# Autopsy timestamp reliability?

**URL:** <https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032>\
**Category:** Autopsy Help\
**Created:** [July 20, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032 "2020-07-20T20:35:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![DarkJodo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/darkjodo/32/240_2.png) [@DarkJodo](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/DarkJodo)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032/1 "2020-07-20T20:35:25Z")

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Hello. I am using Autopsy 4.15.0 to analyze an old hard drive from 2002. I noticed that information generated from the index.dat file sometimes has a different created/modified times than associated files in the cache. Which timestamp is correct? How can I get the most accurate time created/modified info?

Thank you for your assistance.

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**Author:** ![Nanni\_Bassetti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/nanni_bassetti/32/123_2.png) [@Nanni\_Bassetti](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Nanni_Bassetti)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032/2 "2020-07-22T15:39:50Z")

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I got the same problem times ago since Autopsy 4.10, with the old index.dat.  
Maybe it is an issue with pasco2, used by Autopsy.

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**Author:** ![DarkJodo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/darkjodo/32/240_2.png) [@DarkJodo](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/DarkJodo)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032/3 "2020-08-07T16:28:53Z")

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Were you able to determine what timestamp was the most accurate?

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**Author:** ![Nanni\_Bassetti](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/sleuthkit.discourse.group/nanni_bassetti/32/123_2.png) [@Nanni\_Bassetti](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/u/Nanni_Bassetti)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://sleuthkit.discourse.group/t/autopsy-timestamp-reliability/2032/4 "2020-08-07T16:44:53Z")

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Try Nirsoft tools  
Let me know