ImmichI
Immich•3w ago
Artyom

immich uses FileModifyDate

A photo sent to me has exif fields with proper data but for some reason immich uses FileModifyDate which is the date the file was actually sent to me via Telegram. The file is in the external library.
Here is the output of exiftool -s -g1 -time:all for this file.
---- System ----
FileModifyDate                  : 2025:08:30 10:10:09+05:00
FileAccessDate                  : 2025:10:21 14:22:52+05:00
FileCreateDate                  : 2025:10:21 14:22:52+05:00
---- IFD0 ----
ModifyDate                      : 2025:07:18 18:31:02
---- ExifIFD ----
SubSecTimeDigitized             : 531
SubSecTimeOriginal              : 531
SubSecTime                      : 531
CreateDate                      : 2025:07:18 18:31:02
DateTimeOriginal                : 2025:07:18 18:31:02
---- Composite ----
SubSecCreateDate                : 2025:07:18 18:31:02.531
SubSecDateTimeOriginal          : 2025:07:18 18:31:02.531
SubSecModifyDate                : 2025:07:18 18:31:02.531
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