How to import duplicates?

I have sort of a weird issue. I wanted to burn a cd-rw of a few mp3 files I already have in my iTunes and then re-import them some I can edit them and play around with the length while still keeping the original version as normal. For some reason I can burn the mp3's to the cd-rw but it won't actually let me import them. They show up in iTunes, but without the little check box. Does anyone have any idea why I can't import them?

Maybe iTunes knows it would be redundant to import files which it already has? Reimporting from the CD would give you new, but lower quality files as each encoding process causes a loss of fidelity. For each file you want to duplicate use the right-click option to *Show in Windows Explorer* and then make a copy of the file in a new folder to support your project. When you've gathered all the files, import the folder into iTunes. Your new files will be at the top of the library if you sort it on the Date Added column. You're now ready to make the changes on the duplicate files.
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From the EPMA Guide:
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As you are talking about a planning application then duplicate members are not supported but Shared members are.
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Can someone please provide instructions on how to import an iPhoto library from an old Mac to a new Mac without getting a bunch of duplicates? I tried transferring my pictures using an external hard drive and then copying it to the Pictures folder on my new Mac. I ended up getting a bunch of duplicates. My old Mac has an older version of iPhoto while the new Mac has iPhoto '11. Is that the cause of the problem? Please advise. Thanks.

Simply copy the iPhoto Library from the Pictures Folder on the old Machine to the Pictures Folder on the new Machine.
Then launch iPhoto. That's it.
This moves photos, events, albums, books, keywords, slideshows and everything else.
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TD

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how do i scan my computer and external hard drives for pictures with out importing duplicates.

iPhoto doesn't scan anywhere. It imports files offered to it. If it spots a duplicate it will warn you.

How does, Do Not Import Duplicates, work?

Here's what I found in the user manual. (how about that, I read the manual before someone pointed it out to me)
Aperture checks the filename of the master to determine if an image is a duplicate of one in the library.
Aperture is checking the filename of the Master. So, if you always rename Masters, then this feature wouldn't actually do anything. Correct?
What if you are importing an image which happens to have the same filename. Perhaps you've reset your camera's naming feature. Or your importing from a different camera (probably same manufacturer) that happens to be a the point of overlapping, default names?
Does it actually check the entire Library? I wondered since the option is in the section where you are picking the Project to store them in. It makes me think it's only looking in one particular Project.
Either way, I'm not sure this is such a great feature. I'd rather have duplicates, as opposed to skipping files it thinks are duplicates.
What's the best way to utilize this feature?

The user manual says that Aperture checks the filename. I'm not exactly sure what that means.
I imported a couple of images. I changed both the Version and Master name. Then, I used the Batch Change command to change the time zone, so the times were different.
I then tried to re-import the same images. If I checked Do Not Import Duplicates, Aperture hid the images I just imported. If I unchecked it, I could import the images. I left it unchecked and imported the images.
I wound up with duplicates. Even though the Version name, File (Master) name and Date fields for both duplicates were different.
So the feature appears to work pretty good.
My issue is, since I don't know how it works, I'm not sure how to use it.
My concern is that if it's checked, Aperture hides duplicates, so you have to uncheck it to see what Aperture thinks are duplicates. It would be nice if Aperture showed the images it thought was duplicates, but had them grayed out with no way to check the import box.
It would be nice to know how this feature works. How does Aperture decide what makes an import you are about to import a duplicate, or not?

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I have a macbook with Iphoto 8.1.2. How do I get it to stop importing duplicates even after I checkbox tell it not to.

How do I get it to stop importing duplicates even after I checkbox tell it not to.
That checkmark will only prevent iPhoto from importing exact duplicates - the exact filename, image format, exactly the same size,
What kind of duplicates are you asking about? Have the files been renamed or converted in any way?

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A good general step for strange issues is to renew the iPhoto preference file - quit iPhoto and go to "your user name" ==> library ==> preferences ==> com.apple.iPhoto.plist and trash it - launch iPhoto which creates a fresh new default preference file and reset any personal preferences you have changed and if you have moved the iPhoto library repoint to it. This may help
This does not affect your photos or any database information (keywords, faces, places, ratings, etc) in any way - they are stored in the iPhoto library - the iPhoto preference file simply controls how iPhoto works - which is why renewing it is a good first step.
LN

How can I change the settings in iPhoto not to import duplicates?

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How do I avoid importing duplicates?

I tend to let pictures accumulate on my camera long enough to import them a dozen or so times before erasing. I took around 30 new photos recently and put them into a new project. Aperture imported all 124 photos on my camera's memory card, including all the old ones already present in the Aperture library in different project folders. I clicked on the Library tab and saw my old photos in sets of two.
Is there any way I could keep my photos on the memory card and import into different project folders without importing duplicates? If not, what are my options?

*bangs head into desk*
Duh I can select what to import!

How Do I Not Import Duplicate Photos?

When I used to import photos, iphoto would ask if I wanted to import duplicates and I would check "no". It doesn't do this anymore. Did something change? I'm using iphoto 5.0.4. Thanks!

I had the same problem with iPhoto. I did find that if I uploaded the files to the desktop first with Image Capture and then imported into iPhoto it would recognize duplicates and work as intended. I ended up changing my workflow and deleting my memory card after each upload. Solved the problem completely that way.

How to prevent duplicates from being imported?

Apologies if this question has been asked before, but I can't find exactly the answer I'm looking for in the archives.
I want to import an older version of my iPhoto Library into my current iPhoto Library. Since each library contains photos that the other lacks, I want to merge the two; but I can't find any way to tell iPhoto not to import duplicates (there may be 1000's) from the older version of the library to the newer. Can anybody help?

First, *do not import one library into another.* You will get as original files all thumbnails, modified photos, faces photo as well as the original photos.
If your newer library is a blank library then all you need to do is open the older library with iPhoto 09 and it will convert it to an iPhoto 09 library. Nothing else needed.
If the new library also has photos and you want to merge the two libraries into one (both must be the same version) use iPhoto Library Manager. This will merge the who libraries into a new 3rd library while keeping all metadata, faces, places, keywords and albums. iPLM can be setup to not import duplicates.
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How to remove duplicate items ?

ok so ive moved my iTunes library from the NAS drive I bought (after finding out that wouldnt work) onto my new laCie external drive, but ive found some of my albums have triple copies?
i know how to show duplicates but im not sure how to safely remove duplicates without deleting all copies?

Oh boy.
I'm sure there are better ways to do it than this and it will take time, but to avoid all possible loss of data, what I would do is first consolidate all of your libraries.
• Open the iTunes Library you think is most correct by holding down the OPTION key when you open the iTunes application, which should bring up a dialogue like this: http://cl.ly/image/2i2Q3o0Z0Y3C
• Then go to preferences and make sure it looks like this: http://cl.ly/image/2C2Z0u0C3T3c
I would recommend keeping your main iTunes library on your main hard drive (for me that's my internal), unless you definitely can't fit it.
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• Navigate to another of the libraries, and click on the iTunes Library.xml file and import it. Do this for each of your libraries, except the one you are currently using.
• Now that you've got everything imported into the one library, the fun part starts.
Do what i said in my previous post and remove all the duplicates.
• Once that's done, check all the other libraries to make sure you haven't missed anything, and send them on their way to the Trash, and empty it to reclaim all that space.
I really hope you get this sorted, I went through an ordeal like this myself recently, so it's going to take time, but it feels good when it's all cleaned up and finished!
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I found this, and it might help if my instructions weren't clear enough. https://bitly.com/LpqFPq
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I'm with you verm71; it's not entirely clear how Apple is expecting you to manage this. I'm going on vacation soon and want to clean up my phone so that it's nice and empty for the new pictures. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this without losing your pictures in the new Photos as well. If imported, it's impossible to see which is the Cloud version and which is the Local version. It's very annoying.
I've also noticed in iPhoto you used to have the ability to locate the original of the picture inside the photo database. That option is not provided in Photos, making finding the original extremely difficult.
It seems to be a great, well-oiled system. But I would love to know how Apple envisions the typical workflow for archiving...

Import duplicate detection not working?

I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to find the answer. All our photos live on my laptop. My wife's laptop has some of our photos but also a lot of ones for work. I'm trying to give her the complete set of all our photos.
I did some tests and found the "Import duplicate photo?" dialog box very helpful. So I went through and compared our libraries but there were thousands to compare. So I decided to make a folder on her desktop of all our photos from my computer. My theory was I could simply import all the photos and iPhoto would detect the duplicates and I could choose to not import them. It doesn't seem to work, I did a couple tests and all the duplicates got through.
I upgraded her iPhoto version to iPhoto '08 (7.1.2) just before doing this process since her old version didn't support the dupe detection. Interestingly when I import a photo in her current version it shows up as the filename without the extension but the existing photos all have the extension. I think this is why they aren't being seen as dupes.
Any ideas how to remedy this? My fallback will be to use Duplicate Annihilator but that will require copying in everything (thousands of photos) and then sifting. Seems scary and unnecessary.

iPhoto doesn't display the extension in the Info window at the lower left hand corner or in the Title field. If you use the Photos->Show Photo Info menu option you'll see the full file name. Also do you have the Finder set to display the extensions?
*Do not import a full library into another library with iPhoto. That imports the thumbnail, modified and original files as new files which is not what you want.*
What you can do is to use iPhoto Library Manager to merge the two libraries into a new, third library and use its duplication elimination features to cull out the duplicates. If the new library isn't what you want the original two libraries will be untouched.
Another possibility is to copy the Originals folder from your wife's library to the desktop and import that folder and subfolders into your library. I found that importing from folders on the HD do cull out duplicates successfully. Then you can copy your library to her laptop.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
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NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Do Not Import Duplicates

Hello,
We are using Aperture 3.3.1. and we noticed that the import system with 'Do Not Import Duplicates' ins't working very well.
When we put some pictures from our SanDisk CompactFlash 8GB card on our iMac with Aperture we first have to wait to finish the preview function.
Than after we imported the images we used a second Sandisk 16GB SDHC card, here are the same images but we made a few on this card tha is not on the Compact Flash Card. But when we put our SDHC card in the reader Aperture shows all the images?? It is not regonize that the images from the CompactFlash card are the same as on the SDHC card?? Very strange, but also very ignoring.
We use a Canon EOS1Ds Mark III and when we make pictures we use the option 'separate storing', that will give us the safety of our images.
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You may have a problem with a corrupted preference file. If you have the "Do not import duplicates" option checked, Aperture should not show the files again, that it already imported from the card.
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In MacOS X Lion the user library is hidden. To open it, use the Finder's "Go" menu. Press the "Go" menu entry in the main menu bar and hold down the "options" key, until "LIbrary" appears in the drop-down menu. Select the Library, then navigate to the "Preferences" folder, and remove "com.apple.Aperture.plist".
Report back, if this does not help.
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