Duplicate pictures on iPhoto

I'm looking for input/suggestions to eliminate duplicate photos. While importing from a CD, there was an occasional "pop-up" window to alert me to a duplicate. However it was not consistent & I find I have hundreds of duplicates. I read through previous discussions in this Support Community and did review some of the suggestions. I'm interested in reading what others have found to be a reliable utility to remove the duplicates. Thanks in advance for your help.

duplicate annihilator - http://brattoo.com/propaganda/
LN

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What do you mean by "in all the original folders" ?
If you purchase and registers Duplicate Annihilator then the 500 photo limit is removed.
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Exactly where are you seeing these "duplicates"?
For safe removal of duplicates Duplicate Annihalitor - http://brattoo.com/propaganda/ - or DeCloner - http://www.pixelespressoapps.com/decloner/ - are good choices
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Third party software - iPhoto Library Manager - http://www.fatcatsoftware.com/iplm/ - is the best I believe overall and has many more useful features - Duplicate Annihilator is also quiet good for just duplicates
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Yes. You can use one of these apps:
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iPhoto Applescript to Remove Duplicates - free
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How cant I remove a duplicate of my pictures on iPhoto, on my iMac ?

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I have many duplicates of my pictures on iphoto Is there an easy way to delete these, 23,000 pictures would take years to go through.

Where are you seeing these duplicates? In the iPhoto window or via the Finder? If it's the Finder then you don't have true duplicates. Each photo in iPhoto will have a minimum of two copies often three. Then there will be additional faces images for each photo.
If you truly seeing duplicates while viewing in the iPhoto window there are two apps, actually one app and one Applescript script, for finding and removing duplicate photos from iPhoto. They are:
Duplicate Annihilator
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates
However, do not ever remove files from iPhoto using the Finder. That will corrupt the library.
OT

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i am in need of some serious help!!!!
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thanks =)

I agree with Larry in that use the paid version of iPLM to merge A with B into X with the preference in iPLM set to not import duplicates. The merge X with C into Y. Y should then have all of your photos without duplicates. After each merge check the merged library to make sure it has all of the photos of the two libraries you're merging before deleting those two libraries.
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Hi,
Deleting the iPod photo cache may help.
Instructions here > iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder - Apple Support

I am moving all my iphoto pictures to seperate folders outside of iphoto. I have found iphoto slighlty cumbersome. After I move all pictures from iphoto to a separate file how can I delete all the iphoto photos without deleting the ones in the file?

I am moving all of my iphoto pictures into seperate folders becuase iphoto is great, but a bit cumbersome when I need to transfer all the pictures to a external drive.
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3) is there a way to determine what duplicate pictures I have?
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If you Control click on the iPhoto Library, you'll see a list of folders - one named "Masters". Inside of this folder are all of your original, high-res photos. You can copy them to other folders if you like.
You can't delete iPhoto pics without deleting the ones in the iPhoto Library.
You can copy all of your Masters pics out of the Library, ensuring that you won't forget any.
I don't know of anyway to determine if there are duplicate photos - most (if not all) have a unique name assigned.
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I am not able to duplicate photos in iphoto. How can I accomplish it.

I am not able to duplicate photos in iphoto. I have tried the two finger click and then went to duplicate... no luck. Went through photo and duplicate... no luck. Used command D... nothing. How can I fix this?

Can you import new photo's?
If not that means something is wrong with your iPhoto files someplace or possibly your .plist file.
As you know, you can right click "show package contents" of the iPhoto Library and get a copy of your Originals out. I would do that immediately so you have a copy safe out of iPhoto's clutches, stick them on a external drive, along with all your other files just in case.
Then next download and run ALL of the free OnyX initial checks, cleaning and maintenance tasks (except the log files) and reboot at the end (in between tasks reboots can be canceled)
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
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If OnyX gives any warnings then state them so here please, you could have a more serious problem that will need addressing like a Repair of your boot drive or failed SMART status etc.
If OnyX comes up clean, and your still having trouble with iPhoto, you can choose to remove (from Pictures), rename and/or archive the iPhoto Library, reboot and restart iPhoto to create a new iPhoto Library, then in iPhoto, import a copy of your Originals from backup.
You can also delete the com.apple.iphoto.plist file from your ~/Library/Preferences folder, reboot and restart iPhoto, reset your preferences again, sometimes that clears issues up.
If your STILL having issues with iPhoto, log into another user and try iPhoto there, if no issues then it's something unexplained in the other user. You may want to just switch users transfering files via the Users/Shared folder.
If your having problems with iPhoto in the other user, the program iPhoto ITSELF, is likely the cause. You can resintall it from the bundled 10.6 install disks, or simply install 10.6 again (does a overwrite of exisiting OS X and bundled iLife programs) and immediatly Software update until clear to 10.6.8. This method also kicks out kext and other OS X installed "hacks" from other third party program installers, you wlll need to run those installers again.
If you upgraded 10.6 over 10.5, then you will need to use Pafacist to extract iPhoto from the 10.5 disks, as the 10.6 white disks doesn't have the free iLife, only the grey disks do.
There are also some tricks to rebuild the iPhoto Library, I forget what they are, but if you ask in the iPhoto forum you will get a answer from several of our regulars who are familiar with the subject better than I am.

Is there a way to delete duplicate photos in iPhoto? I have approx 10,000 duplicates?

Is there a way to delete duplicate photos in iPhoto without having to delete them individually?

The real question is how this happened - iPhoto is very good about avoiding duplicates and since you have a very large number it must be the result of a user error
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LN

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Hi Jeffrey,
I have the same camera!
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Preference file
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http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/photoshop-elements-iphoto-mac-os.html

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