How to change the creation date of a file (macOS)

Published: 15 September 2024
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It is remarkable easy to change the creation date of files on your #Mac using a simple command in Terminal. But there might be some issues you should be aware of if you are looking to reorder files imported into #Obsidian.

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• These are the two options you can use to change the creation date using the Mac Terminal:
touch -t YYYMMDDhhmm
SetFile -d ‘MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss’


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