Comments on: How To Fix Wrong Timestamps On Gmail Messages

By: Dswisher

Dswisher — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:13:25 +0000

I, too, was getting really frustrated with this. I have not had this issue before with Gmail, but discovered it this morning when emails sent back and forth yesterday led to a communication breakdown based on who sent what when.

I knew something was wrong when someone quoted an email I sent as being 6 hours AFTER they sent theirs, and then at 10:41 am (CST) here, I noticed mine was reporting as 4:41 pm.

Of course I checked system clock and timezone – it's fine.
Of course I checked Google's settings – it's the correct timezone.
I haven't traveled out of my timezone since I first signed up for Gmail.

@Wendy's solution fixed it. It was the Google docs timezone settings (no timezone selected, but CST is -6 from GMT so makes sense). Even the previously sent emails are now reporting correctly. I didn't even know there was a timezone for Google Docs and I haven't used them on this account in years.

So why would Google have two different timezones, what did they change, and why wouldn't they tell us? This proved to be a very serious issue for me!

By: Don't Know

Don't Know — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:32:47 +0000

I have a Mac. It doesn't have an Internet Time as talked about here. It has an area where you can select a Time Zone or have it set automatically, but my Time Zone is set to the proper Time Zone. I went in and reset the Time Zone to the proper time but as it was already set to the right time, I do not know what else I can do. This only started with the latest incarnation of gmail, the "new" "new" gmail. Now I am getting messages that are hours off course and are nowhere near the right time.

By: Jagan

Jagan — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:19:28 +0000

Yes, I also had the same issue from last week. It worked fine after updating the system time zone and internet time zone as suggested by Mar on May 12, 2011.
Thank you .

By: John Q

John Q — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:56:21 +0000

At least for Chrome I also needed to restart the browser for the timezone changes made in my google account to take effect.

By: Jew

Jew — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:58:19 +0000

I try as the suggestion of Mar on March 25. I change the time zone of computer. I click Start Menu – select the Control Panel – select Date and Time – select Time Zone (GMT +,- your city) – click Apply and OK – then select the Internet time (same page as Time Zone button) – click Update Now – click OK. It’s workable. Now my message in Gmail is the right stamptime.

By: humanists.org

humanists.org — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:07:51 +0000

i watched an email hit my gmailbox yesterday evening at 5:22 p.m. (i remember the time distinctly because i was talking to someone else about the lack of communication between myself and the emailer at nearly the exact same time) however, today that email shows a time of 4:16 p.m. – whats up with that?

By: Mar

Mar — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:30:31 +0000

Same problems as everyone else and nothing worked until……

Go into your computer task bar and select Adjust Date/Time option and make sure you have the correct time zone and time.

Then select INTERNET TIME and select CHANGE SETTINGS and select the option

UPDATE NOW

Click OK to save and exit.

Now everything works 100 % in my emails time stamp.

It was the stupid INTERNERT TIME option that wasn't updated when your time settings changed.

By: Sateesh

Sateesh — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:17:44 +0000

@James:
After u've done with setting ur proper time zone on ur gmail a/c,u are also supposed to set same timezone in your computer…After you have done the both works then u can get MS Time what it gives from internet based on your time zone set up in your computer…

i did d same , it worked for me…

By: sini

sini — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:08:25 +0000

@Wendy: Thanks wendy

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:27:39 +0000

I have long had the problem but have just fixed it. My Windows 7 computer clock showed the local time and date correctly but was set to the wrong time zone. I had to change both the time zone and then clock time.

By: T

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:03:31 +0000

In Windows 7 you have both a clock and internet time…I'm not sure how everyone else's operating system is. Once I synchronized my internet time to my clock time, the problem was fixed…all other solutions did not work for me.

By: j

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:18:09 +0000

Thank you Wendy! nothing else worked but this.

By: Arunansu

Arunansu — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 06:59:08 +0000

yes…mine got corrected…..thanks a lot…………

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:41:47 +0000

Just to let everyone know, this will not fix the times on any emails you have already received or sent, but it will make the times correct on any future emails after you apply the fix.

By: RICHARD CANINI

RICHARD CANINI — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:21:52 +0000

Followed the instruction as best as possible.
Time on Gmails is still wrong. Time on computer is correct, but Gmails oh nooooo.