Utilities

File Date Modifier

A batch utility for changing file and folder creation and modification timestamps.

Our take

Useful when scanned or restored files have misleading Finder dates.

Exact dates, relative offsets and sequential stamps handle several common timestamp repairs.

Keep in mind: Changes affect filesystem dates, not photo EXIF capture dates. Test a copy first; undo covers the last apply, not a complete archival history.

What you can do

  • Set exact dates or preserve time components
  • Offset dates or create a timed sequence
  • Recursive folders, cancellation, undo and JSON logs

Good for

  • People organizing scans, recovered folders or camera-clock errors.

Consider alternatives for

  • People needing image EXIF editing or forensic preservation of original timestamps.

Limitations & considerations

  • Captured minimum: macOS 13.5.
  • Changes affect filesystem dates, not photo EXIF capture dates. Test a copy first; undo covers the last apply, not a complete archival history.

Privacy & permissions

The developer describes a sandboxed app without network access, limited to dropped files. Those files' timestamps are changed, so preserve originals separately.

Sources & review notes Updated Nov 15, 2026

Reviewed by iApp4Me Editorial Team. Recommendations use the linked documentation and attributed accounts; device observations are identified separately.

  1. US App Store developer description

    Complete description, release notes, download price and compatibility metadata captured 2026-11-02.

  2. Official developer disclosure

    Full official cached text read; captured 2026-11-12. App-specific claims distinguished from publisher-wide material.

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