ScanDisk Reports Invalid Date/Time for Many Files (132627)
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This article was previously published under Q132627 SYMPTOMS
When you run ScanDisk, you may receive the following information about one
or more files:
- This file or folder's last-modified date or time is invalid or is in
the future. This may be because your computer's clock is set
incorrectly. ScanDisk repairs future dates by changing them to your
computer's current date setting. ScanDisk repairs out-of-range dates or
times by changing them to the nearest setting within the valid range.
- This file or folder's last-accessed date is invalid or is in the future.
This may be because your computer's clock is set incorrectly. ScanDisk
repairs future dates by changing them to "unknown". ScanDisk repairs
out-of-range dates by changing them to the nearest setting within the
valid range.
CAUSE
These messages can occur if the computer's date setting has been set back
to a date earlier than the actual date (causing the dates on the files in
question to appear to be in the future) and if you are using the "Check
files for invalid dates and times" option in ScanDisk.
RESOLUTION
Use the Date/Time tool in Control Panel to set the computer's date to the
actual date.
MORE INFORMATION
The date "unknown" is 01-01-1980 (the MS-DOS epoch).
Files have three dates: date of last write, date of last access and the create date. If the create date or last access date is "in the future" the preceding information is correct and those dates will be reset to 01-01-1980. The date of last write is fixed differently. If date of last write is "in the future" that date is reset to the current date set in the system clock. This correction applies to all versions back to the final release version of Windows 95.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 1/1/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB132627 |
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