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Version 6.7.0.0
10 March 2025

TouchProp

A command line utility to Get and Set* any Windows Property of a file
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If you've ever needed to access file metadata properties from a command line, batch, PowerShell, or other scripting languages, TouchProp will allow you to access most metadata properties exposed by the Windows property system.

* For those properties that are read-write.

Background

The Windows property system provides a generic interface to access file system and file metadata properties. Almost everything about a file that you can see, and where possible change, via Windows Explorer is exposed through the property system. TouchProp uses this programmatic interface to provide a means of reading and writing these properties from a command line program.

You can find more information on the Windows property system here.

Features

  • Free for trial and personal non-commercial usage with the proviso of a "not registered" message reminder.
  • Licensed as part of our TouchPro product, so if you already have a TouchPro license, you also have TouchProp.
  • Straightforward command line operation; just specify the file name, the property's "canonical" name, and when setting the property, the property value(s).

    e.g. Set the author(s) of a file:
    TouchProp MyDocument.docx System.Author "Me;Myself;I"

    Providing the file type on your Windows system supports the System.Author property, it doesn't matter what type the file is; MS Word doc, docx, MS Excel xlsx, MS PowerPoint pptx, JPEG image, the same command will work if the file type supports it.

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Supported Operating Systems

Windows 7 and later

TouchProp is part of the TouchPro installation.

Limitations

The file system timestamp properties (System.DateCreated, System.DateModified, and System.DateAccessed) have 2 second resolution and return nothing for dates prior to 1/1/1980. See Why is the System.DateCreated property off by a few seconds?

 

 
 

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