Hi, I also tried this some days before!
> Hi and sorry for the delay!
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> > That's the thing, I think the data is there, it's just not populating the "Date Taken" field in TP.
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> I see! Yes, it certainly seems to be there.
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> Do these 20 images have something in common, for instance were they produced by the same camera or edited using the same software (whereas the other images that work correctly were not)?
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> This is a very long shot, but have you tried if these two settings affect the population of 'date taken' when a thumbnail is made:
> - Options | Preferences | Metadata: Automatically Populate User Fields..
> - Options | Preferences | Metadata: Convert Dates to Windows format
Can you tell me where and how I exactly find these entries in the German version of TP 7?
There is an "Optionen" Menü, then "Grundeinstellungen", but there I cannot find something like "Metadata" ...
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> (They shouldn't be relevant, but they may tie in with the same code that populates Date Taken)
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> > With all that said, if 20 files have no Date Taken info, and I have Date Modified as the second sort value, why isn't it sorting by this field, which does have data?
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> Yes, that's puzzling. Maybe they still have 'some' data but it's invalid?
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> > So, it just feels broken to me. I have to assume it's just me, since I can't imagine that others wouldn't be complaining about wrong sorting; it's just such a basic part of any database or informational structure.
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> Not that many people use this forum - and with some exceptions, Cerious' staff doesn't monitor it either. But it certainly looks like something that should be looked into before v11 goes into beta! So, if you can spare a few minutes, my recommendation is that you report this problem by e-mail to
support@cerious.com. Use the word 'ThumbsPlus' in the subject line, explain it briefly, attach one of the image files that doesn't get its creation date copied, and point to this thread.
-Johannes