Question

i have some documents that has been copied in a folder.(example with word)
when i use filesysteminfo.CreationTime i get the date when i copied it.
(right click on the document, (last to select) “eigenschaften”)

but when i go into the document and select Datei –> Eigenschaften –> “Date of Creation”
i get the “right CreationTime”

greetings,
Tyzak

Answer 1

When you copy the file, a new file gets created –> that’s why the FileInfo.CreationTime is set to the date/time when you copied the file.

What you’re seeing in the Datei/Eigenschaften is inside Word. That is data that Word keeps track of – it’s not a property directly on the file, but a metadata item that Word stores inside the file (in its Word document properties subelements).

FileInfo has three date/time stamps:

• CreationTime (when the file was physically created)
• LastAccessTime (last access to the file in any way)
• LastWriteTime (last write access to the file)

Anything more will not be handled by the file system directly.