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Erase Metadata in IMAGE Files via .NET

Keep your IMAGE files safe using C#. Protect business and personal data the easy way.

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Clean Up Metadata in Image Files

Get started with GroupDocs.Redaction in your .NET app to clean file metadata.

Create a Redactor and open your Image file.
Choose options to remove hidden metadata entries.
Apply redaction settings.
Save the result.

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// Remove hidden metadata from IMAGE files

// Open file with Redactor
using (Redactor redactor  = new Redactor("input.png"))
{
    // Add redaction rules for metadata
    var redaction = new EraseMetadataRedaction(MetadataFilters.All);
    
    // Process and save
    redactor.Apply(redaction);
    redactor.Save();
}

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Clean Content in Any Document

GroupDocs.Redaction for .NET removes private text, image parts, or hidden fields. Make documents safe to share.

Text Redaction

Find and remove private words and numbers.

Image Covering

Add image masks to cover visual information.

Metadata Redaction

Clear out metadata fields that could leak information.

Erase Sensitive Metadata

This sample explains how to delete specific metadata fields in a IMAGE document.

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//  Open IMAGE with the redactor
using (Redactor redactor  = new Redactor("source.png"))
{
    // Target the Author field
    MetadataSearchRedaction redactionAuthor = 
        new MetadataSearchRedaction(@"[A-Za-z0-9 ]+", "GroupDocs Company")
    {
        Filter = MetadataFilters.Author
    };

    // Target the Title field
    MetadataSearchRedaction redactionTitle = 
        new MetadataSearchRedaction(@"[A-Za-z0-9 ]+", "GroupDocs.Redaction Usage")
    {
        Filter = MetadataFilters.Title
    };

    // Redact the fields
    var redactions = new MetadataSearchRedaction[] { redactionAuthor, redactionTitle };
    redactor.Apply(redactions);

    // Save your document
    var saveOptions = new SaveOptions() { AddSuffix = true, RasterizeToPDF = false };
    var outputPath = redactor.Save(saveOptions);
}