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jpisunyer
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Preserving time-date stamps when uploading from Photos on Mac or iPhone

Hi - I am compiling photos from a family reunion. 14 people will be uploading photos. I would like the date-time stamp of when they were taken to be preserved, so all photos from all people are organ...
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jpisunyer
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Thank you for this response. Could you recommend which DropBox app(s) to download for iPhone, Android and Mac ios? Since I have multiple people with different types of devices, I want to be sure I am telling them the right one to use. And a related question - if I share the folder with them, will they see it via the app and will be able to transfer their photo files, rather than upload them?

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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi jpisunyer, the issue you will experience, with multiple people uploading files, is that depending on their method of doing so, the files will lose their original date the photo was taken. 

 

File requests can be used to gather photos from anyone, even without a Dropbox account, and the files will upload to your account, with the current date and time. 

 

However, it might be possible, after the files are collected, to use the automation feature to rename the files using the 'date captured' field (if the original image had this).

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    jpisunyer
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Jay - thank you! I did not know about File Requests. Just tried it out and it might work well for me. I should select File Automation/Set Naming Conventions and select Date Captured, right? And should I check this below it? "You can check the box next to Replace with existing dates detected in filenames, or change the date format with the dropdown."  Since not all the files I upload will have the date in them, should I leave that check blank? Thank you.

     

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      Jay
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      2 years ago

      Yes, I'd recommend leaving it blank since you might not receive files with the correct time and date in the filename, if at all.

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