How to remove location data from photos
By Sure INSTANT team · Updated on Nov 11, 2026
A photo is more than what you see in it. A photo taken with a phone usually stores where it was taken unless the camera's location setting is off, along with other details about the device and the time.
This guide explains what that hidden data is, when it is worth removing, and how SafeShare cleans a photo without the photo ever leaving your device.
What hidden data a photo carries
SafeShare's report shows what each photo carries before anything is removed.
| Hidden field | What it reveals |
|---|---|
| Location | Where the photo was taken |
| Camera or phone model | The device you use |
| Date taken | When the photo was taken |
| Editing software | The program the photo passed through |
| Author and copyright names | A name stored inside the file |
| Comments | Notes written into the file |
Why it matters before sharing or selling online
When you photograph an item at home to sell it, the file may carry the place where it was taken. Anyone who receives the original file can read that data.
Removing the hidden data before sending means the photo says only what the picture itself shows.
How SafeShare removes it inside the browser
SafeShare works entirely inside your browser: no photo is uploaded. The picture is not re-encoded, so every pixel stays as it was.
The colour profile stays in the file so the colours do not change.
- Location, device model, date and time.
- Editing software, author and copyright names, comments.
- Embedded thumbnails, the small copies of the picture kept inside the file.
- Extra data appended after the picture.
How to clean a photo with SafeShare
- Open SafeShare and choose a JPEG, PNG or WebP photo.
- Read the report to see what the photo carries.
- Remove the hidden data and save the clean copy.
- Share or post the clean copy, not the original.
One photo is free, a batch comes as one ZIP
Cleaning one photo is always free and needs no account. A batch of 2 to 30 photos in one go comes as a single ZIP and takes 1 unit.