Very, very old folders!

[SamNeeds]

Guys and gals,

When ever I transfer data from my MBP HDD to an External HDD, the folder it creates to copy that data to has a created date of, wait for it.....14th February 1946 at 8:34am.

Yeah, very odd! Any ideas why it's doing that? And how to change it so that the dates are correct (i.e. today!) When the folder finishing copying all the dates are fine. It's just that bit in-between whilst it's copying.

I mean, it doesn't affect me in any way at all, it's just a bit odd, so I thought I'd ask if it's just me or other getting it.

 

[Gregg2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC

 

[chown33]

The impossibly old timestamp signals "this item is busy".
http://lists.apple.com/archives/cocoa-dev/2009/Nov/msg00994.html

 

[SamNeeds]

Ah ok, so it's just a little Easter Egg of sorts. Cool.

 

[MACADAMN MAN]

SamNeeds - re Feb 14, 1946

I have the exact (almost) same situation.

I am presently transferring an 863 gig (.mov) file from my computer (8Tb, 12 core) to an external hard drive (2 TB).

While it is transferring, in the Date Created column iut reads: Feb 14, 1946, 12:34AM.

I don't get it. Did you find out the cause??

Thanks,

MACADAMNMAN

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Finder.h says here
--> http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/CarbonHeaders/CarbonHeaders-9A581/Finder.h

/* Use this date as a file's or folder's creation date to indicate that it is */
/* temporarily busy (while it is being downloaded or installed, for example). */
/* This prevents Finder from trying to change the item's attributes before it */
/* is fully created (Finder 8.5 and 8.6 check file creation dates; later Finders */
/* may check folder creation dates as well). */
enum {
kMagicBusyCreationDate = 0x4F3AFDB0
};

It is an internal Finder mechanism, and kMagicBusyCreationDate should be the above mentioned date. Mac OS >= 8.5 (including Mac OS X) is known for better file system protection, which avoids data loss.

 

[avflinsch]

Guys and gals,

When ever I transfer data from my MBP HDD to an External HDD, the folder it creates to copy that data to has a created date of, wait for it.....14th February 1946 at 8:34am..

Side effect of "Time Machine"???

 

[r0k]

Guys and gals,

When ever I transfer data from my MBP HDD to an External HDD, the folder it creates to copy that data to has a created date of, wait for it.....14th February 1946 at 8:34am.

Side effect of "Time Machine"???

Perhaps...

Isn't that the story where one group of users lived above ground using Macs...

While another group of users lived below ground using Windows...