keeping photo dates

My phone has almost zero storage left so I want to put all of my photos and video in files and put them in a sd card but every time I put photos in files,it just creates a copy and not the true image and it doesn’t keep the date so I can never know when I took the image.what do I do ?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 10, 2023 5:44 AM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2023 5:54 AM

Hello,


Normally if you export from the Photos app on Mac it will use the date exported not the date taken for the Modified Date. However, the Created Date should still be the photos date. Make sure you use File>Export>Export Unmodified Originals.


Also to save space you can read this article: Manage your photo storage - Apple Support


Hope that helps!


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Dec 10, 2023 5:54 AM in response to Spacemonkey734

Hello,


Normally if you export from the Photos app on Mac it will use the date exported not the date taken for the Modified Date. However, the Created Date should still be the photos date. Make sure you use File>Export>Export Unmodified Originals.


Also to save space you can read this article: Manage your photo storage - Apple Support


Hope that helps!


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