Date Info Change on iPhoto
When I drag an iPhoto to a flash drive the date under info changes from the date the photo was taken to the present date. How do I prevent this and preserve the original date?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15
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Hello twinlakes81,
We have a great support article that might help with this. Please take a look at it here: Export photos, videos, slideshows, and memories in Photos on Mac - Apple Support. Follow this guidance:
"Export photos in their original format
You can export photos in the original file format in which they were imported into your Photos library. A Live Photo is exported as two separate files: a still-image file and a video file.
- In the Photos app
on your Mac, select the photos you want to export. - Choose File > Export > Export Unmodified Original.
- If you want to export IPTC information (assigned IPTC metadata and keywords) as a sidecar XMP file, select the Export IPTC as XMP checkbox.
- Click the File Name pop-up menu and choose how to name the exported files (this step is optional).
- You can name your exported files using the titles you’ve given them in Photos, their filenames, or a filename numbered sequentially. If you choose Sequential, you can specify text to appear before each number (for example, Birthday - 1, Birthday - 2, and so on).
- Click the Subfolder Format pop-up menu and choose how to divide the exported files into folders.
- For example, if you export photos from several different days, you can have Photos export each day as a subfolder named after the day. Choose None to export the photos as individual files without subfolders.
- Click Export.
- Choose where to save the exported photo files, then click Export Originals."
We hope this helps. Let us know if we can assist with anything else at all. Take care.