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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.
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIThis 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.
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
Dropbox Staff
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!
Thanks, but that doesn't address the issue. The issue is that when photos are uploaded from my Mac to Dropbox, the creation date is overwritten as the upload date. If I download back to the Mac, I can again see the creation date, but it's now the date of download. Another contributer said that the real creation date is preserved by Dropbox, but you have to access the EXIF data on Dropbox. The instructions for doing this don't work (at least in a Chrome browser). So the question remains: how do I view the creation date of a photo that has been uploaded to Dropbox on Dropbox?
- Walter
I am sorry to let you know about this theotherdtown but you'll have to download the file to see its EXIF data using the steps in my previous reply -since this information is not displayed on Dropbox.com. If you are not able to see the files' creation dates make sure that you are running a file system that supports extended attributes.
In any case, I am passing your comments along to our team for future consideration - thank you for your feedback. If there's anything else I can do in the meantime, do let me know.
