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How can I edit the creation date for an item stored in Apple Passwords?

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I am in the process of testing out the Apple Passwords app, and went through the process of importing my passwords from my current password manager. The import was successful, however upon sorting my items by "Date Created," I noticed that all items showed up as being created today. I checked the exported file from my password manager, and it did contain both "Created Date" and "Modified Date" headers with valid data. Testing an export from the Passwords app, I see only the following headers: | Title | URL | Username | Password | Notes | OTPAuth | | - | -| - | - | - | - | | - | -| - | - | - | - | Since Apple's app doesn't include date data on export, I'm assuming it ignores it on import. Given this, is there any way to edit items to manually set the creation date? I don't suppose there might be a way to update them in Keychain Access or via the terminal to change the date. I have years of passwords I am trying to import, and being able to sort as such is helpful when trying to find a login based on the age of the account.
Asked by Dave Powers (165 rep)
Jul 9, 2025, 09:48 PM
Last activity: Jul 10, 2025, 04:52 AM