Hello Everyone, When I rename a folder in a MOSS 2007/WSS 3.0 document library, it changes the last modified date on all documents and subfolders within that folder. Oddly, it doesn't change the dates to the last updated date of the folder, but to the date just before that. For example: 1. Rename folder, last modified date is 8/13 at 3:30 - no change to documents and subfolders 2. Rename folder, last modified date is 8/13 at 3:35 - documents and subfolders last modified date = 8/13 at 3:30 2. Rename folder, last modified date is 8/13 at 3:40 - documents and subfolders last modified date = 8/13 at 3:35 Does anyone know why this is happening and/or if it can be stopped? -Bhanu Singh

My test result is that rename the folder in document library will change the modified date in document library, but it will *not* change the modified date for the documents in the folder. Could you please check if there are customization such as event handlers or workflows involved? You can check it with SharePoint Manager 2007 Gu Yuming TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

Thanks for your reply. I checked and found there are no event handlers or workflow involved, when updating the document. I found there are couple of other post in the internet where users have faced similar issue. So I was curious, if its a known issue?-Bhanu Singh

Sorry for the delay! I find in internal database that this is a known issue. I found two symptoms: 1. Rename the folder for the second time, the subfolder modified date changed 2. Rename the folder in Explorer View, the modified date for file name in folder changed I just did a simple test and the following table is my results: SharePoint Version Symptom 1 Symptom 2 12.0.0.6548 Not fixed Not fixed 14.0.5128.5000 Fixed Not fixed As to the second symptom, I had not found it been confirmed as a bug for SharePoint, it seems to be the behavior of Windows Explorer. If you rename the folder in Explorer View and close the Explorer View, the items in folder does not change. If you rename the folder in Explorer View and click into the folder to check the items, the items’ last modified date changed. So, my advice is to avoid rename folder name in Explorer View to avoid confusion from end user. Gu Yuming TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com

Sorry for the delay! I find in internal database that this is a known issue. I found two symptoms: 1. Rename the folder for the second time, the subfolder modified date changed 2. Rename the folder in Explorer View, the modified date for file name in folder changed I just did a simple test and the following table is my results: SharePoint Version Symptom 1 Symptom 2 12.0.0.6548 Not fixed Not fixed 14.0.5128.5000 Fixed Not fixed As to the second symptom, I had not found it been confirmed as a bug for SharePoint, it seems to be the behavior of Windows Explorer. If you rename the folder in Explorer View and close the Explorer View, the items in folder does not change. If you rename the folder in Explorer View and click into the folder to check the items, the items’ last modified date changed. So, my advice is to avoid rename folder name in Explorer View to avoid confusion from end user. Gu Yuming TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com