PowerShell: File Date Time

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Show File Creation Time

Get-Item "~/xtest.txt" | Select-Object -Property CreationTime
# CreationTime
# ------------
# 6/15/2025 8:42:46 AM

Set File Creation Time

Set-ItemProperty -Path "~/xtest.txt" -Name CreationTime -Value "2025-06-15 10:00:00"

Show File LastWriteTime

Get-Item "~/xtest.txt" | Select-Object -Property LastWriteTime
# LastWriteTime
# -------------
# 6/15/2025 8:42:46 AM

Set File LastWriteTime Time

Set-ItemProperty -Path "~/xtest.txt" -Name LastWriteTime -Value "2025-06-15 10:00:00"

Show File LastAccessTime

Get-Item "~/xtest.txt" | Select-Object -Property LastAccessTime

# LastAccessTime
# --------------
# 6/16/2025 9:40:51 AM

Set File LastAccessTime Time

Set-ItemProperty -Path "~/xtest.txt" -Name LastAccessTime -Value "2025-06-15 10:00:00"

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