Determine File Creation Date in Java

FileCreationDate.java

try {
    FileTime creationTime = (FileTime) Files.getAttribute(path, "creationTime");
} catch (IOException ex) {
    // handle exception
}

try {
    BasicFileAttributes attr = Files.readAttributes(path, BasicFileAttributes.class);
    FileTime fileTime = attr.creationTime();
} catch (IOException ex) {
    // handle exception
}