Visually ageing folders (change folder icon in Explorer based on last modified time)

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Published on 2010-03-19T14:45:26Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 14:51 UTC
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This sounds like a really good idea: Ageing Icons with Freshness App

Unfortunately the "demo" is Mac only. How would you go about replicating this on Windows?

One approach I can think off is to modify the desktop.ini file within each folder. This would require a service that periodically scans some folders and updates the desktop.ini file. Is this the best way?

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