# SD library - creating files with correct date/time

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043>\
**Category:** Programming\
**Created:** [February 9, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043 "2024-02-09T23:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pjrebordao](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/pjrebordao/32/528055_2.png) [@pjrebordao](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/pjrebordao)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043/1 "2024-02-09T23:54:11Z")

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I'm using the SD library to save files to an SD card without issues.  
However, the created files have wrong date/times of creation.

How to set the correct date/time ?

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**Author:** ![noobmastha](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/noobmastha/32/738653_2.png) [@noobmastha](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/noobmastha)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043/2 "2024-02-09T23:59:16Z")

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> [@pjrebordao](#):
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> How to set the correct date/time ?

With code 🤣

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**Author:** ![cattledog](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/cattledog/32/217816_2.png) [@cattledog](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/cattledog)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043/3 "2024-02-10T00:05:59Z")

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See the discussion of using a callback function in this thread

[https://forum.arduino.cc/t/file-creation-date-and-time-in-sd-card/336037/5](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/file-creation-date-and-time-in-sd-card/336037/5)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/sd-library-creating-files-with-correct-date-time/1222043/4 "2024-08-08T00:05:59Z")

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