13 Dating Photos

At Chaos to Memories, we’re huge advocates of chronological organizing because it always works and doesn’t require a bunch of exceptions and workarounds. However, what happens when dates of digital photos are incorrect or dates of scanned photos are uncertain? The good news is that you can adjust the dates of these files so that the photos sort chronologically, belong together, and make sense to future generations.

Your Family Photo Archive doesn’t have to be perfect, but the workflows you’re about to learn will make it better organized than ever. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to deal with the four most common problems with incorrect or missing dates for digital and scanned photos.

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