How to Remove Windows 8 Metadata to Protect Your Privacy

If you want to get rid of them, here's a step-by-step guide:

1. Launch the “File Explorer” and right-click the file you want to modify.
2. Click “Properties.” ...
3. Click the “Remove Properties and Personal Information” and wait for the dialog box to appear.
4. See the list of metadata you want to remove. ...
5. Click OK and Apply.

1. Can metadata be removed?
2. How do you hide metadata?
3. How do I remove metadata from an image?
4. How do I remove properties from a photo?
5. How do I remove metadata from audio?
6. How do I remove metadata from a JPEG?
7. How do I remove metadata from a document?
8. Do screenshots have EXIF data?
9. How do I find metadata?
10. How do I remove metadata from ExifTool?
11. How do I remove owner and computer from file properties?
12. How do I remove metadata from Iphone photos?

Can metadata be removed?

Right-click on the file. View its Properties. If there is metadata that you would like to remove, select the Details tab. ... Another option is to use Document Inspector, a built-in tool for Microsoft applications, which will identify metadata and give you the option of selectively removing some or all of it.

How do you hide metadata?

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the file you want to remove metadata from. Right-click on the file and click on Properties. In the Properties window, click on the Details tab then click on Remove Properties and Personal Information. You can remove information in two ways.

How do I remove metadata from an image?

Android

1. Open the 'Gallery' app.
2. Locate the image you wish to remove metadata from.
3. Select it and click the 'share' button, which is a three-pointed figure.
4. Underneath the photo, click 'remove location data'
5. You may also click the 'more options' selection and click 'details'

How do I remove properties from a photo?

How to edit and remove EXIF data

1. Right-click an image file you have saved.
2. Select “Properties.”
3. Select the “Details” tab.
4. Click “Remove Properties and personal information.”
5. Click each piece of information you want to delete, then click “OK.”

How do I remove metadata from audio?

How to Delete MP3 Metadata

1. Open the Windows Start menu and click on "Computer." Windows Explorer will open.
2. Navigate through your hard drive and locate the MP3 file.
3. Right-click on the MP3 file and select "Properties."
4. Select the "Value" tab and click on the "Remove Properties and Personal Information" link.

How do I remove metadata from a JPEG?

On Android, you can use the Photo Exif Editor to remove the metadata from your photos. In the app, navigate to the photo you want to share. In the top-right corner, press the crossed-out 'Exif' symbol. From here you can select to remove specific types of data, or just remove all of it.

How do I remove metadata from a document?

How to Remove Metadata from Microsoft Word Files

1. Select the File menu tab and then select Info , if necessary.
2. Select Check for Issues and then select Inspect Document .
3. In the Document Inspector dialog box, check the boxes to inspect for certain data and then click Inspect .
4. In the results, select Remove All to remove any found data.

Do screenshots have EXIF data?

“Screenshots typically don't include the same kind of sensitive metadata as a camera.” For many users, the only Exif information that will feel especially personal is where their photos are taken. ... On some Android devices, camera apps have their own GPS setting.

How do I find metadata?

If you are using Windows Explorer, finding metadata is incredibly easy. All you have to do is right-click > Properties > Details. Simple!

How do I remove metadata from ExifTool?

To remove the data with ExifTool, all you need to do is type exiftool -all= path_to_file . ExifTool will strip out all the Exif data from your photo and create a new file leaving the original photo untouched.

How do I remove owner and computer from file properties?

Rightclick on a file, select Properties, click the Details tab, click on Remove Properties And Personal Information, choose what one wants to remove.... but then those properties are still shown listed unchanged when one tries to check.

How do I remove metadata from Iphone photos?

Remove Photo EXIF Data (iOS)

Launch the app, select your photos, tap on the settings icon at the bottom-left corner, and select clear all metadata.