Modified" doesn't help because all these files already had such dates and I didn't modify the files themselves in any way -- just the names. Presently, the files I moved are scattered throughout the folder, nestled amid others alphabetically (which is the system I used in this folder to name things). Is there any way whatsoever to make Windows XP sort the files in the folder by the date on which they were written TO that particular folder? Is there, by any chance, a third-party program that will either do this or at least give me a list of when all the files in the folder were written to that folder? Or am I totally screwed? Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated -- many, many, MANY thanks in advance for your time and help! 
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December 23rd 08, 02:16 AM
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dinogami said this on 12/22/2008 7:53 PM:
Hi All! -- I have a question and please forgive me if I'm an idiot for not seeing how to do this! Recently, I went into an old folder of PDF files -- files written at various times in the past and obtained from a colleague -- and renamed many of them. Then I dragged them to a different folder. Now I'm in need of locating all those particular files. However, sorting them by "Date Created" or "Date Modified" doesn't help because all these files already had such dates and I didn't modify the files themselves in any way -- just the names. Presently, the files I moved are scattered throughout the folder, nestled amid others alphabetically (which is the system I used in this folder to name things). Is there any way whatsoever to make Windows XP sort the files in the folder by the date on which they were written TO that particular folder? Is there, by any chance, a third-party program that will either do this or at least give me a list of when all the files in the folder were written to that folder? Or am I totally screwed? Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated -- many, many, MANY thanks in advance for your time and help! I just renamed a file and the "accessed" date changes to show today.
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December 23rd 08, 06:23 AM
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"dinogami" wrote in message ... Hi All! -- I have a question and please forgive me if I'm an idiot for not seeing how to do this! Recently, I went into an old folder of PDF files -- files written at various times in the past and obtained from a colleague -- and renamed many of them. Then I dragged them to a different folder. Now I'm in need of locating all those particular files. However, sorting them by "Date Created" or "Date Modified" doesn't help because all these files already had such dates and I didn't modify the files themselves in any way -- just the names. Presently, the files I moved are scattered throughout the folder, nestled amid others alphabetically (which is the system I used in this folder to name things). Is there any way whatsoever to make Windows XP sort the files in the folder by the date on which they were written TO that particular folder? Is there, by any chance, a third-party program that will either do this or at least give me a list of when all the files in the folder were written to that folder? Or am I totally screwed? Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated -- many, many, MANY thanks in advance for your time and help! Right click in the column header anywhere, go to 'more', check 'date created'.
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December 23rd 08, 06:25 AM
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"PanHandler" wrote in message . .. OOPS - just reread the OP. MY BAD!
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December 23rd 08, 06:27 PM
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Try Search/Files and Folders/When was it modified....
-- All the Best and Happy Holidays, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "dinogami" wrote in message ... Hi All! -- I have a question and please forgive me if I'm an idiot for not seeing how to do this! Recently, I went into an old folder of PDF files -- files written at various times in the past and obtained from a colleague -- and renamed many of them. Then I dragged them to a different folder. Now I'm in need of locating all those particular files. However, sorting them by "Date Created" or "Date Modified" doesn't help because all these files already had such dates and I didn't modify the files themselves in any way -- just the names. Presently, the files I moved are scattered throughout the folder, nestled amid others alphabetically (which is the system I used in this folder to name things). Is there any way whatsoever to make Windows XP sort the files in the folder by the date on which they were written TO that particular folder? Is there, by any chance, a third-party program that will either do this or at least give me a list of when all the files in the folder were written to that folder? Or am I totally screwed? Any help would be VERY greatly appreciated -- many, many, MANY thanks in advance for your time and help!
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