Is there a way to adjust the date on multiple pictures in Photos App on Mac?

The answer is just go to images and click on the change date etc...well it doesn't always work as you can tell from a lot of responses. Some images are changed, some not and not all the time. And running a long script is way beyond most everyday folks.

Well, first of all, these are answers by fellow users, not Apple. Secondly, they are not "just wrong". They may not work for every photo in every situation, but when people have provided specific information as to what their particular problem is, the people helping have addressed those particular problems. So, there are several answers, not just one "pat answer".

If you provide specifics, the Photos experts who participate on this forum, may be able to provide you with a solution that will work in your situation.

GB

fredfromorange wrote:

Fair enough but when you back off and look at the bigger picture with all the constant complaints; Photos has a problem with changing date and time

Not really. There are not "constant complaints" and if the application had a general problem with being able to change the date and time, then there would be a lot more posts and threads about it. I have not encountered any issues with doing batch date/time changes in photos. I only had to do it a couple of times to change the date/time for my Nikon camera photos, but I had no issues when I did do it.

Again, you have a specific set of issues, and those can be addressed. The general process does not have a global issue.

GB

Some images are changed, some not and not all the time.

In that case you may have a problem with your Photos Library. Test in a new test library, if "Adjust Date and Time" is working there as expected.

select multiple photos and use the Image menu ==> Adjust time and date command

LN

You can use the same menu option for multiple items, but that only changes the date-time by the same relative amount. To set them all to the same absolute value, you can use the Photos for Mac: Batch Change the Date and Time to a Fixed Date script in the Photos User Tips section.

tahnks a lot.. this worked 🙂

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Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. "Adjust Date and Time..." is grayed out when I first use the search function to identify the photos for which the date and time need to be adjusted. Any fixes/workarounds? Thanks

Until you select the photos the menu is greyed out

as posted

select multiple photos and use the Image menu ==> Adjust time and date command

LN

Thanks, LarryHN. That may generally be true, but in my case it's still greyed out, even after making the selection. As far as I can tell, this occurs when I make the selection in a subset of the overall library that I have created via a search. If I go to the library directly and select photos, it works as you describe. If instead I first search for the photos that contain a particular string in their title/name and then select a subset of that search result, the "change date and time" option is greyed out. There seems to be a workaround by creating a new album populated by the result of the search and then working via the album rather than directly with the search result. However, this then apparently leads to slight bugs in the way the photos are sorted in the main library: the adjusted photos now show the new/correct time and date, but they are still not displayed in chronological order--i.e. they show up where their old time stamp dictates DESPITE showing the new/correct time when the "info" record is displayed...

Any further thoughts/suggestions? Thanks

NOt sure what is going on - I can do a search and select photos from the result and adjust time/date

What version of the OS and of Photos do you have? You state OS X 10.10.3 which is way out of date - get up to date with OS X 10.11.5 and Photos 1.5 and it should work - when you run old software you have issues that others do not

LN

The standard pat answer from Apple is just wrong. It doesn't work. Some files are changed, some not. Wish Apple would fix this

No clue as to why. Using latest OS X

What "standard pat answer" would that be?

GB

Fair enough but when you back off and look at the bigger picture with all the constant complaints; Photos has a problem with changing date and time