Windows 10: How to change dates on pictures with incorrect origin date and file shows "Read Only"

I have imported pictures from my iphone, and the dates the images were taken are not correct. I can change the dates on some of the files but the other files will not let me change the dates. The error code is "Read Only". How can I change these files and prevent wrong dates from happening in the future?

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Seeing incorrect photo dates in Photos app

Hi christopherfagan,

As a first step in investigating this further, I'd like to take a closer look at one of the files that this is happening to. Can you reply back with a screenshot of the file info? I've provided steps below for how to capture the information for us.

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  Open File Explorer (Start > File Explorer)
  
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  In the navigation bar, type “Libraries\Pictures” without the quotations.
  
  
  
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  Search for the filename of one of the images that has the incorrect date.
  
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  Right-click on the columns (Name, Date), and ensure that the Date, Date taken, and Date created columns are checked
  
  
  
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  Take a screenshot of the result with the Date, Date taken, and Date created columns visible. It should look like this:
  
  
  
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  Also check the File Properties of the image
  
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    Right-click the image and select Properties.
    
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    Switch to the Details tab.
    
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    Let us know the Date taken, Date created, and Date modified.
    

 

Grouping pictures by month or actual date in Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps for sorting the pictures in date wise and check if it helps.

• Go to “file explorer” and open it.
• Right click on the picture screen.
• Click on “group by” option and go to more options.
• Check the box “Date” and click on “Ok”

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Incorrect "Date Created dates" in File Explorer.

Regarding "Date Created dates". I took about 800 photographs in June 2023 using both a Panasonic camera and a Samsung S6 phone. On sorting through these photographs recently, I found that the "Date Created" date had changed on over half these photographs.. This is occurring to both photos taken with the camera and the mobile phone. I have stated using some software to correct these dates but it is very laborious when several hundred photos are involved. What I want to know is why is the "Date Created" changing? To my way of thinking, this shouldn't happen. I am using Windows 11. The "Date Created" is correct on Picasa but incorrect on File Explorer. The problem is illustated by the screen shot from Picasa which has the correct "Date Created date and that from File Explorer which shows an incorrect date and the screen shot from File Explorer showing the list of photos - all the photographs were taken prior to or on 2nd July.