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Camera Upload- Preserve Original Photo creation Dates?
Hello, I have a great deal of photos on my Iphone that I am contemplating to use DropBox. Archiving is very important to me with original creation dates. If I use the Camere Upload app, will the pho...
This has not changed and, with the upcoming changes to the way photos are handled, I don't see this changing anytime soon.
The modified date will always be the date that the file was uploaded. Your photos still retain the date that they were taken within the EXIF data of the file. That information, however, is not displayed on Dropbox.
Ed
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi there,
Sorry for the delay - are you still having issues?
No, still no solution. Please share. Thanks
Ed wrote:Hi there,
Sorry for the delay - are you still having issues?
Yes
- Rich
Super User II
This has not changed and, with the upcoming changes to the way photos are handled, I don't see this changing anytime soon.
The modified date will always be the date that the file was uploaded. Your photos still retain the date that they were taken within the EXIF data of the file. That information, however, is not displayed on Dropbox.
- Could you share how can I see the EXIF data if Dropbox is no longer displaying it? I really want to organise and track some photos taken date from time to time.
Thanks in advance. HOW do we access the EXIF data? Another user selected right clicking to access "Properties," but no such option is displayed when I right click. If I download, the photo now has a creation date that is download date. I have lost the dates on literally hundreds of photos of my son's first year, and it's pretty heartbreaking.
- Walter
Hey there theotherdtown - how are ytou today?
As you mention you can't see the "Properties" option I imagine you are using a Mac computer. While this is not actually Dropbox related (directly at least), this is what I was able to find for you:
This is how to bring up EXIF, location, and other metadata information in Photos for Mac:
- Launch Photos on your Mac.
- Select the picture you want to find out about.
- Click on Window > Info in the menu. (Or just hit Command + I.)
I hope this helps and please let me know what you find. Thanks!
- Jane
I think this is shocking! Surley, it's fundamental for any 'file storage system' to preserve the creation dates of all files. My goodness has Dropbox scrubbed this information on everything I've uploaded?
On closer inspection... It seems that in 'Photos' the 'creation dates' are preserved. Phew! This thread had got me worried.
