Duplicate unwanted photos

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Hi all
I have many duplicate photos which I do not need in my computer in different
areas. Is there an easy way to delete the duplicates without searching all
over. Thanks in advance for any help.
Franktee
 
How about Start>Search>Files and Folders.

Search on *.jpg and make sure the results are sorted then select the duplicates
and delete them.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
Almost forgot:
Which ever tool you should pick, make certain that is has the ability to
perform either a 'Binary' or 'CRC' file comparison. This will prevent you
from deleting files that have the same name but are not duplicates of the
same photo.

JS
 
JS said:
Almost forgot:
Which ever tool you should pick, make certain that is has the ability
to perform either a 'Binary' or 'CRC' file comparison. This will
prevent you from deleting files that have the same name but are not
duplicates of the same photo.
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I didn't start the thread, but this thought occurs

Would a CRC comparison allow one to delete files that do not have the same
name but are duplicates of the same photo?

If so, I must find such software, as my wife duplicates photos quite often
and then forgets about it.
 
If the photo was not in any way changed/edited and the file name was the
same but located in a different directory then a CRC check would show the
two files match an one of the two can be deleted. If however the file names
do not match then I think (not had this problem) it would be up to the
software's comparison abilities to indicate they are identical, as an
example a utility named 'Folder Match'
claims "Find and remove all duplicate files on your machine. Even if their
names are different! ".

FolderMatch: http://www.foldermatch.com/

JS
 
JS said:
If the photo was not in any way changed/edited and the file name was the
same but located in a different directory then a CRC check would show the
two files match an one of the two can be deleted. If however the file names
do not match then I think (not had this problem) it would be up to the
software's comparison abilities to indicate they are identical, as an
example a utility named 'Folder Match'
claims "Find and remove all duplicate files on your machine. Even if their
names are different! ".

FolderMatch: http://www.foldermatch.com/

JS
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