How-to // Photo metadata
How to remove metadata from a photo
Photos quietly carry GPS coordinates and device details. Here is how to see and strip that metadata on Windows, before you share a picture.
What is in a photo
The data you cannot see
Every photo can carry EXIF metadata: the GPS coordinates where it was taken, the device that took it, timestamps, and editing tags. Share the photo and that data goes with it.
Here is how to reveal and remove it on Windows without uploading the image to a website.
The process
Strip photo metadata in four steps
Open FileSentinel
Install FileSentinel from the Microsoft Store and open it on your Windows PC.
Scan the photo or folder
Point it at the image or the folder of images you plan to share.
Review the metadata
FileSentinel shows the EXIF metadata each photo carries, including GPS location and device identifiers.
Strip to a clean copy
Remove the metadata to a clean copy in one click. Your original stays untouched, and a history records what was stripped.
Private by design
No upload, no website
Unlike online metadata removers, FileSentinel never uploads your photo. It reads and cleans the image on your device, so a private picture stays private.
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Questions & answers
FAQ
What metadata does a photo contain?
EXIF data such as GPS coordinates, camera and device identifiers, timestamps, and software tags. FileSentinel shows all of it.
Does removing metadata change my original photo?
No. FileSentinel writes a clean copy and leaves the original in place, recording what was removed.
Do I have to upload the photo?
No. Unlike web-based tools, FileSentinel cleans the image on your device with no uploads.
Which image formats are supported?
JPG and JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and WebP, plus image-based PDFs.
Get FileSentinel
How to Remove Metadata from a Photo (Windows)
Install FileSentinel from the Microsoft Store and scan your files for sensitive data, all on your Windows PC with nothing uploaded.