How To Remove EXIF Data From Your Photos

A good idea when sharing online

If you make photos with any of the modern devices available out there, it is likely the device also adds extra information to those photos when they are captured and saved.

This extra information, called EXIF data, usually includes the camera model, the date when the photo was taken, your geolocation data, and so on. Some of the apps on your devices use this extra information to help you organize your photos.

While there’s no harm keeping the EXIF data embedded into your photos as long as the photos are stored on your personal devices, there are times when you may want to remove the data, such as when you share those photos on the Internet.

Fortunately, most devices allow you toremove the EXIF data from your photos with ease.

Remove Photo EXIF Data (Windows)

Windows users have it easy as they have both a built-in and a third-party method to remove photo EXIF data. Both options are easy to use and the following shows how to access and use them.

The built-in option is located in Windows File Explorer on your PC and it lets you view as well as remove the photo metadata.

Depending on the option you chose above, you’ll have either all or select data removed from your photos on your PC.

Although the built-in option removes the EXIF data from your photos without any issues, there are a few occasions where it has failed to do so for some users.

If you want a full-proof method, you can use a third-party app calledFileMind QuickFixthat removes the EXIF data from your photos in a single-click. Here’s how it works.

Remove Photo EXIF Data (Mac)

If you’re a Mac user, you have a great free and fast app available at your disposal to strip off EXIF data from any of the photos on your machine.

You’ll notice that the app shows no information about your photos in its panel. It confirms the ImageOptim app indeed removed all the EXIF data from your images.

Remove Photo EXIF Data (Android)

If you have your photos saved on your Android device, you don’t necessarily need to transfer them to your computer to remove the EXIF data. You can do the task on your Android device itself using a free app from the Google Play Store.

Remove Photo EXIF Data (iOS)

iPhone and iPad users also have an app to erase the EXIF data from photos on their device. It’s a free app and removes EXIF data with a single tap.

The app will add new versions of your photos without the metadata to your device. You’ll find these new versions in the Photos app on your device.

Take Photos Without Location Data (Android)

If you would like your future photos not to include location data, you can disable an option on your Android device to do so.

Take Photos Without Location Data (iOS)

You can also disable the iOS Camera app from recording your location data on your photos. Here’s how to access and disable the location sharing feature on your iOS device.

The Camera app won’t be able to use your location data and as a result your photos won’t have any geo-data embedded in them on your iPhone or iPad.

Mahesh has been obsessed with technology since he got his first gadget a decade or so ago. Over the last few years, he’s written a number of tech articles on various online publications including but not limited to MakeTechEasier and Android AppStorm.Read Mahesh’s Full Bio

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