How do I remove meta data from a JPEG photo on macOS Big Sur?

How do I remove meta data from a .jpeg photo on Big Sur?



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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Mar 8, 2025 12:24 AM

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Mar 8, 2025 2:41 AM in response to Lance.scs

Depends on what metadata you want to remove. If you want to remove everything except the following:



You can download and install the free ExifTool. With a copy of your original JPG image on your Desktop:

cd ~/Desktop
/usr/local/bin/exiftool -All= foo.jpg


That overwrites the image stripping out metadata.


You can also not be as aggressive as above by just removing all GPS data.

/usr/local/bin/exiftool -gps:all= foo.jpg


Help can be found from exiftool -h or the ExifTool Help Forum.


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How do I remove meta data from a JPEG photo on macOS Big Sur?

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