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I made a data CD-R with ImgBurn 2.5.7.1, using ISO9660, Joliet and UDF 2.01.  With each file on the disc, the created date/time shows the same as the modified date/time.  Is this correct?

This is not the case with the files I have on my hard drive (that I burnt to CD-R).  I have "Use File Date & Time Selected".  I am using Windows XP SP 3.

 

Thanks for making ImgBurn, it is much appreciated.

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Yes. Not all file systems support those time stamps. Sometimes the OS will make it up based on values from other fields.

 

I thought that if UDF 2.01 was used, then the created date/time would be the same on the CD-R as the source file on the hard drive?

 

I looked at a DVD-R I burned using the same settings, and some files have the created date/time preserved, whereas other files on the same disc have the created date/time shown as the modified date/time.  So the behaviour does not seem to be consistent?

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Yes. Not all file systems support those time stamps. Sometimes the OS will make it up based on values from other fields.

 

Could there be a possiblity that there is a bug in ImgBurn, where in some cases the creation date/time for a file is sometimes not written out to the disc when UDF 2.01 is used?

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It's always written but the creation date can't be after the modified or last access date/time (and there's code in place to ensure that can't happen).

 

Would that fit with the files you're seeing issues with?

 

If you enable the 'Allow Non-Compliant File Creation Dates' option on the Advanced -> Restrictions -> UDF tab, the program will behave differently.

 

Maybe you'll find this thread useful?

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/14556-imgburn-not-always-preserving-file-date-stamps/

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It's always written but the creation date can't be after the modified or last access date/time (and there's code in place to ensure that can't happen).

 

Would that fit with the files you're seeing issues with?

 

If you enable the 'Allow Non-Compliant File Creation Dates' option on the Advanced -> Restrictions -> UDF tab, the program will behave differently.

 

Maybe you'll find this thread useful?

 

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?/topic/14556-imgburn-not-always-preserving-file-date-stamps/

 

Many thanks for this useful explanation - it perfectly explains the created date/time behaviour of files (and folders) on my discs.  I wasn't aware this functionality was present and by design.  But now I know what to expect and why it happens, I'm happy leaving it as is, knowing my disc is compliant to the UDF standards.  :)

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