Need Photo Duplicate Software Recommendations

Just as the title says I’ve been searching up software that finds duplicate photos. And lots of the links will go to dated looking sites, or reviews of software that’s not even around anymore or I can’t find updated reviews for some, ugh.

So can anyone recommend one? I’m not against paying as this is important, deleting photos that you didn’t mean to is THE worse feeling.

Thanks in advance!

Conversation 12 comments

  • illuminated

    14 December, 2020 - 3:30 pm

    <p>Can this task be simplified by assuming that duplicate photos have the same file names?</p><p><br></p>

    • j5

      Premium Member
      14 December, 2020 - 4:03 pm

      <blockquote><em><a href="#599919">In reply to illuminated:</a></em></blockquote><p>If that was the case I could use MS Power Tools and call it day.</p><p><br></p><p>So I have 200 GB plus of photos going back to like 2001 and that's just digital photos and that included photos from different phones, and different back up sources, iCloud, Carbonite, Samsung, Android. AND THEN I have my scanned photos. It's a hot mess. And there's been lots of duplication from photo projects, Picasa, MS Photo stuff like that.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I need something that can sort all the duplicate images by the image not the file name, that would be a disaster. This say I can see what has multiples and delete them myself manually. But I'd like to get recommendations and some real world usage reviews from people. You can't really trust "review" sites now a days.</p><p><br></p>

  • beckoningeagle

    Premium Member
    15 December, 2020 - 6:44 am

    <p>I have used this one:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://duplicatefinder.firmtools.com/&quot; target="_blank">Find and eliminate all duplicate and similar photos&nbsp;·&nbsp;FirmTools Duplicate Photo Finder 1.2</a></p><p><br></p><p>It hasn't been updated in a few years, it is not the fastest program in the world, but it works. I have used it in Windows 10 and other than a few display issues which could probably be solved by a compatibility setting, it works fine.</p><p><br></p><p>It analyzes all photos and gives you a percentage of similarity. You can immediately get rid of duplicates that are 100% and then you can sift through the ones in the 80 to 99%. Low than those percentages you can tell that the pictures are dissimilar enough not to delete anything. It is pretty accurate. For example if you have two pictures that are almost exactly the same, except in one someone is doing bunny ears on a subject, then it will flag it as a duplicate in the 95-99% range.</p><p><br></p><p>I've tried other more modern programs and always find myself coming back to this legacy application.</p>

    • j5

      Premium Member
      15 December, 2020 - 10:21 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#599998">In reply to BeckoningEagle:</a></em></blockquote><p>That looks and sounds like what I need! But I don't feel comfortable paying for something that I'm not even sure will go through or who has my payment information, you know what I mean? The contact us and company page won't even load. I sincerely appreciate the recommendation though. </p>

      • beckoningeagle

        Premium Member
        15 December, 2020 - 11:44 am

        <blockquote><em><a href="#600038">In reply to j5:</a></em></blockquote><p>I perfectly understand. I saw that before recommending it, but since the reseller is Digital River, which is a third party that has been around since forever, I still recommended it.</p>

        • j5

          Premium Member
          15 December, 2020 - 11:47 am

          <blockquote><em><a href="#600049">In reply to BeckoningEagle:</a></em></blockquote><p>Ah ok I had to go through the check out process to see where you were talking about Digital River. They're the company that handles the payments then?</p>

  • csca

    15 December, 2020 - 11:07 am

    <p>easy duplicate finder. </p><p>Works very well and is not dependent on file names. </p><p>Also does more than photos. </p><p><br></p>

    • j5

      Premium Member
      15 December, 2020 - 11:28 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#600044">In reply to csca:</a></em></blockquote><p>Have you used it before? How do you like it?</p>

      • csca

        15 December, 2020 - 1:48 pm

        <blockquote><a href="#600046"><em>In reply to j5:</em></a><em>I use it all the time. </em></blockquote><blockquote><em> </em>I recommend it.</blockquote><p><br></p>

    • mdlynam

      16 December, 2020 - 10:06 am

      <blockquote><em><a href="#600044">In reply to csca:</a></em></blockquote><p>Plus 1. I've used this for several years, but I'm not sure how well it works on de-duping photos. WebMinds, the seller of EDF, has a product dedicated to photo de-duping. Haven't used it (yet), but likely will over the holidays in a bid to tidy up my files.</p>

  • darkgrayknight

    Premium Member
    15 December, 2020 - 11:47 am

    <p>I need the same, so I am going to look at AntiDupl: https://ermig1979.github.io/AntiDupl/english/index.html?page=download.html</p&gt;

  • Sprtfan

    15 December, 2020 - 11:59 am

    <p>I've used Duplicate Cleaner Free and it works well enough. Can pay to get more options. They have a website but you can also download it via the Windows Store. </p>

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