The "Date/time" group displays file date information. For each file, &os2; maintains three different pieces of information:
  1. The creation date shows the date/time when the file was created. After that, this date will never be changed (unless the file is completely rewritten by an application).

    Note that the FAT file system has no way of storing this information, so this field has no meaning there.

  2. The last write field shows the last time when the file has been written to. This will be equal to or newer than the creation date/time.

  3. The last access field shows the last time when the file was read from. This will be identical to or newer than the "last write" field.

    Note that the FAT file system has no way of storing this information, so this field has no meaning there.