Forum Discussion

fathead7466's avatar
fathead7466
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

EXIF data when recovering files.

hello,    Can someone explain what this is on the photos we recovered from Dropbox, etc.? Is it consistent w/the date the photos were taken, created, edited, uploaded, etc.?   Will EXIF data be c...
Delete
restore
david723's avatar
david723
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
fathead7466 wrote:

hello, 

 

Can someone explain what this is on the photos we recovered from Dropbox, etc.? Is it consistent w/the date the photos were taken, created, edited, uploaded, etc.?   Will EXIF data be changed on photos or videos?

usps tracking

Thanks in advanced


If you edit a photo, some software will update the EXIF data to reflect the changes, while others may leave it unchanged  When you upload a photo to a site like Dropbox, the EXIF data is usually preserved, but some sites may strip out this data for privacy reasons 

About Delete, edit, and organize

Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account with support from the Dropbox Community.

The Dropbox Community team is active from Monday to Friday. We try to respond to you as soon as we can, usually within 2 hours.

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X, Facebook or Instagram.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!