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changing exif date doen't work (mac)

Started by Av123Av123, July 31, 2020, 09:52:41 AM

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Av123Av123

Hi guys,

Im trying to change a bunch of modification dates for images based on their name, formatted like "2015-11-04 19 41 14 - xxxx..."

i tried using different commands but it didn't change anything..

  exiftool "-DateTimeOriginal<Filename" ./
exiftool "-alldates<filename" −overwrite_original ./

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,

dae65

What does this command print?

$ mount | grep -w home

Av123Av123

1 directories scanned
30 images updated

:(

dae65

Right, but please execute this: mount | grep -w home on the command line, and tell us what that command prints.

Av123Av123

it printed
map auto_home on /System/Volumes/Data/home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)

StarGeek

Are you using exiftool to verify that the timestamp didn't change or are you using something else.  Run this command to see all the time related tags
exiftool -time:all -G1 -a -s /path/to/files/

If you are using some other program to check the times, then this is FAQ #3.

Note that the AllDates tag is only a shortcut to the three most common embedded timestamps, CreateDate, DateTimeOriginal, and ModifyDate.  It does not change other timestamps such as the file system's FileModifyDate.

And when you post output, just copy/paste it and use the code button above the text box.  It easier to deal with than a screen shot.
* Did you read FAQ #3 and use the command listed there?
* Please use the Code button for exiftool code/output.
 
* Please include your OS, Exiftool version, and type of file you're processing (MP4, JPG, etc).

dae65

Quote from: Av123Av123 on July 31, 2020, 10:26:09 AM
it printed
map auto_home on /System/Volumes/Data/home (autofs, automounted, nobrowse)
Sorry, my hypothesis turned out false. I thought your home partition was mounted with modification timestamps unset. Thanks.

Av123Av123