jarlbertil
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Q: The Pictures are not in Chronological sequence in Collection. WHY?

We use Photos the newest version and IOS 10

We have 60 thousand pictures. The pictures are all in the proper order except in Collections where 1901 and 2011 appear in one collection and right below 2000 appears as a separate collection etc.

Some pictures were scanned and then the dates were adjusted. But I notice that the original date( the date the picture was scanned ) remains unchanged and this is probably the reason. However I do not know how to modify this original date.

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Oct 9, 2016 12:55 PM

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Q: The Pictures are not in Chronological sequence in Collection. WHY?

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Oct 9, 2016 3:02 PM in response to jarlbertil
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    Oct 9, 2016 3:02 PM in response to jarlbertil

    To change the capture date of an image select its thumbnail and use the Image ➙ Adjust Date and Time menu option:

    Photos001.jpg

    Set the time and date you want in the next window:

    Photos002.jpg

    OTsig.png

  • by jarlbertil,

    jarlbertil jarlbertil Oct 9, 2016 3:48 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Oct 9, 2016 3:48 PM in response to Old Toad

    HI

    THanks for trying but this method changes the metadata but it does not change the file itself. This is the reason that my Collection are all messed up as I guess Photos uses the original file data for Collections so the date and location messes the groups that it forms.

  • by jarlbertil,

    jarlbertil jarlbertil Oct 11, 2016 12:53 PM in response to jarlbertil
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    Oct 11, 2016 12:53 PM in response to jarlbertil

    Fortunately in Photos I found a function repair photos which you access by pressing command and option (or alt) simultaneously, hold them  as you open photos. This will put you in the repair mode which corrected by itself all my 60 thousand pictures. It takes a while but it does the job. Thanks for your help and I hope this information comes useful to you and to anyone who reads this.