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Why do exported EML and MSG file have the current date stamp instead of the original email date?

April 26, 2017email exported file MSG original stamp

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Why do exported EML and MSG file have the current date stamp instead of the original email date?

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A. This problem is usually caused by the Windows file indexing feature, which updates the file date stamp on reading it. Suggestion: in Windows, go to Control Panel -> Indexing Options -> Advanced -> File Types, and uncheck the extensions “eml” and “msg” from the list.