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01/05/2009 07:00:59 PM · #1 |
| I am new. I have purchased cs4 and would like to bring in all my photos to start sorting and tagging (which I should have done many years ago). My problem is that after several drive crashes and recoveries, I have many photos with the same names like IMG_2033.cr2 etc. My theory is to pull them all together and delete what I don't want and place everything in one spot to start. Then make duplicates and .dng for storage. But once the system runs into the same image name, it wants to overwrite it. I need to see the photos to determine what set they belong to. Any suggestions? |
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01/05/2009 07:29:04 PM · #2 |
I just completed the same task myself :) I used Beyond Compare (it's $30). You can't see your images but you can use Explorer or Adobe's Bridge to see the images and put them in separate folders when they have duplicate names.
When you put an entire batch of images in a new folder, use Bridge because you can select "Skip All." If you use Explorer, you have to say "don't replace" to each individual photo. Macs also have the capability of saying "skip all" as well.
I actually used Beyond Compare BEFORE I sorted them. I started by trying to put all my images in one folder. When the names were duplicates, I created a second folder for the new photos. When I got a duplicate there, I created another. I ended up with 5 different sorting folders.
Then, using BC, I examined the files in each folder and it instantly tells you which files are duplicates. THere were times where I was instantly able to delete 200 duplicates or so. The nice thing about is that it actually compares the file, so a web-size version of an image won't get deleted even if it's the same file. After deleting all the duplicates, I went back and sorted them to where they belong. |
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01/06/2009 06:12:56 PM · #3 |
| Thanks so much but let me get this straight. When you tell it to "skip all" then this means that the images will be pulled in but won't be overwritten. The dups wouldn't be discarded...right? |
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01/14/2009 11:20:54 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by pixbug:
Thanks so much but let me get this straight. When you tell it to "skip all" then this means that the images will be pulled in but won't be overwritten. The dups wouldn't be discarded...right? |
Right. The Bridge will leave all the files with duplicate names in the original folder while moving all of the files that don't exist in the new folder into that folder.
In the meantime, I found another great tool for instantly identifying duplicate files that would have saved me a ton of time. Glary Utilities. It has a duplicate file finder and it's freeware. I've just been using it for a few days but it's been great!
Sorry I didn't get back sooner. I checked several times and didn't see a reply.
Message edited by author 2009-01-14 11:25:26. |
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01/14/2009 12:57:01 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by pixbug:
Thanks so much but let me get this straight. When you tell it to "skip all" then this means that the images will be pulled in but won't be overwritten. The dups wouldn't be discarded...right? |
You could achieve the same results with a cut/paste operation. Cut from the source, paste into the destination. When the dialog pops up asking whether to overwrite, Shift-click "No." (this is the same as saying "No to all." The files that already existed in the destination folder will remain in the source folder.
eta: Speaking of Window's platform, BTW.
Message edited by author 2009-01-14 12:58:17. |
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01/14/2009 01:09:37 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by oscarthepig:
You could achieve the same results with a cut/paste operation. Cut from the source, paste into the destination. When the dialog pops up asking whether to overwrite, Shift-click "No." (this is the same as saying "No to all." The files that already existed in the destination folder will remain in the source folder. |
SHEESH!!! I wish I had known that. That trick would have given me back about a month of my life ;) Thanks for sharing. |
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01/15/2009 01:39:25 AM · #7 |
I have had a problem with Mac recently when suddenly my family has 4 cameras that make DSCF fuji files, so the image numbers overlapped. I solved it by making a file for each camera in my monthly archive and work file.
I save a lot of time and drive space by using Preview to look at the images directly from the camera card by using a usb card reader. With Preview, I can delete the duds before they ever get into the computer, then "select all" (that's command+a) and drag them to the folder that I want to keep them in.
I then eject the card, and open the images in preview from that folder to decide which ones to put into an editing program. I edit most everything with simple iPhoto 08 anyway, so by using Preview Slideshow, I can see them full screen and select which ones to copy to iPhoto during the slideshow.
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03/23/2009 05:06:57 PM · #8 |
| I'd recommend using this duplicate file finder to deal with unnecessary similar files and save your disk space. |
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03/23/2009 05:24:18 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
... I solved it by making a file for each camera in my monthly archive and work file... |
You must mean "folder" where you say "file"? |
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07/15/2009 03:20:33 PM · #10 |
Hi pixbug
Here is another utility for finding duplicate files, Directory Report, //www.file-utilities.com
Free for 10 days, should be long enough for you to complete your work
Message edited by author 2009-07-15 15:21:01. |
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