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Dropbox is showing the wrong date for an uploaded image
i uploaded a picture to dropbox, despite the fact that it was taken and modified a year ago, When I uploaded it to Dropbox, it said that the file was modified a minute ago and was placed in the wrong date category
Thanks for the info. When you upload files to the Dropbox site directly, the modification date is for the exact date and time of the upload.
It wouldn't have the original date and time the image was taken or modified prior to the upload.
If you want to keep the original date and time, you would need to use the Dropbox desktop application, and move the file into the Dropbox folder for the file to sync with the correct details.
7 Replies
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi trinhanhduc, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Did you upload the image to the Dropbox site directly, or via a manual upload in the Dropbox desktop application?
This will help me to assist further!
I uploaded the image to the Dropbox site directly
- Jay
Thanks for the info. When you upload files to the Dropbox site directly, the modification date is for the exact date and time of the upload.
It wouldn't have the original date and time the image was taken or modified prior to the upload.
If you want to keep the original date and time, you would need to use the Dropbox desktop application, and move the file into the Dropbox folder for the file to sync with the correct details.
- Rich
Super User II
When I uploaded it to Dropbox, it said that the file was modified a minute ago
As Jay mentioned, that's intended when uploading through the website, but the EXIF data will be unchanged. Specifically, the Date Taken field within the EXIF data for the photo will still have the correct date. Dropbox just doesn't look at that date when organizing photos.
Does dropbox on Android keeps the same date and time when turning on camera upload
- Hannah
Hey trinhanhduc, when using Camera Uploads, the date and time taken is appended to the name of the file, so I believe that should help.
- T_theresa_A
Community Manager
Hi trinhanhduc and welcome back to the Dropbox Community. It's great to have you here and I am so glad to see that your issue has been resolved 🤗.
BTW I’m Theresa 👩💻, one of the Community Managers in the forum. You’ll often find me jumping into discussions or kicking off new topics across the board. By the way, do you have a favorite Dropbox feature? I’m always curious to hear what people love most and how Dropbox fits into their daily flow.
Can’t wait to hear more,
T😸 (Dropbox Community Manager)
