Layout files not showing correct Date Modified timestamp in Windows Explorer

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I’m struggling with confidence in knowing which LayOut File is most up to date on my system. (often having multiple versions/revisions of a file open and things like that). Nobody wants that horrible feeling of “oh cr*p! did i just save over a more recent version with an older file?!”

(…and, for context this is in a professional environment where we transfer local working files to shared servers/systems (Deltek and Forma) that log the modified dates, etc…so it accuracy matters)

I was working on a Layout file and then saved and closed it on 14 May at 2:44 pm.

Windows Explorer shows the file as being modified last on the 11th May at 8:55pm
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When opening LayOut I can see the correct time in the Modified field:

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I can also see the correct field if I inspect file Properties.

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SketchUp files and all other files are showing correct windows timestamps.

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Regardless of what the OS does you should clean up your naming system.

For me - most recent LO and SKP file are just the client code and project name.

Any files with #s or noted appended to the file is old.

This makes re-linking SKP in LO unneeded.

It also means the shortest file name is the the one I’m working on.

If I go back to a previous version I rename the current one, then rename the new one.