Originally Posted by
Tocsin
Windows guy here, so may just be a tangent... when copied to the external drive, the 'created date' would be the date each file on the drive was created (5 Oct), but the 'last modified date' should retain the original date(s). Which date is being displayed, I wonder?
Looks like the Apple platform is different. Windows takes care of the external info of a file and works with those - like the ones you mentioned. EXIF data created by a camera are treated as payload data and left alone by Windows. IIRC Windows can display them but not change them. You need authoring software for this.
On Apple, EXIF data is to be manipulated? Without user consent? iphone copy to external HDD manipulates EXIF timestamps "photo taken at ..."?? Hard to believe. I don't know if
SpringHeeledJack is trapped in this now, but good to know for future. And worth a thought if "Backup" handles dates differently from "move" or "copy".