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georgef85037473
georgef85037473
Inspiring
January 2, 2026
Question

Photo file time attribute incorrect for saved file copy in PSE 2026 under MacOS Tahoe 26.2

  • January 2, 2026
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When saving a copy of an edited photo, the time attribute is shifted by 5 hours (I think) from the original file prior to edit.  How can I save a copy and have the time attribute the same as the original file (which seems to me to be correct).  Incidentally, the date attribute seems fine.  

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Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community Expert
Community Expert
January 4, 2026

I agree it is a bug.  There are a couple of other similar ones that have been reported and I will add your post to the list of discussions for Adobe to look at.

Can you please confirm what format of file you are editing.  I assume it is something other than a .heic file.

georgef85037473
georgef85037473Author
Inspiring
January 5, 2026

Happy to.  With PSE 26 and Tahoe 26.2 I am having the error in attribution occur with simple editing of jpg files, unlike prior versions bugs.  I find it disappointing that Adobe can't fix this problem for the most current release.  I might give them some lee-way for older releases.. but I'm not sure they ever made the attempt, even when PSE 24 was the current release.  I am happy to provide any helpful background information if Adobe is going to tacke a fix.  

Greg_S.
Community Expert
Greg_S.Community Expert
Community Expert
January 4, 2026

I know nothing about Macs, but in Windows you can multi-select all of the mis-timed files, click on one of the time stamps for the files and you will get the following dialogs which allow you to change the hour by a specifed number:

 

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    georgef85037473
    georgef85037473Author
    Inspiring
    January 4, 2026

    Greg, thank you - and yes you can do the same on a Mac.  However, I'm trying to avoid this unnecessary work by having Adope PSE 2026 not erroneously change the attribute.  PSE 2024 had this similar behavior - but for HEIC files.  I view this as a bug.  Regardless, thank you for your kind reply.  

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