Shift the date of 6000 photos by 1 day in Lightroom (cloud)

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September 30, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I recently discovered that, for some unknown reason, the date on my camera was set one day ahead for a period of two months. As a result, all 6000 photos taken during that time have the wrong date, with one extra day.

I’m using Lightroom (cloud) and I’m looking for a way to automatically shift all the photos back by one day, while keeping the exact times of the captures. I haven't found any option in Lightroom (cloud) to adjust the date for a large batch, and I’d prefer to avoid doing it manually for each photo.

Does anyone have a solution for fixing this efficiently? Maybe with Lightroom or some external tool?

Thanks a lot for your help!

Windows

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ClementpAuthor

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Shivani Somayajula

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Hey there,

Thanks for reaching out. We need more details to help you. What version of Lightroom and Windows are you using? Does this happen after changing any settings in the camera?

This will update the capture time for all selected images, correcting the date issue caused by the camera settings.

Select Photos: In Lightroom, navigate to the Grid view and select all 6000 photos that need the date adjustment.
Edit Capture Time: Go to the menu and choose Metadata > Edit Capture Time.
Choose Adjustment Type: In the Edit Capture Time dialog box, select Shift By Set Number Of Hours (Time Zone Adjust). Since your camera was set one day ahead, you will need to subtract 24 hours.
Set Time Adjustment: Choose the value to adjust the time back by 24 hours.
Apply Changes: Click OK to apply the changes to all selected photos.

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Shivani

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