Windows 10: wrong "date created" in photos app and won't let me change the date

Discus and support wrong "date created" in photos app and won't let me change the date in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I can't change the "date created" on several photos and videos. After import from my iphone to Onedrive, they show "date created" the date on which... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Susianne, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. SUSIANNE
    Susianne Win User

    wrong "date created" in photos app and won't let me change the date


    I can't change the "date created" on several photos and videos.

    After import from my iphone to Onedrive, they show

    "date created" the date on which I imported them from the iphone e.g. 1/25/2019

    "date modified" the actual date created e.g. 6/14/2018


    When I use the left click to change date in the photos app, I get an error message "date could not be changed"

    :)
     
    Susianne, Jan 27, 2019
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  2. SAINTSIMON
    SaintSimon Win User

    Photos app dates

    In the windows photo app is there a way to manually change the dates of photos imported? Changing the date settings on devices does not help, all the photos I import are listed with wrong dates by several years. Very frustrating!

    I understand that the device I am importing photos from is probably to blame for the incorrect date, what I am looking for is a way to correct this manually from within the app itself.

    My photo collection is now chaos and I am forced to keep a mud map on paper of when the photos were actually taken, in the hope of finding a way to correct this here.

    Please help! thanks.
     
    SaintSimon, Jan 27, 2019
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  3. ROSE CAL
    Rose Cal Win User
    Windows 10 - Photo app wrong dates

    Hi,

    Incorrect time settings may be the possible reason why your Photo app shows wrong dates. To better assist you, we'd like to gather more information:

    • Have you made any recent changes prior to this issue?
    • Have you tried checking the system time whether it's set correctly?

    Any response will be highly appreciated.
     
    Rose Cal, Jan 27, 2019
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  4. ROHIT_R
    Rohit_R Win User

    wrong "date created" in photos app and won't let me change the date

    Can't change photo date

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    What is the file extension for the photos which are facing the issue?



    It is possible that the Windows photos app has gone corrupted due to the involvement of third party websites/applications.

    You can try to run app troubleshooter and check if that fixes the issue.

    Refer to
    fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store     .



    Alternatively, you can try the following steps to change the date of the photos:

    1. Select the file from the file explorer.
    2. Right click on it and click on Properties.
    3. In the image properties, click on the Details tab.
    4. Look for the section Origin>Date taken and click on the mentioned date.
    5. Edit the date accordingly and click on Apply and OK.
    Get back to us with the required detail to help you further.



    Rohit Raina

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Rohit_R, Jan 27, 2019
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