Select the folder to check
Choose a photo folder and decide whether to include subfolders. For Google Takeout, keep the JSON metadata files alongside the corresponding images and enable sidecar parsing.
A LOCAL PHOTO DATE REPAIR WORKFLOW
Evidence first.
Edits second.
Fix My Photo Dates helps you understand why photos show the wrong date and what information is available to restore it. You review the proposal before a repair is applied.
How to fix photo dates on Windows
Use the app on exported or copied photo files. It reads each file, checks available date clues, and presents a repair plan you can inspect before applying.
See where each proposed date came from
The app checks embedded photo dates first, followed by Google Takeout sidecars, recognized filename patterns, chronological clues, and optional OCR for a date visibly printed on the image. Files without a reliable result stay marked uncertain.
Review the preview and adjust dates
Inspect the current and proposed date, source, and confidence. Apply a timezone offset, space undated files across a known interval, or manually override individual dates. Exclude files you do not want to change.
Choose exactly which dates to write
Choose Windows creation time, Windows modified time, embedded EXIF dates, or a combination. EXIF editing updates selected date fields; RAW EXIF editing is an explicit opt-in.
Apply the repair and keep a record
The app records repair information locally for rollback and can save a human-readable run log. Back up irreplaceable files before metadata changes.
Exported Apple Photos library? The app works on the photo files you export to Windows; it does not open or modify the Apple Photos library. Embedded capture dates and Windows filesystem dates are separate, and the importing photo app may prioritize one over the other.
What dates can it use?
Embedded photo metadata: EXIF capture and create dates. Google Takeout: matching JSON sidecar timestamps. Filenames: supported date patterns. Image content: optional OCR for a printed timestamp. Chronology: inference across sequential filenames. When the app cannot find reliable evidence, you remain in control of the choice.
See what your files reveal.
Get the Windows app on Microsoft Store and begin with a diagnosis.
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