Typical symptoms after moving a Google Photos export elsewhere:
- all photos appear on the day you downloaded them;
- screenshots and WhatsApp images are out of order;
- the map view is empty because locations are missing.
The original dates and places are not lost – they are in the JSON files in the export. The fixer copies them back into the photos so any app sorts them correctly again.
How it works
- Download your Google Photos export from Google Takeout (one or more .zip parts).
- Open the fixer and select all the zip parts (or the extracted folder). JSON files are often in a different part than their photo – selecting all parts lets the tool match them.
- Click Fix metadata. You get a new ZIP with the same folders; your original files are not changed. A CSV report lists every file and what was done.
Everything runs in your browser: photos are not uploaded. The free version handles up to 500 files per run; the planned Pro version (not on sale yet) removes the limit and fixes video dates.