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Hey all. I enjoy using FDM but there's just one jarring issue that I've been experiencing ever since I started using it. Downloads all go to the default "Downloads" folder on windows, and the folder is sorted by Date. The issue is that downloads made through FDM, seemingly at random, end up in different dates. The correct category would be the "Today" one, but it can end up on any one from "Yesterday" to a "A long time ago" category. There seems to be no setting that could be causing that, and I'm not sure if it's a windows issue or an FDM issue, but it doesn't happen when not downloading through FDM. Any help is appreciated as I keep getting lost over where my files are.

that is normal if you have selected to download files using server date in FDM setings, so for example if a file is released in 1998 and you download it today in 2022 it will be at the end of all the files in your Downloads folder in Windows 10, unless you disabled feature to order by date in Windows 10 inside Downloads folder, or if you disable server date feature in FDM.

MELERIX wrote:that is normal if you have selected to download files using server date in FDM setings, so for example if a file is released in 1998 and you download it today in 2022 it will be at the end of all the files in your Downloads folder in Windows 10, unless you disabled feature to order by date in Windows 10 inside Downloads folder, or if you disable server date feature in FDM.

Wow that was it! Thank you so much, I guess I didn't realize that option could have to do with it...

I don't think this works in v5 and up but I know v3 has this option setting. I use this alot to save based on uploaded server date to keep track of old and new version.

I am using v6.17.0.4792 and don't see this mentioned "Date" option anywhere...
Where is this option?

UPDATE: found it!! It is now called "Use server time for file creation"