View File Dates Three Ways

Depending on what you’re doing, sometimes it’s preferable to view file creation or file-access dates, rather than last modification dates. Right-click on the file list to open the context menu and click Show Dates to choose from  when Last Modified or when Created or when Last Accessed*.

 

 

 

Tips:

You can cycle through the three sorting schemes by pressing Ctrl+D.

Sorting by Last Accessed dates give you split-second access and feedback on the files you’re currently working with even if you're not modifying them.

Note: Under some circumstances, a file can have a newer date for modification than for last access.

 

Note about Last Accessed

True last accessed dates are shown for regular file types with the following important exceptions:

The last modification date of the shortcut representing the folder is used.

The last modification date of the file (if available) or the shortcut representing the file is used.