Weird Date Modified On Files

El Presidente

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I have the date set correctly in OS X...
However, sometimes if I download a file or decompress an archive it will automatically give it a strange date sometimes from a few months ago or sometimes a date in the future.

I don't know why this happens it appears as if the dates are random!

Please Help Out :)

El Pres
 
downloaded files will have their initial creation dates, not the date you downloaded them. dont know about the future ones though...
 
fbp has it right -- when you download a file, the creation date will be the date set by the creator of the file, not your system. The modification date should match your system, once you modify the file.

What files are you downloading that are experiencing the weird dates? Perhaps we can try to download them and see if we get similar results.
 
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