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Weird Error: All Filenames wrong (Modification Date) -> (6 digits shown, instead of 4)

Hello,


I've recently had a problem with the years of ALL files on my Mac (see the attached screenshot). The year is shown with 6 digits instead of 4. My operating system is up-to-date. I am using a new MacBook Pro M1.


What can I do to get a handle on the file name (or modification date) problem? At the moment, everything is messed up.


Thanks a lot for help and support,


Manuel

Posted on May 23, 2022 10:27 AM

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Posted on May 23, 2022 10:34 AM

There have been reports of storage date FORMATS when the region information was set incorrectly or it preferences were damaged.


The solution has been to set a wildly different, unwanted region, close the window and save changes, then set the correct region, close the window and save changes, and then test again.


System preferences > language & region > general...


...Region is the top choice in the right column.


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May 23, 2022 10:34 AM in response to manumanu81

There have been reports of storage date FORMATS when the region information was set incorrectly or it preferences were damaged.


The solution has been to set a wildly different, unwanted region, close the window and save changes, then set the correct region, close the window and save changes, and then test again.


System preferences > language & region > general...


...Region is the top choice in the right column.


Weird Error: All Filenames wrong (Modification Date) -> (6 digits shown, instead of 4)

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