Hi Chris
The "Date Modified" changes when you edit the file. The "Date Created" does=
not change.
With some recorders, and older Mac systems, the "Date Created" does not get=
passed to the computer when the file is transfered, so it is useful to imm=
ediately copy the "Date Modified" into the "Date Created" to retain that in=
formation in perpetuity. Immediately after transfer, the "Date Modified" is=
the original recording date and time, not the date/time of transfer, so co=
pying it into the "Date Created" preserves the original recording date and =
time that survives beyond any edits to the file.
It's a wee bit cumbersome but it works, although I like Peter's approach of=
including the recording date in the file title. That was one feature of my=
minidisc recorder that I miss. The file name was based on the recording da=
te and time.
John
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ote:
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> On Thu, 2 May 2013, Badger wrote:
>
>
> Hi - several questions.
>
> Are you saying the *last modified* date is that of the recording, but the=
> *creation* date is not ? What actually is the creation date ? The time=
> of the drag'n'drop transfer ?
>
> On MacOSX, the *creation* date is quite obscure, and I'm not sure I know=
> anyone who uses it. Almost everyone uses *modification* date.
>
> For what it's worth, when I drag'n'drop files from my PCM-M10's internal=
> storage to any of my Macs (running 10.6 or later), the *modification* dat=
e
> is the date of the recording, as expected.
>
> I guess you're using a MicroSD card. If so, have you tried the same thin=
g
> with the recorder's internal storage (connected via a USB cable) ?
>
>
> Also, the PCM-M10 file *names* incorporate the recording date - so
> there's another place you have it.
>
>
> > Do you format the data card as Mac OS extended, using your
> > computer?
>
> Don't do that, or the recorder won't be able to read it. If you must
> format a card in the Mac, you need to choose "FAT" format, as this is wha=
t
> the recorder uses.
>
> That said, I'd generally recommend formmating cards in the recorder (not=
> the computer). Same goes for other devices e.g digital cameras.
>
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