Windows 10: change last metadata change date on media file

Is there a way of changing the metadata change date on a media file, the way there is of changing the creation date of a file?

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Changing dates on mp4 metadata

FWIW created/modified date is usually Windows attributed and refers to the date a file was created or modified.

Whereas date for mp3/4 metadata refers to the date the song/album was recorded.
You should be able to change the mp4 "date" metadata in Windows Explorer.

Method 1:
- Highlight the song in WE.
- Edit the metadata field(s) at the bottom of the screen.
- Click Save.

Method 2:
- Right-click the song in WE.
- Select "Properties".
- Select "Details".
- Edit the metadata field(s).
(N.B. To select the field, click to the right of field name)
- Click Apply.

 

Changing dates on mp4 metadata

I've been trying to change the metadata dates in mp4 files using exiftool. I can only get it to change the "Date" (whatever that is) and "Media created" fields as displayed in Windows file explorer. However, I organise my pics and videos using Photoshop Elements and this appears only to read only the "Date Created" and "Date Modified" fields. These fields seem to resist all my attempts to modify them using the "exiftool "-modifydate

OK so it's 20 hours later. Thanks everyone for your helpful replies. It seems that Photoshop reads the system dates (Date, amended date, created date) and now I understand why exiftool won't write to these. Instead I found a free tool - Bulk File Changer - which amongst other things allows you to change Created Modified and Access dates with an option to read the required date from the individual file names, which is exactly what I want since all my file namesstart with the date and time of original creation! I haven't worked out the UTC thing but since I live in the UK, time is never far from UTC - close enough for cataloguing family pics and videos.

 

How2 CHange dates of a file--suggested software not good enough

I doubt it, because the last two mentioned are not file properties, they are metadata contained in the file itself - along with Author, who saved it last, and even the total time spent editing it





As far as I can tell there are no third-party metatadata editors for Office documents, lots for audio/video/photo files though. Comparison of metadata editors - Wikipedia

There are at least two ways to change or remove this data for an Office document. The first is to use Word (or Excel, or whatever created the Office document). I'm not sure, but I don't think Word can change or remove those dates.

View or change the properties for an Office file - Office Support
Remove hidden data and personal information by inspecting documents, presentations, or workbooks - Office Support

The second is to click the blue 'Remove Properties and Personal Information' link at the bottom of the Properties - Details tab. Unfortunately not all properties can be removed, in particular those two dates can't.



Edit: The only way I've found to change the metadata for a Word document is to open it in Word (2010 was what I used) then 'File > Save as...' another file name. Oddly, doing the same thing with LibreOffice Writer preserved the original metadata.