Synology Metadata Fixer

A targeted tool to restore timestamps, GPS, and EXIF data from Google Takeout media - built to enable clean imports into Synology Photos.

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📸 Problem

Google Takeout exports your media files (.jpg, .mp4, .png, etc.) alongside messy and mismatched .json metadata files. These often contain critical EXIF info like original timestamps, GPS coordinates, and resolution - but:

• Filenames don’t match due to Google’s weird copy-naming ((1), etc.)
• EXIF tags are stripped or inconsistent
• Synology Photos fails to display proper dates or organize albums correctly

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🛠️ Solution

Synology Metadata Fixer is a one-off utility script designed to:

• 🕒 Restore original timestamps from Takeout .json files
• 🌍 Inject GPS coordinates (if available)
• 🖼️ Patch resolution and EXIF fields when missing
• 🔄 Match renamed .json files with their correct media counterparts
• 🧼 Clean and prep files for seamless import into Synology Photos

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✅ Supported Media Formats

• .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp, .dng
• .mp4, .mov