{"id":125,"date":"2025-09-29T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infonautics-software.ch\/mymenuexplorerde\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:58:22","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.infonautics-software.com\/copy-files-with-dates\/features\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#00458e&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Use Copy Files With Dates to keep the creation date of files and folders while copying.&#8221; 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etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For copied subdirectories in Windows, the original creation date and the original modification date as well as all existing directory attributes are also transferred to the new directories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For files already existing on the target medium, you can choose whether they should be overwritten or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Also you can specify whether subdirectories should be copied as well, or only files from the selected directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Filter files and directories according to text criteria (include, exclude, wildcard placeholders).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Verify files after copying by reading and comparing the source and destination files again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Before copying, the program calculates the size of the files to be copied, and then provides continuous information on the exact status of the copying process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Drag &amp; 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