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October 17, 2022
Question

Lightroom delete GPS information when moving files

  • October 17, 2022
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When moving files between folder within Lightroom it sometimes remove the GPS information in EXIF. It had never did that in the past. 

have the latest version for Windows. 

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TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
October 17, 2022

All I use is DNG, and (on Mac), I can't replicate nor like John, have ever seen this. Could there be some 'external' Windows product that might be stripping this? 

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mobe06Author
Participating Frequently
October 22, 2022

I just moved some files to one folder and it kept the GPS information then just a minute late i moved some other file to a folder under the same upper folder and on those files GPS information was removed instantly.

I can´t see any external on my computer doing this software doing this.

I have never experience this earlier

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 22, 2022

How do you 'move' images? It sounds like maybe you re-import them.

 

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john beardsworth
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 17, 2022

That really should not happen, and I've never seen any cases where it has.

 

Test carefully, and please report back with step by step detail of what you're doing. What type of files do keep EXIF, and what file type doesn't?

mobe06Author
Participating Frequently
October 17, 2022

The file type is DNG, thats the only one i use. So for me it is completly random when it keep the GPS info and not.

Sometimes i select some files and right click on a folder and "create folder inside XXXXX" and then tick "Include selected photos. I also just move files from a folder to another within Lightroom and it removes the GPS.

It also remove the Alltiude but that not important for me.

 

 

 

john beardsworth
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 17, 2022

Could it be that at some point you applied a metadata preset which accidentally includes blank GPS values?