Set date back to Original Date

Started by Boston Home, May 27, 2021, 01:36:47 PM

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Boston Home

I have update my NAS and copied 30.0000 photos.
Unfortunately it now shows the current date.
I tried to change it using Exiftool
Yet is returns:

======== 01 APR 2013-02.jpg_original
[System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2021:05:27 19:26:25+02:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2021:05:27 19:26:34+02:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2021:05:27 19:26:25+02:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:59:22
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2013:04:01
[XMP-xmp]       ModifyDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2013:04:01 06:59:22Z

I tried:
**:~/Drive/Moments/Test$ exiftool '-modifydate<datetimeoriginal' *.*
    2 image files updated
But nothing changes
I'm using a Mac. I want FileModifyDate set to datetimeoriginal

Can I change it

StarGeek

What kind of NAS?

There have been problems in the past with Synology NAS where a background program was preventing changes to the file system timestamps.  See this thread.  Possible sources are the "Drive" and "Moments" apps.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Alan Clifford


Quote**:~/Drive/Moments/Test$ exiftool '-modifydate<datetimeoriginal' *.*
    2 image files updated
But nothing changes
I'm using a Mac. I want FileModifyDate set to datetimeoriginal


Not the same thing.

StarGeek

Ah, good catch.  I jumped to conclusions when I read NAS.
"It didn't work" isn't helpful. What was the exact command used and the output.
Read FAQ #3 and use that cmd
Please use the Code button for exiftool output

Please include your OS/Exiftool version/filetype

Boston Home

@StarGeek,
Thank you, it was Drive causing the trouble.
After I stopped Drive from running it worked out fine.
System]        FileModifyDate                  : 2013:04:01 08:59:22+02:00
[System]        FileAccessDate                  : 2013:04:01 08:59:22+02:00
[System]        FileInodeChangeDate             : 2021:05:28 08:11:21+02:00
[IFD0]          ModifyDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[ExifIFD]       DateTimeOriginal                : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[ExifIFD]       CreateDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[GPS]           GPSTimeStamp                    : 06:59:22
[GPS]           GPSDateStamp                    : 2013:04:01
[XMP-xmp]       ModifyDate                      : 2013:04:01 08:59:22
[Composite]     GPSDateTime                     : 2013:04:01 06:59:22Z