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jpisunyer
Explorer | Level 4
3 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
Explorer | Level 4
3 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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3 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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