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  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Date & Time.
  2. Click the lock in the corner of the window, then enter your administrator password to unlock the settings. (The settings are dimmed when locked.)
  3. In the Date & Time pane, make sure that ”Set date and time automatically” is selected and your Mac is connected to the internet. Your Mac can then get the current date and time from the network time server selected in the adjacent menu.

If you don't have an internet connection, or you want to set the date and time manually, deselect ”Set date and time automatically.” You can then click today’s date on the calendar, drag the clock’s hands to the correct time, or use the fields above the calendar and clock to enter the date and time. Then click Save.

Check Time Zone preferences

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  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Date & Time.
  2. Click the lock in the corner of the window, then enter your administrator password to unlock the settings. (The settings are dimmed when locked.)
  3. In the Time Zone pane, make sure that ”Set time zone automatically using current location” is selected and your Mac is connected to the internet.

If you don't have an internet connection or you want to set the time zone manually, deselect ”Set time zone automatically using current location.” Then click the map to choose a time zone.

If your Mac says that it's unable to determine your current location:

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy.
  2. From the Privacy pane, select ”Enable Location Services.”
  3. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of apps and services, then click the Details button next to System Services.
  4. Make sure that the checkbox for time zone is selected.

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Check Language & Region preferences

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Language & Region.

  • Make sure that the Region menu is set correctly for your region.
  • Use the ”Time format” checkbox to control whether your Mac displays time in the 24-hour format.

For advanced formatting options, click the Advanced button, then check the settings in the Dates pane and Times pane. These settings control how dates and times are displayed in the Finder and apps. If any settings have been changed, you can click the Restore Defaults button in each pane to use the default settings for your region. If the button is dimmed, your Mac is already using the default settings.

Date Format Key:

  • YYYY — The year (the first two digits/century can be omitted).
  • MM — The month of the year, from 1 to 12.
  • DD — The day of the month, from 1 to 31.
  • hh — The hour of the day, from 0 to 23.
  • mm — The minute of the hour, from 0 to 59.

How to change the “date modified” attribute of a file in Mac OS High Sierra and newer?

Unfortunately, new versions of Mac OS have different version of `touch` command, try these steps:

1. Open up the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) or if you prefer use iTerm.
2. Type this into Terminal (without hitting enter/return) replacing YYYYMMDDhhmm with the desired date information:

3. Open a Finder window and locate the file you wish to modify and drag and drop it into the Terminal window. Here’s an example of what should be typed into the Terminal at this point:

200801120000 in the example above represent “January 12, 2008 12:00 AM” or my 21st birthday. Make sure to change 200801120000 to the date you want and to replace /Volumes/Mac HD/Pictures/somefile.jpg with the proper path to the file you wish to alter the date for.

4. If all is in order press the return key.

How to change the “date modified” attribute recursively?

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How to change creation date too?

Just remove m argument:

Alternatively, you can install xcode command line tools, and follow all steps:

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Then you can use it’s command to change creation date, date syntax is MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS (where HH is hours in 24h format):

How to change the “date modified” attribute of a file in Mac OS El Capitan and older?

1. Open up the Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) or if you prefer use iTerm.
2. Type this into Terminal (without hitting enter/return) replacing YYYYMMDDhhmm with the desired date information:

3. Open a Finder window and locate the file you wish to modify and drag and drop it into the Terminal window. Here’s an example of what should be typed into the Terminal at this point:

200801120000 in the example above represent “January 12, 2008 12:00 AM” or my 21st birthday. Make sure to change 200801120000 to the date you want and to replace /Volumes/Mac HD/Pictures/somefile.jpg with the proper path to the file you wish to alter the date for.

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4. If all is in order press the return key.

How to change the “date modified” attribute recursively?

How to change creation date too?

Just remove m argument:

What’s about Linux?

It’s the same but with additional space:

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and recursive one: