Hi anyone found a method of finding duplicate photos

anyone found a method of finding duplicate photos
The sort could by by date, name, Lat Long or any other method

These applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported into another.
PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: i photo has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but the only duplicate finder app that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates was PhotoSweeper. None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
iPLM, however, is the most versatile and best all around iPhoto utility to have.
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These applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported into another.
PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
PhotoDedupo - $4.99 (App Store) - this app has a "similar" search feature which is like PhotoSweeper's bitmap comparison. It found all duplicates
Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto - free - was able to recognize the duplicated HDR and normal files from an iPhone shooting in HDR
Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: iphoto has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but there are only twp apps that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates: PhotoSweeper and Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto. None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
iPLM, however, is the best all around iPhoto utility as it can do so much more than just find duplicates. IMO it's a must have tool if using iPhoto.

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Fellow Forum Members,
Does the latest version of Lightroom have the capability to find duplicate photos? I have a bunch of JPGs and no desire to go through all of them to find duplicates. If Lightroom can not find duplicated, can anyone out there please recommend an app that is good at finding duplicate photos or near duplicate photos. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

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I'm not sure how well it works, it is processing now.
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I do backup everything using Carbonite.Please don't tell me it is bad, too :-) Also, especially with photo files, I do have other backups of those I am concerned about. Probably not the best in the world, but a log better than many people who I know about.
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I did download the recommend file for finding photo dupes and ran it. There were very few duplicates, in any case, As I said before, the MacKeeper dupe finder was very slow when I ran it over ALL my files. That was a year ago and it did find many non-text dupes.

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In an Smart Album the only way is this:
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Strangly enough, this is one of the remaining reasons for me needing to use iView for some tasks.
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No, iPhoto hasn't this functionality. It would be a nice feature though.
You can also use GraphicConverter to find your duplicate photos.
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If you're seeing those "duplicate" files via the Finder then you don't have duplicates. iPhoto will have a minimum of 2 files in it's lbrary for each file imported. So don't relay on what you see via the Finder regarding duplicates in the iPhoto library.
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hese applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported into another.
PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: i photo has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but the only duplicate finder app that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates was PhotoSweeper. None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
iPLM, however, is the most versatile and best all around iPhoto utility to have.
OT

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Hello everyone.
Is there a facility in OSX, perhaps Automator that could help me find on my harddrive duplicate photos. I am aware of 'photo diet' for iPhoto but I was hoping for something many times quicker.
I have around 8000 images, I estimate 20% are duplicates.
Is there no way I can determine this from Exif Data then have a process remove one of each file?
Many thanks.

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Is there software that can make this process easier?

Use a third party software such as dupeGuru:
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I thought I posted this but don't know where in cyberspace it went... sorry if it's a duplicate.
Thanks, Lori, for suggestions yesterday for recreating a new library from one that unexpectedly quit. I have a functional library now but am wondering if anyone has suggestions for "hiding" the original photos back into a folder, so they don't show up in the iPhoto window along with rotated/red-eye corrected photos. I want to keep the originals but want them back into the folder, not on the screen.
I'm also going to be combining several libraries and will have numerous duplicates photos. With about 12,000 photos in the master library, it would be nice to have a quick way to identify and delete duplicates, like they ask when downloading new photos from my camera.
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R

Hi R,
Is this the thread?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2064916#2064916
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the best way would be to keyword all your images. Then use the keyword pane to show all photos with the same keyword. It will be easy to spot duplicates this way.
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iPhoto Diet is a utility that helps to slim down your iPhoto library by manipulating your photos in the following ways:
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*strip the thumbnail icons of your photos
*remove thumbnail photos that have become mixed up with your high resolution photos
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weed out unnecessary folders and files from the library
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I suggest you read through the entire page because it expalins what iPhoto does and how it does it.
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I want to delete duplicate photos in iphoto. I have too many to just delete individual ones, so want to know if there is a way to get the Mac to search the hard drive to find libraries with the same file reference. The problem is that I have created multiple folder names at different times for my collection of photos. I want to be sure that i'm not deleting the primary photo and just keeping a thumbnail or similar.

1. Under no circumstances search the hard drive or use the Finder to delete images in an iPhoto Library. If you do you will trash the Library.
2. For dealing with duplicates in iPhoto check out Duplicate Annihilator
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TD

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Thanks for that, but I only have a very old, decrepit PC which is expected to expire at any minute. I've had my ipad for nearly 2years now and my thinking was that I could manage with that alone - not replacing the PC at all.
In general this has worked well and I really love the ipad.
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