Windows 10: Importing videos from iphone to PC, the date of importing is now the "date taken". How do I...

When importing video files from my iphone to my PC laptop Windows 11 through USB cable, the original dates of when the video was taken is automatically changing to the date of importing. Sometimes I can go in and change the date and other times the photos app does not allow me to change the date on the video file. How can I prevent this from happening? Is there a program I need to use to make the iphone video more compatible with Windows software?

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importing photos from iphone not showing in folders by date taken

I just go straight to the iPhone link that shows up on File Explorer when I plug in the phone. It should show up on the "This PC" list. I don't bother with the Win10 Photo app.

When you see the link for the phone, right-click and the "Import Photos and Videos" link shows up on the menu. If your iPhone comes up on AutoPlay, the File Explorer option should be available there as well.

When the import window pops up, click on "More Options" and there you will find the folder creating options. They can be grouped by name, date imported, date taken, and other combinations. This is also where you can change the AutoPlay options.

I've also used the photo transfer utilities from Canon and Nikon to transfer images from my DSLR. The applications are free for anyone to download and use, and they will read the iPhone directories and also create individually dated folders. But, I don't remember if they have issues with reading all the subdirectories within the iPhone's DCIM directory.

On our Mac, I don't bother with Apple's Photos app. I do all of the transfers using Nikon NX-Studio application. Rather than importing as individual photo files, Apple's Photos app not only dumps everything into a single directory, but all the photos populate a single monolithic file. If you want individual photo files, you have to export them out of the Photos app. It seems that Microsoft has mimicked that approach with the Windows Photos app.

 

importing photos from iphone not showing in folders by date taken

Dear stclayton1, actually your suggestion to use "Photo Gallery" worked for me.
A few stumbling blocks have to be addressed.
FYI, I am using the latest Win10-Update, 10.0.19042.

1. You need to install "Windows Live Essentials 2012," (yes, right in 2021!), which contains "Photo Gallery".
No need to install the other components.
You can get it a.o. from:
Windows Photo Gallery

2. Photo Gallery may not open if you try to open the program the regular way (Start - Recently added).
Actually, it does open when you right click on any picture on your computer (Open with ...).

3. Within Photo Gallery, the steps to follow are:
a- select the device (e.g. your SD card): you get the "Import Photos and Videos" screen

b- FIRST click on "More options" and select at "Folder name" select "Date Taken + name"
This step is critical and has to be repeated every time you import because the default is "Name".

Click OK: you revert to the previous screen
c- Select "Review ...." - this will allow you to select which pictures to import
Click Next

d- You see all your pictures neatly sorted in a folder by date - oeffff!
Select the dates you want to import = done, you have dated folders on your computer as well!

So, as long as this old-timer works, there is a solution; please check and let me know whether this works for you!

 

importing photos from iphone not showing in folders by date taken

I had this problem too. Instead of going through the photos app itself, I right clicked on ‘Apple iPhone’ in file explorer and selected import from there. This opened up the option to save photos in date taken folders.