Directory.SetLastWriteTime Method

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        try 
        {
            string path = @"c:\MyDir";
            if (!Directory.Exists(path)) 
            {
                Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
            } 
            else 
            {
                // Take an action that will affect the write time.
                Directory.SetLastWriteTime(path, new DateTime(1985,4,3));
            }

            // Get the last write time of a well-known directory.
            DateTime dt = Directory.GetLastWriteTime(path);
            Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this directory was {0}", dt);
			
            //Update the last write time.
            Directory.SetLastWriteTime(path, DateTime.Now);
            dt = Directory.GetLastWriteTime(path);
            Console.WriteLine("The last write time for this directory was {0}", dt);
        } 
        catch (Exception e) 
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
        }
    }
}