Windows 10: Photos randomly changes dates of my pictures

Discus and support Photos randomly changes dates of my pictures in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, I have noticed this happening several times now. I am currently sorting my photos and doing albums with Photos. However, it turns out that Photos... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by MonsterMunsh, May 15, 2020.

  1. Photos randomly changes dates of my pictures


    Hi, I have noticed this happening several times now. I am currently sorting my photos and doing albums with Photos. However, it turns out that Photos sometimes changes the dates on some of the photos, so that afterwards, they appear in a messed up order in the Photos gallery.

    I am not 100% sure, but it seems that this happens most of the time when adding a pic to "my favorites". It might also happen totally randomly, just when accessing the file.

    I would be grateful if anyone has a solution to solve this issue, or to prevent Photos from modifying metadata.

    Please, do not suggest changing the dates one by one; we are talking thousands of pictures.

    With such an issue, the app is basically useless and dangerous as it can totally kill your gallery if it contains lots of pictures.


    Thanks and have a great day!

    :)
     
    MonsterMunsh, May 15, 2020
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  2. enso Win User

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
  3. 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.
     
    Karthicka_R, May 15, 2020
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  4. compupix Win User

    Photos randomly changes dates of my pictures

    Kill Microsoft Photos (Change behavior for picture media)

    There are no Adobe programs on this list:

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    compupix, May 15, 2020
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