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Metadata for .mov files radically different to originals
My iPhone's photos and videos are backed up to OneDrive. The files are al synced to my PC hard drive. I'm just clearing off some of the larger .mov files from my iPhone as a quick way to make space...
If you want your files on the PC to display the correct date in the main Explorer view (so you can sort them correctly), you need a tool to copy the internal "Media Created" date to the File System "Date Created".
Use metadata-aware tools, not Explorer.
You need a tool that reads embedded video metadata, not file system dates.
The industry standard tool for this is ExifTool. It is a command-line tool, but it is the only reliable way to batch fix this on Windows.
Or V L C Media Player, This often shows the correct timestamp even when Explorer doesn’t.
Before deleting videos from your phone:
- Verify using embedded metadata, not file dates
- Prefer:
ExifTool
VL C
3. Do not rely on:
Date Created
Date Modified
File name order
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Hope this will help you.