Finder Information for several files is completely wrong

I just noticed this problem with several video files in the finder:

When I click on the file, the Information being shown is completely wrong. Instead of the video file information, the information matches some song in the library.


In the photo example, the video is a Miss Marple episode that I ripped from my DVD collection. But the Finder has it listed as a Jackson 5 song.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jul 16, 2023 5:41 AM

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You might try to rebuild Spotlight index.


If that fails, check what tags your app uses with a command like:


exiftool -a -G1 -s -n -api LargeFileSupport=1 -api QuickTimeUTC=1 -MacOS:FileCreateDate -System:FileModifyDate -QuickTime:CreateDate -Keys:All -UserData:All -ItemList:All movie.mp4


For .mp4 macOS 13 Finder > Get Info displays:


as Title:

Keys:DisplayName


as Description:

Keys:Description


as Keywrds:

Keys:Keywords


as Authors:

Keys:Author


as Location:

Keys:GPSCoordinates


Similar tags are also in UserData and ItemList but Finder does not show them.

Posted on Jul 16, 2023 6:24 AM

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Jul 16, 2023 6:24 AM in response to con_apple

You might try to rebuild Spotlight index.


If that fails, check what tags your app uses with a command like:


exiftool -a -G1 -s -n -api LargeFileSupport=1 -api QuickTimeUTC=1 -MacOS:FileCreateDate -System:FileModifyDate -QuickTime:CreateDate -Keys:All -UserData:All -ItemList:All movie.mp4


For .mp4 macOS 13 Finder > Get Info displays:


as Title:

Keys:DisplayName


as Description:

Keys:Description


as Keywrds:

Keys:Keywords


as Authors:

Keys:Author


as Location:

Keys:GPSCoordinates


Similar tags are also in UserData and ItemList but Finder does not show them.

Finder Information for several files is completely wrong

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