File's Modification Date in Finder shows as two different dates, depending if SEARCHING or if BROWSING.

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File's Modification Date in Finder shows as two different dates, depending if SEARCHING or if BROWSING.

If I *SEARCH* for a specific file, it will show up in theFinder's Search / Spotlight window, and if I have the "Date Modified" column showing, it shows the modified date of the file as 3 Jan 2018.

But if I *BROWSE* to that exact same file in a regular Finder window, and I have the "Date Modified" column showing, it shows the modified date of the file as 9 Jan 2018.

The SEARCH date is definitely wrong, because I hadn't even *CREATED* this file until 5 Jan 2018!

And the File Info confirms this: Created 5 Jan 2018 and Modified 9 Jan 2018.

My question is: how do I get the search results to show the correct modification date for my files?

It's very important for me to have these dates showing up correctly!

The reason I ask is because I like to have a Finder window open, set to a "Saved Search" criteria of my most-recently modified files, so that I can easily see what I have been working on for the past few days, and open up those files again if I'm still working on them.

Posted on Jan 9, 2018 2:22 AM

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Answer 1

i_rina

Community Specialist

Jan 10, 2018 11:38 AM in response to Brett Archibald

Hello Brett Archibald,

I see that you're having an issue with the way that files are showing and the dates that are showing when you search or browse for them. I can understand your concern and wanting to get this corrected, and I'd be happy to help.

Let's start by having you start the Mac up into safe mode and test to see if the issue remains:

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac
If the issue still remains in safe mode, the next thing you'll want to try is testing on another user account:
How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
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Have a great day!

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