# File Upload Date

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980>\
**Category:** Other native modules\
**Created:** [February 5, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980 "2026-02-05T18:25:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![inetuka](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@inetuka](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/inetuka)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/1 "2026-02-05T18:25:04Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’d like to preserve the original file date during upload.

Of course, it’s interesting to know when a document was uploaded to Dolibarr. However, losing the actual file date deprives you of an important sorting option. Is this possible without modifying the source code?

Regards, Udo

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**Author:** ![edupulpillo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@edupulpillo](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/edupulpillo)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/2 "2026-02-07T15:35:14Z")

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The best scenario is to have available both dates: the original of the file and the upload date.

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**Author:** ![jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jonbendtsen)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/3 "2026-02-10T07:45:33Z")

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which dolibarr version @inetuka and can you show a screenshot of the page where you would like to see these dates?

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**Author:** ![inetuka](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@inetuka](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/inetuka)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/4 "2026-02-10T08:35:59Z")

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Hi Jon, I am on 22.0.4. Cheers!

 ![2026-02-10 09-29-25](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/6/620a3a80ae9182c7bc4312d1d433375e821802e1.png)

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**Author:** ![jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jonbendtsen)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/5 "2026-02-10T16:41:53Z")

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I see. I think you should look for a similar feature request at dolibarrs github page, and if you can not find one, make one with the picture well

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**Author:** ![DG-Rilling](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@DG-Rilling](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/DG-Rilling)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/file-upload-date/30980/6 "2026-02-15T12:11:39Z")

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I think it is possible to implement this.  
However, it requires modifying the source code…

In the browser (client), you can read the modification date of a file using JavaScript and append it to the form as a hidden POST parameter.  
Keyword: HTML DOM Document lastModified

In Dolibarr (server), you read the POST parameter and set the date of the uploaded file accordingly, or append it to the file name, or write it in an extra field.