Why Is File Explorer Showing Files from Tomorrow? Time Traveler? - MiniTool

File Explorer displays files with future dates? Don't panic, your computer is not a time traveler! This article will explain why your File Explorer displays "Tomorrow" files and provides solutions.

File Explorer (formerly known as Windows Explorer) is a file management application in Windows system, used to display desktops, various drives, favorite folders, etc. It displays files and folders in different view modes, such as icons, details, lists, etc.

You can open File Explorer in three ways:

• Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the computer and find it in the Start menu.
• Press Win E key to open it directly.
• Click the folder icon on the taskbar.

However, with the update and iteration of Windows systems, file explorer may also have various problems. Recently, some Windows users have discovered that their File Explorer shows files with future dates. This is not time travel or magic, but the following causes:

Possible reasons why File Explorer displays future date files:

If you find that File Explorer shows files with a future date, first check whether the files were downloaded from the website. These "future files" are usually downloaded files. If so, there are three possibilities:

1. Time zone difference: The downloaded file may contain date information of the time zone where the download website is located. If the time zone differs from your local time zone, the downloaded file date will be displayed as Tomorrow.

2. System file corruption: Windows system file corruption may also cause this problem. You can try running the sfc /scannow command in a command prompt to check and fix system file errors.

If the system files are severely corrupted, it is recommended that you back up important files before trying to repair them. You can use professional data recovery tools such as MiniTool Power Data Recovery. MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a powerful free data recovery software that is compatible with all Windows systems. It can recover lost files in various situations such as operating system crash, virus attack, hard disk corruption, and other situations, without corruption of recovered files. The free version can recover up to 1GB of files.

3. Virus or malware: If a file is downloaded from a suspicious or marked as dangerous website, the file may be virus or malware. Please handle such files with caution and scan using Windows' built-in antivirus tool "Virus and Threat Protection". For more information on how to use this tool, please refer to: How to Open and Use Windows Defender in Windows 11/10

Summarize:

If the file explorer shows a file with a future date only once, it may be a problem with the file itself. But if it occurs frequently, you need to diagnose your computer system.

Also, if you are looking for a professional data recovery tool, MiniTool Power Data Recovery is worth a try.

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