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ExifTool => ExifTool GUI => Topic started by: Quisquose on May 21, 2021, 12:21:19 PM

Title: Delete all metdata using ExifTool direct
Post by: Quisquose on May 21, 2021, 12:21:19 PM
I successfully managed to use the command exiftool -all:all= -r /path/to/files/ in a command console window to remove all metadata from one specified file.

I would like to be able to do the same thing but using a saved predefined preset in the ExifTool direct command line of ExifTool GUI, but I can't figure out how the command (shown above) needs to be amended to work there.

I tried all sorts of variations, but I either got an error message or the status bar said: "1 image files unchanged" (sic)

Can anybody let me know the correct syntax to use please?

Thanks
Title: Re: Delete all metdata using ExifTool direct
Post by: StarGeek on May 21, 2021, 05:15:34 PM
Obligatory ExifToolGUI no longer has support post, as per the sticky thread (https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=4553.0) in this sub-forum.

There should already be a menu item (see Remove Metadata under the Modify Menu docs (https://exiftool.org/gui/#m_modify)) so you might try that first.

But otherwise, I would guess you would just remove exiftool and the file paths
-all:all= -r
See ExifTool direct panel docs (https://exiftool.org/gui/#p_etdirect)