Q: Photos shows wrong date
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Oct 10, 2016 7:21 AMby léonie,Imported my image library to Photos.
What kind of library? Were the photos in a collection of files and folders or an older iPhoto Library or Aperture Library?
To migrate an iPhoto Library or Aperture Library to Photos launch Photos while holding down the options key ⌥ . The all capture dates should transfer correctly.
If your photos area collection of files and folders, the image files need an embedded EXIF tag with the capture date.
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Oct 10, 2016 7:31 AMby frassedylan,My library was just folders ordered by year and month moved via external hdd from a Windows PC. Image infos are correct and shows the correct date for photo taken. Problem is Photos _for some_ photos didn't choose date photo taken. Instead it chose the date when the files were last changed.
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Oct 10, 2016 8:02 AMby léonie,HelpfulProblem is Photos _for some_ photos didn't choose date photo taken. Instead it chose the date when the files were last changed.
That is the default in Photos, if the image files do not have embedded EXIF tags with the capture date. Photos has no way to change this behavior.
You could change the EXIF tag with a third-party tool like "A Better Finder" http://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderAttributes/index.html
