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Main menu - File - Attributes/Timestamp... |
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Activating the menu item "File → Attributes/Timestamp..." or the shortcut "Shift+Enter" opens the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog for the items (files and/or folders) selected in the active panel. In this dialog their attributes and their timestamps (date and time) can be changed.
This command should be performed only by very experienced users.
The "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog contains the tabs
the information bar
and the buttons

Selected item(s)
The content displayed under "Selected item(s)" differs according to for how many items (files and/or folders) attributes and timestamps have to be changed:
If several files (and/or folders) are selected, the number of files (and/or folders) is displayed under "Selected item(s)".
The folder from where the items have to be changed is displayed under "from".
Include files and folders in subfolders
If this option is checked, the operations defined in this dialog are also executed in files and folders, that are stored in subfolders of the selected folders.
Include only files of this type:

a selection list is shown, with the last inputs (filters) in this field and the text "<RegExp>:" (to enter regular expressions). Clicking a row in this selection list overwrites the contents of the input field with the contents of the clicked row.
a selection list with filters (defined under the menu item "Folder → Filter → Set filter") is shown. Selecting a filter overwrites the contents of the input field with "<Filter>:" + "contents of the filter".Set attributes
If this option is checked, for each attribute can be defined whether it has to be set for all files and folders listed in the tab "Files". The following attributes can be changed:
The status of the following attributes is only shown, if all items listed in the tab "Files" have the same status concerning the attribute.
These attributes can not be changed:
Tab "Set timestamp"

Option "Set timestamp"
If this option is checked, the options "Move timestamp" and "Set timestamp as in target folder" are inactive. All files and folders listed in the tab "Files" receive the timestamps defined here. The following timestamps can be set:



in the row "Modified".The "Modified" timestamp can be edited, if the check boxes in the rows "Set timestamp" and "Modified" are checked. The following processing possibilities are offered for the "Modified" timestamp:



in the row "Created".Tab "Move timestamp"

Option "Move timestamp"
If this option is checked, the options "Set timestamp" and "Set timestamp as in target folder" are inactive.
Tab "Set timestamp as in target folder"

Option "Set timestamp as in target folder"
If this option is checked, the options "Set timestamp" and "Move timestamp" are inactive.
If this option is checked, the "Modified" timestamp of an item of the "from" folder is set to the value of the modified timestamp of the item of the same name in the target folder.
If this option is checked, the "Modified" timestamp of an item of the "from" folder is set to the value of the created timestamp of the item of the same name in the target folder.
After activating the button
or the F4 key, the "Browse for folder" dialog is shown. Selecting a folder and activating "OK" overwrites the input field folder with the selected folder.
Tab "Save/load timestamps"

This dialog makes it possible to save file names and their timestamps in a file, change the timestamps in this file, save this file and set the timestamps of the original files as changed in this file list.
The type of timestamp that is saved in the file or changed from this file:- "modified", "created", "created and modified".
The file where the list is saved, or from which the timestamps of the original files should be changed.
Tab "Set timestamp from picture EXIF"

This dialog makes it possible to read exif time informations from picture files, that contain exif data, and writes it as timestamp to the file. Files that contain no exif information are ignored.
Tab "Random timestamps"

If the option "Random timestamps" is checked, all files and folders listed in the tab "Files" receive random timestamps, within the limits defined in the fields "Generate timestamps between". The following timestamps can be set:
The timestamp limits for the generation of the random timestamps.
Tab "Set folder timestamp from most recent item"

The tab "Set folder timestamp from most recent item" is active only, if folders are selected exclusively (and no files).
If the option "Set folder's 'Modified timestamp' from the last item in the folder" is checked, it can be chosen:
With this option each folder is searched individually for the contained file with the youngest "Modified" timestamp and this timestamp is used for the folder's "Modified" timestamp.
With this option each folder is searched individually for the contained item (file or folder) with the youngest "Modified" timestamp and this timestamp is used for the folder's "Modified" timestamp.
The tab "Files" lists all items (files and/or folders) for which the attributes and/or timestamps should be changed.

Initially only the columns "Name" and "Path" are filled. The columns "Attribute", "Created" and "Modified" are filled only after activating the button
.
Button 
Activating the button
reloads all files. This may be useful if they can be processed from various workspaces.
Preview changes
The button
is active only, if at least one operation is checked in the tab "Operation".
After activating the button
" the following additional columns are shown with the desired changes:
Quick filter bar

The quick filter provides the possibility to decrease the number of files whose attributes and/or timestamps should be changed.
to
.
After activating the button
a selection list is shown, with the last inputs (filters) in this field. Clicking the button
activates the highlighted filter.

activates the quick filter, changes the button to
and refreshes the contents of the information bar ...files ...folders.
deactivates it and switches the button back to
.Under the tab "Settings" further settings for the "Attributes/Timestamp" process can be defined.

Auto close for successful operation
If this option is checked, the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog is closed automatically, as soon as all changes are successfully completed.
Auto close for canceled operation
If this option is checked, the "Pack files" dialog is closed automatically, after one pack process was canceled.
Activate "Set timestamp" with current timestamp on open mask
If this option is checked, on opening the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog the actual timestamp is inserted in the row "Modified" of the operation "Set timestamp".
Information bar: ...files ...folders
In the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog the information bar (lowest window line) "Waiting for starting operation on: ...files ...folders" shows the information how many files and folders are to be changed. On opening the dialog the bar is invisible. Whenever the tab "Files" or the button "Run" are activated, the files and folders to be changed are loaded and their number is calculated and shown. The number of files and folders shown in the information bar can be different from the number shown under "Selected item(s)". The differences may result from:
Pressing the button
adds the change operation to the operations queue and starts the processing of the operations queue.
Activating the button
in the operation queue bar opens the operations queue dialog.
File operations via the operations queue are described in the chapter Operations queue.
After activating the button
the change process for all items to be changed is started directly. The "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog shows the following modifications:

Pause
Clicking this option checks it and suspends the change process. Clicking it again unchecks the option and continues the change process.
Cancel
After activating the button
(during the change process) the request "Do you really want to cancel the operation?" is shown. After confirming the request, the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog is closed (without further change processes). Already completed changes remain.
Changing progress
The changing progress is visualized as follows:
Change status of the items
In the item list each item is preceded by an icon that shows the change status of the item:
Item not yet changed
Item changed successfully
An error has occurred during the changing process of this item.The message bar shows the actually changed item.
The items are changed in the order in which they are listed in the tab "Files".
Activating the button "Cancel", cancels the changing process and closes the "Attributes/Timestamp" dialog.