You can delete the file with the longest name (think of the filename-edited-1.jpg that Photoshop Elements creates when you edit an image from the organizer), or the one with the most current date. What’s great about either program is they have ways of marking bulk photos. I chose the file with the “(1)” at the end of the name, and the one that wasn’t in a sub-folder. So which one should you delete? That’s a decision you have to make. Two of the images are in the same folder. Both programs show a preview of the photo, the name, file location, date and size. I have found a photo that appears three times in this drive. In this step I have clicked on the “Pictures” tab so that I’m just looking at the files that are pictures. I never, repeat never, just delete the duplicate files. I thought I had the settings set similarly, but as you can see, the two programs found different numbers of duplicates. The duplicates will appear in groups (every group has a different background color, so you can distinguish the groups from each other). Once the search is complete, you will proceed to a list of duplicate files. Start the search and, depending on your settings and how large your folder/drive is, it may take minutes or seconds. ![]() Click on the images below for larger, more legible images. In this example, I’m looking for exact duplicates (byte-by-byte). In both programs you can also choose to exclude Folders. Since there are two of us using the drive, we easily can have duplicate files. I chose the folder that contains the contents of the Google Drive that Kris and I share. The first thing you have to do is choose a drive or folder you want to scan. EDF is more “icon based”-you have to hover over icons to find out what they do. Each has a free version, and they both work similarly. If you’re a PC person, try Duplicate File Finder (DFF). If you’re a Mac user, try Easy Duplicate Finder (EDF). I’m going to talk about using Duplicate File Finder by Ashisoft, Easy Duplicate Finder by WebMinds, and Adobe’s “Find visually similar” searches in Photoshop Elements Organizer. Some programs search for duplicate names and file sizes, some search byte by byte, and others search for visually similar images. There are many programs that will search for duplicate photos, music or whatever type of file you tend to hoard. Read on! Duplicate File Finder and Easy Duplicate Finder I did have one little “oops” moment (well let’s call it an “oops” couple of hours), so I want to help you avoid that problem. When I was finished deleting duplicates, I had regained tons of space. I thought I was going to have to buy a larger hard drive, but I found I had gigabytes (!!) of duplicate files. ![]() We wrote about this issue in 2017 (you can read those blog posts here and here), but it might be time to revisit the topic since many of us have some time on our hands.Ī couple of weeks ago, I (Deb) did just that. ![]() Yes, once you get started organizing, you might find you have the same photo in multiple places on your computer. We just offered our class on Photoshop Elements Organizer, and many of our students wanted to know how we deal with duplicate photos.
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