Windows 10: in CMD window, DIR and DIR /T:C show the incorrect date. The date I want is shown in the...

I downloaded a batch of photos from my iphone [via iCloud download]The files all show the date downloaded when I do the CMD DIR command. Explorer shows the date I want [Date Taken] in the DATE column. But I can't force it to come out in the DIR command

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Dir cmd arguments not working

Windows 10, V1803 with KB890830 installed

1. Launch command prompt admin window
2. Enter cmd dir
3. Enter cmd dir /w

Expect results from 2:

Vertical display of directories and files

Good



Expected results from 3:

Horizontal display of directories and files

Error



Windows PowerShell

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> cd \

PS C:\> dir





Directory: C:\





Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---- ------------- ------ ----

d----- 6/21/2018 8:25 AM
aaa

d----- 8/2/2016 5:55 AM
AdwCleaner

da---- 6/20/2018 3:53 PM
bbb

d----- 10/17/2010 11:12 PM
Intel

d----- 9/1/2017 8:22 AM MOVIES

d----- 9/1/2017 6:57 AM
MUSIC

d----- 4/11/2018 4:38 PM
PerfLogs

d----- 2/27/2018 10:05 AM
PICTURES

d-r--- 5/26/2018 8:20 AM
Program Files

d-r--- 5/16/2018 2:06 PM
Program Files (x86)

d----- 6/8/2018 4:13 PM
TMP

d----- 9/1/2017 10:44 AM
Toms Libraries

d-r--- 5/3/2018 9:17 AM
Users

d----- 6/20/2018 1:52 PM
Windows

-a---- 8/17/2015 8:01 AM
163 MetaConfig.xml

-a---- 5/12/2017 9:13 AM
437 method2.bat

-a---- 10/22/2017 7:41 AM
68 sleep.bat





PS C:\> dir /w

dir : Cannot find path 'C:\w' because it does not exist.

At line:1 char:1

+ dir /w

+ ~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (C:\w:String) [Get-ChildItem], ItemNotFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand



PS C:\>



Other arguments may fail as well – have not tested.

I needed this to do a dir /x.

 

dir Difficulties

DIR uses whatever time definition you tell it to use. Following command would list all files and folders in X:\Downloads in order they have been created:

dir X:\Downloads /t:c

DIR is fully capable to sort files and folders. Following command would list all files in X:\Downloads, oldest first:

dir X:\Downloads /o:d

The minus sign before a parameter reverses the results, so the following command would list the same folder in reversed order, newest first:

dir X:\Downloads /o:-d

You can also combine switches. Following command would list all files and folders in X:\Downloads and all its subfolders (the /s switch), listing them in newest first based on time of file / folder creation:

dir X:\Downloads /s /o:-d /t:c

 

DIR Command

dir /A /B /S > FolderList.txt produces a list of all directories and subdirectories of a directory.

I would like to modify this line to have the date included for all directories and subdirectories of a directory too.