AINSIDE THE IMAGE FILE
Date Taken
Usually comes from EXIF camera metadata. It can describe when the picture was captured, if the camera clock and metadata are right.
EXIF · DateTimeOriginal A PHOTO-DATE FIELD GUIDE
Your photos have a date problem.
Let's find the right one.
A download date, a file-created date, and the day you took the photo can all be different. Learn what those dates mean, then make a careful correction with a Windows app.
01 local file scan02 visible date source03 your choice to write
FILE CREATEDJust downloadedFilesystem date
DATE TAKEN14 Aug 2019Photo capture metadata
✳ One image. More than one clock.
01 / START HERE
Which photo date
is the real one?
There isn't just one. A photo can carry an embedded capture date while Windows records when the file arrived on this drive. Your photo app decides which date to display or sort by.
BON THE FILE SYSTEM
Date Created
Describes when this copy of the file was created on the current device. It can change when you download or copy a photo.
Windows · CreationTimeTHE PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY
If a timeline looks wrong, check both fields before editing. Updating the file date may not change a photo app that sorts by embedded EXIF.
02 / COMMON SEARCHES
What changed
between then and now?
Start with the event that scrambled your dates. Each guide explains a different cause and what information may still be recoverable.
FIELD NOTE 01Date Taken vs.
Google Takeout
Apple Photos
Date Taken vs.
Date Created
Why does a photo show different dates in Explorer and a photo library?
Read the comparison ↗ FIELD NOTE 02Google Takeout
sidecar dates
Where the JSON date lives, how to keep it with the photo, and what the app can match.
Read the Takeout guide ↗ FIELD NOTE 03Apple Photos
exports on Windows
What a Windows file repair can fix, and why it doesn't directly change your Apple library.
Read the export guide ↗03 / A CAREFUL REPAIR
No blind batch edits.
See the evidence.
Fix My Photo Dates is a file utility, not a photo-library sync service. It helps you inspect exported or copied image files on your Windows PC.
Read all the practical answersScan a folder
Choose the photos you want to check. The app analyzes local files and matching Google Takeout JSON files when that option is enabled.
Check the evidence
Review the proposed date alongside its detection source and confidence. Inspect uncertain files instead of guessing.
Pick what to update
Choose supported file timestamps, embedded EXIF date fields, or both. You can exclude files or manually override a date.
LOCAL
ONLY
ONLY
YOUR PHOTO FILES STAY PUT
Built for a folder
on your computer.
Analysis and repair happen locally on Windows. The app does not upload your photos and does not connect to an Apple Photos library. Keep an independent backup before editing important files.
Privacy detailsREADY WHEN YOUR PHOTOS ARE
Get the dates clear.
Keep the memories.
Start with a diagnosis. Review each proposal before you change a file.
Find it on Microsoft Store