[Drakino]

Does anyone know of a way to tell Safari to set the timestamp on files it downloaded to the time it downloaded the file and not the timestamp provided by the server?

For example, if I download file.dmg from blah.com, the file shows a date modified of "April 1, 2004" in Finder, even when I downloaded it on November 9, 2009.

Just a minor thing, but it would help greatly when I am cleaning up my Downloads folder.

[ibook_steve]

My behavior does not match yours. .dmg files have the created and modified dates and times set to when I download them. Granted, I'm currently using FF, but I don't think that matters. Files inside the .dmg or inside .zip files always have the actual date the file was created.

Steve

[Drakino]

It is behavior unique to Safari, and applies to files other then DMGs as well.

[Art Vandelay]

I personally think Safari's behavior is correct and Firefox's is wrong. Downloading a file does not create a new file. So, the creation date shouldn't be changed. It's no different than copying a file from a file server.

You can sort stacks by date added so that could be a way to help you clean up your Downloads folder.

[Drakino]

Whichever way is "right" doesn't really matter to me, I'd just like the option to change it if I don't find it right. While being able to sort the stacks by date added is somewhat useful, Quicklook doesn't work in stacks. I suppose the other solution would be to have a date added column in Finder, but I also can't find a way to show that, just created and modified.

I was hoping for at least a hidden setting, but I can't find anything there either on a hints site or in secrets.