More than one date is associated with each photo file: in metadata — [EXIF:IFD0] ModifyDate [EXIF:ExifIFD] DateTimeOriginal [EXIF:ExifIFD] CreateDate on Microsoft Windows — [File:System] FileModifyDate [File:System] FileAccessDate [File:System] FileCreateDate on Linux — [File:System] FileModifyDate [File:System] FileAccessDate [File:System] FileInodeChangeDate and more in metadata — [IPTC] DateCreated [IPTC] TimeCreated [EXIF:ExifIFD] SubSecTimeOriginal [EXIF:ExifIFD] SubSecTimeDigitized [EXIF:GPS] GPSTimeStamp [EXIF:GPS] GPSDateStamp [XMP:XMP-xmp] CreateDate … :and file system dates may change when a file is copied or moved between computers. So it isn't too surprising when computer programs show different dates for a photo. In particular, note that [File:System] FileCreateDate is available on Microsoft Windows but not available on Linux — so perhaps FileCreateDate is simply not available to Google Photos.
Google Photos shows photos in order from newest to oldest, and shows albums in order from newest to oldest according to the newest photo included in each album. Digital photos record the date and time when a photo was taken; scanned photos don't. We can add a date and time to scanned photos to make Google Photos show them according to when we think the original photos were taken. These details are for Microsoft Windows, the details will be slightly different for other computers. The Tools: Command Prompt Text Editor — something as-simple-as Notepad ExifTool — download this powerful photo software The Steps: Make working copies of some photo files Make a list of the names of those photo files Add a column of dates and times to the list Change the list to show dates and times when photos were taken Add the dates and times from the list to the photo files Upload the photo files to Google Photos The Steps in laborious detail: Make working copies of some photo f