

Optional: Support the developer and add on-going protection. Now you’ll see the results… At this point you are done, you can close the program. It will scan for GeoTag data and show you the results. Important: Once you remove GeoTag data you cannot “undo” and get it back. Now that you have the location in the box, all you need to do is Click Next a few times.

Click the Browse button and Select the location of the folder your photos are stored in. Once the program is installed, load it up. Once the download is finished, go ahead and install it –installation is really simple, just Click Next a few times. The app is free and is published by an independent developer. Step 1ĭownload Geotag Security for Windows.
#Exifcleaner safe how to
We talked before about how to remove personal data from any file using Windows 7 built-in tools, but this time we’ll look at a third party application designed specifically for GeoTag data Geotag Security. The decision is up to you, but here’s my advice: before you share something online you should go in and remove all of your metadata from it (in particular, the GeoTag data) –just to be on the safe side. On the other hand if intend to share any of your pictures online via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or some other website, you run the risk of giving away not only your street address, but the location of all the places that you frequent addresses of any of your friends, school, work, etc… GeoTagging is great for when you are creating a family photo album, or taking pictures for personal use that you want to cherish for years to come without forgetting where they were taken.
