This is probably a dumb question, but I really need to know what it means if there is no "where from" URL in the "get info" section of an image in a downloaded folder. Example the file name is 004.jpg. There is a created date, and modified date, just no "where from" link. What does that mean?
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ElDiabloConCaca
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Maybe it means that the photo did not come from the internet?
thanks, but then where did it come from? An iphone or something? It's someone else's picture so that's why this is harder for me to figure out. I've read that sometimes if you download from the internet, save to your desktop, then move it to another folder, you can lose the URL. I've also heard Firefox doesn't save the URL but I know Safari was used. Really hoping to get a solid answer! thanks though
ElDiabloConCaca
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Yep, what's the photo?
What folder is it in?
Does anyone else have access to your computer?
What folder is it in?
Does anyone else have access to your computer?
this was not on my computer.
it was in a folder with other archived pictures, and let's just say it could get someone in trouble with me...
Essentially I want to know if there's no "where from" URL, is it still possible it was downloaded from the internet. If so, this is acceptable. If not, and it came from like an iPhone or another internal source, trouble!
it was in a folder with other archived pictures, and let's just say it could get someone in trouble with me...
Essentially I want to know if there's no "where from" URL, is it still possible it was downloaded from the internet. If so, this is acceptable. If not, and it came from like an iPhone or another internal source, trouble!
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Well, hell... now you HAVE to post the photo on here! It... uhh... will help us... determine where it came from! Yeah! That's it!
If there's nothing in the URL, it is still possible it came from the internet... or a phone... or a disk drive... or somewhere. It's virtually impossible to tell.
Is the picture in your "Downloads" folder? If so, there's a good chance someone downloaded it from the internet, using a web browser or something.
hahaha...yeahhh suuuure.
I checked in both places, in downloads "all images", as well as the actual folder. I'm really quite the detective. I can't recall if the particular pictures I'm thinking of (or that are worrying me) were in the archived folder or in downloads to be honest. I think they were in the archived folder though. Another reason these particular pics are troubling is they were labeled "004.jpg and 003.jpg" while others were clearly saved with the original title from the website. They were also "self" shots, not like professional ones..if you get my drift. Hoping you see my dilemma without me having to drill into detail here haha. I feel like they most likely were downloaded, but I'm trying to rule out the other alternatives. It seems like there could've been a few reasons why they were downloaded without the URL attaching, but still a little unsure. ugghh.
I checked in both places, in downloads "all images", as well as the actual folder. I'm really quite the detective. I can't recall if the particular pictures I'm thinking of (or that are worrying me) were in the archived folder or in downloads to be honest. I think they were in the archived folder though. Another reason these particular pics are troubling is they were labeled "004.jpg and 003.jpg" while others were clearly saved with the original title from the website. They were also "self" shots, not like professional ones..if you get my drift. Hoping you see my dilemma without me having to drill into detail here haha. I feel like they most likely were downloaded, but I'm trying to rule out the other alternatives. It seems like there could've been a few reasons why they were downloaded without the URL attaching, but still a little unsure. ugghh.
Doctor X
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The imagination runs, and not in the way you think.
Photos do not in anyway have to download with a URL attached. For this reason, keepers of the copyright of photos will include some sort of "watermark"--such as their name, webaddress, et cetera, on the photo.
You write the photos:
does that mean they did not come from your computer but are on your computer? If not, "where" are they?
Depending on what the photos are--from a set of pornographic shots to what I will conclude with--depends on what you do. Clearly you did not download them.
If they are pictures of, say, you, and you are concerned with the possibility of pictures of you being on the interwebs that is one matter. If they are something you do not want on your computer--garden variety Star Trek porn--that is another matter.
If they are of, say, of an illegal nature then you have entered into a far more serious area which, depending on your jurisdiction, incurs upon you legal responsibilities and risks. Let me give you a "fer instance":
What with "kids these days"--with their hotrods, bobby socks, and that "rock and roll!"--have been known to use their iPhones, cellphones, various computer cameras to take pictures of themselves, giggle, and "send them to friends."
THAT, Me Lass, pushes this from personal irritation to violation of state, federal, and international laws.
So, while it may seem we ask out of prurient humorous interest, it would help if you "narrow the field" a bit. What is advised greatly depends on where you are in that imaginative spectrum.
--J.D.
Photos do not in anyway have to download with a URL attached. For this reason, keepers of the copyright of photos will include some sort of "watermark"--such as their name, webaddress, et cetera, on the photo.
You write the photos:
does that mean they did not come from your computer but are on your computer? If not, "where" are they?
Depending on what the photos are--from a set of pornographic shots to what I will conclude with--depends on what you do. Clearly you did not download them.
If they are pictures of, say, you, and you are concerned with the possibility of pictures of you being on the interwebs that is one matter. If they are something you do not want on your computer--garden variety Star Trek porn--that is another matter.
If they are of, say, of an illegal nature then you have entered into a far more serious area which, depending on your jurisdiction, incurs upon you legal responsibilities and risks. Let me give you a "fer instance":
What with "kids these days"--with their hotrods, bobby socks, and that "rock and roll!"--have been known to use their iPhones, cellphones, various computer cameras to take pictures of themselves, giggle, and "send them to friends."
THAT, Me Lass, pushes this from personal irritation to violation of state, federal, and international laws.
So, while it may seem we ask out of prurient humorous interest, it would help if you "narrow the field" a bit. What is advised greatly depends on where you are in that imaginative spectrum.
--J.D.
Thanks, and sorry for being vague! They are not on my computer and did not come from my computer. I was on someone else's computer, found the folder of pics, discovered the "get info" function, and realized that some photos had a URL and some did not. These aren't illegal pictures, by "trouble" i mean I would be very mad if these pics were taken by the owner of this computer in some way and not downloaded from a website.
Doctor X
Registered
Oooookay. Good. I really did not want to have to advise someone how to contact the authorities regarding the discovery of child pornography whilst legally protecting themselves in the process.
Instead, I get to advise that you may have broken the law or may, in a way, intend to do so.
If the computer is "not yours," depending on the person's expectation of privacy, you may have just incurred civil and possibly criminal risks. Now, giving legal advice "on the internetz" is about as reliable as giving medical advice, I understand. I will not waste your or the board's time speculating, since exactly "who" owns the computer, what access you have been granted, expectations of privacy, and the reverse polarity of the neutron flow, all come into play.
That being written if you are NOT in the legal/moral position of authority to confront said person--your kid, say--then you incur legal risks you may not wish to incur.
--J.D.
Instead, I get to advise that you may have broken the law or may, in a way, intend to do so.
If the computer is "not yours," depending on the person's expectation of privacy, you may have just incurred civil and possibly criminal risks. Now, giving legal advice "on the internetz" is about as reliable as giving medical advice, I understand. I will not waste your or the board's time speculating, since exactly "who" owns the computer, what access you have been granted, expectations of privacy, and the reverse polarity of the neutron flow, all come into play.
That being written if you are NOT in the legal/moral position of authority to confront said person--your kid, say--then you incur legal risks you may not wish to incur.
--J.D.
Doctor X
Registered
Perhaps if you ceased using a combination of semaphore and smoke signals in Etruscan?
So you write, but you just admitted the computer is not yours.
Nevertheless
--J.D.