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ExifTool => Newbies => Topic started by: Peterstad on March 17, 2025, 03:19:22 PM

Title: Hi all new and need help
Post by: Peterstad on March 17, 2025, 03:19:22 PM
Hello everyone I'm new here and I muddle my way through with things.
I have a xenforo website and my members would like me to do something to remove all there location data from their images
I was suggested to try exiftool so after some advice please
Title: Re: Hi all new and need help
Post by: Phil Harvey on March 17, 2025, 03:33:18 PM
If you are talking about JPEG images, then this command will remove all metdata:

exiftool -all= FILE

If you are looking at just removing the standard EXIF GPS metadata, then this would do it:

exiftool -gps:all= FILE

- Phil
Title: Re: Hi all new and need help
Post by: Peterstad on March 18, 2025, 03:23:12 PM
@phil Harvey many thanks
How do i install it please do i put it on the server
Title: Re: Hi all new and need help
Post by: Phil Harvey on March 18, 2025, 03:27:42 PM
See the install instructions (https://exiftool.org/install.html).

- Phil