Windows 10: 'Date Taken' missing in old photo meta data

I have several old photos with missing 'Date Taken' in meta data. Is there a way to bulk modify 'Date Taken' to be the same as the 'Date Modified'? Obviously all photos have a unique date/time stamp so I cannot apply a single change manually to all files in Explorer.

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Office Lens - file names - meta data GPS coordinates time date stamp

Hello. I like Office Lens for android and Iphone. I need time date stamp for photo file name. And I need GPS coordinate in the meta data to make is more useful. I often take pictures at particular locations and having gps coordinate data helps place where
the picture was taken like any other photo taken with phone. For some reason you guys have not included this data for pictures taken with office lense and on iphones the file name is not being encoded to help identify when (sortable time date stamp) in file
name is not showing up. Please fix this ASAP.

 

Photos not displayed by Taken Date

You missed something.

When I scanned the photos I erroneously identified them as 1968 and filed them in a folder (such as 01-1968) in a folder 1968 in Pictures. When I realized the wrong year, I changed the Taken Date of each photo to 1969, renamed the folder 01-1969 and moved
it to a folder 1969 in Pictures.

File Explorer lists everything correctly., but the Photo app still displays the photos as 1968.

Bill

 

in the old photos app, the date taken was clearly shown...the news photos app only displays the current date...any way to sort by date shown?

Hi phil kenning，



Welcome to Microsoft Community.



I apologize for the confusion. It seems that the new Photos app in Windows 11 might not display the date taken directly on each photo thumbnail as the old Photos app did. However, you can still sort your photos by date taken using the steps mentioned earlier.

Regarding the issue of duplicating photos when copying them to a folder, it's important to ensure that you are performing a copy operation rather than a move operation. Here's how you can copy the photos to a folder without duplicating them:

1. Select the group of photos you want to copy in the Photos app.
   
2. Right-click on the selected photos and choose "Copy" from the context menu.
   
3. Navigate to the destination folder where you want to copy the photos.
   
4. Right-click inside the destination folder and choose "Paste" from the context menu.
   

By using the "Copy" and "Paste" commands, you should be able to copy the selected photos to the desired folder without creating duplicates.

If you're still experiencing issues with duplicating photos or if the suggested steps don't work as expected, I recommend checking for any third-party software or settings on your computer that might be causing this behavior. You could also consider using alternative file management tools or exploring additional options within the Photos app for better control over your photo organization



Thank you for your patience and understanding, if you have any questions, please feel free to leave us a message.



Best regards

Brandon | Microsoft Community Support Specialist