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gillfoto59
User level: Level 1 (9 points)

maintain date and location with iPhone images

Is there a way to maintain date and location with iPhone images when transferring to External hard drive?


Posted on Sep 16, 2026 6:34 PM

1 reply

SravanKrA
User level: Level 10 (454,138 points)

Sep 17, 2026 2:32 AM in response to gillfoto59

Have you attempted to verify that the iOS Photos metadata is not being transferred?


To preserve metadata, upload the photos to iCloud Drive using the Files app and then download them to an external drive.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358598