How to arrange files according to rename date?

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I tried more things Date modified,Date Accessed & Date created etc, but none arranges the files according to rename date.

How to arrange files according to rename date ?

Which OS are you working with? – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 Nov 24 '16 at 17:57 — Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007, Nov 24 '16 at 17:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '16 at 17:58

Assuming Windows, and/or a Windows-compatible file system (say NTFS, or FAT):

none arranges the files according to rename date

There is no "rename date" property for files, and renaming a file does not update its 'last modified' time stamp, only its 'last accessed' (which is updated simply because you accessed the file, not because you renamed it).

How to arrange files according to rename date?

You can't (see above).

You'd have to modify the contents of the files, or make a new copy of the file, while renaming them for the modification/creation timestamps to be updated; and then sort by one of those.

How to arrange files according to rename date?

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