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I'm trying to examine the metadata in an image embedded in an email (not an attachment). When I right-click and Save As, the metadata for the image says it was created on today's date. Same when I try saving the entire email, which includes the image.
So, my question is: How do I save the image in such a way that its original metadata will be preserved?
Apologies in advance, if this isn't the correct StackExchange site, and thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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SDDFGHJKGFGHJ
Posted 2019-06-03T19:27:32.953
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1It could well be that there are no metadata in the image and whatever you use to show the date is displaying the save date instead. Normally, saving an image from an e-mail will not affect any metadata in the image. – AFH – 2019-06-03T19:35:16.477
Thanks for the response, AFH! How would you be able to tell whether the embedded image originally had no metadata in it? – SDDFGHJKGFGHJ – 2019-06-04T16:57:13.093
There are various image management programs which will give you this information. Which one you use will depend on your OS, though exiftool is cross-platform.
– AFH – 2019-06-04T17:04:20.337