Set Manual File Date

Easily set custom file dates during image or document conversion with reaConverter. Take full control over creation, modification, and access dates for your files while preserving folder structure and metadata.
Do you want to preserve the file date when you do image conversion? Or perhaps keep the EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) date and time instead? In both cases, reaConverter supports your needs regarding batch image conversion and customizing output file characteristics.

How to set manual file date during file conversion?

1. Open Images

Load one or several images you intend to convert. You can add them manually, add entire folders, load them from image files or use the drag-and-drop tool.

2. Set Manual File Date during conversion

Go to the Menu button and click Saving settings → Additional saving settings

In the File options tab tick the Set converted file date box and then pick one of the available options from the dropdown menu. You can choose to preserve the original file date or the EXIF date and time.

3. Save the Result

In case you don't want to add any image editing to your files (including Watermarking, Resizing, Cropping and many more), go directly to the saving options and pick a location for your new images. You can save them in the source folder, in a subfolder or in a newly created one.

Then press Convert and soon enjoy your newly converted files with customized date info.

Video tutorial

reaConverter allows you to preserve the file date when you do image conversion.

Set Manual File Date with command-line tool

You can set manual file date during conversion with command-line interface, either manually or through automated scripts. reaConverter Pro includes a command-line tool called cons_rcp.exe — an advanced feature designed for professional use, available exclusively in the Pro edition.

Conversion example:

cons_rcp.exe -source_folder "C:\Path_to\input_folder\" -source_ext heic -dest_path "C:\Path_to\output_folder\" -dest_ext jpg -same_date 1

Manual

-same_date
  where value = 1 if you want to set converted file date same as original file and = 0 otherwise

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