System.DateAcquired
The acquisition date of the file or media. This property is related to a particular user or group of users. For example, this data is used as the main sorting axis for the virtual folder New Music, which enables people to browse the latest additions to their collection.
Windows 10, version 1703, Windows 10, version 1607, Windows 10, version 1511, Windows 10, version 1507, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
propertyDescription
name = System.DateAcquired
shellPKey = PKEY_DateAcquired
formatID = 2CBAA8F5-D81F-47CA-B17A-F8D822300131
propID = 100
SearchInfo
InInvertedIndex = false
IsColumn = true
typeInfo
type = DateTime
Windows Vista
propertyDescription
name = System.DateAcquired
shellPKey = PKEY_DateAcquired
formatID = 2CBAA8F5-D81F-47CA-B17A-F8D822300131
propID = 100
SearchInfo
IsColumn = true
typeInfo
type = DateTime
Remarks
PKEY values are defined in Propkey.h.
DateAcquired is stored as a value in the main stream of the file, but it may not always be present. In those instances, the acquisition date can be approximated based on other known dates for the content. The metadata handler should use a set of rules to determine the date to return. The following example demonstrates this for music files.
- For purchased music, the file's creation time should be used if no acquired date is present. However, the download provider should set the DateAcquired property in the file.
- For music files that the user or group "ripped" (copying music or video from a CD or DVD to a hard disk), the acquisition date should be the date that action took place. For instance, the WM/EncodingTime attribute.
- For music copied from another location, the file's creation time should be used as the acquisition date.
Examples of System.DateAcquired are the date and time when pictures are acquired from a camera or when music is purchased online. This is not the same as System.DateImported.
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