Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Find duplicate files
To find duplicate files, open a browser window with File / Browse. Select Edit
/ Find, compare and
replace / Find duplicate files... to search for duplicates in the folder currently displayed including
all subfolders. You can then delete any files you do not need. A dialog opens where you can specify
whether only completely identical files should be found or whether similar files should also be dis-
played as identical. If you decide to search for similar files, you can use the slide to specify how toler-
ant GraphicConverter should be. Select the more tolerant setting to display versions that differ more
greatly as duplicates.
On 4 Oct 2025 at 12:35:23 BST, "Martin S Taylor" <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> wrote:
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a
duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt
necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for
duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific >> photo.
Do you use GraphicConverter? Here's what page 408 of the (new) 12.4.2 manual says:
Find duplicate files
To find duplicate files, open a browser window with File / Browse. Select Edit
/ Find, compare and
replace / Find duplicate files... to search for duplicates in the folder
currently displayed including
all subfolders. You can then delete any files you do not need. A dialog opens
where you can specify
whether only completely identical files should be found or whether similar >> files should also be dis-
played as identical. If you decide to search for similar files, you can use >> the slide to specify how toler-
ant GraphicConverter should be. Select the more tolerant setting to display >> versions that differ more
greatly as duplicates.
I just tried it on a small folder and took the "similar" option, and it seemed
to work. But if you don't have GraphicConverter this might be too expensive for you to buy just for this one exercise. (OTOH Thorsten used to give free trials - haven't time to check that now.)
In sum: this may do what you want?
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a
duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific
photo.
I have used Duplicate Photos Finder... and I was going to tell you about its limitations but it doesn't appear to be available any longer: https://overmacs.com.
Hi:
Is there a program (or 'app', if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) don't necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I can't find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Get your time machine out, go back 15 years, fire up File Buddy,
On 5 Oct 2025 at 15:15:58 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Get your time machine out, go back 15 years, fire up File Buddy,
But surely that will only find files with identical names? I think MST wants an app that will find one which finds identical (or near-identica) pictures (i.e. the same photo, or even scene, which has been a given different name to the original).
Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 5 Oct 2025 at 15:15:58 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Get your time machine out, go back 15 years, fire up File Buddy,
But surely that will only find files with identical names? I think MST wants >> an app that will find one which finds identical (or near-identica) pictures >> (i.e. the same photo, or even scene, which has been a given different name to
the original).
File Buddy will find files by a number of criteria,
including content.
The real hard part is to find pictures that just look alike,
without being bitwise identical.
Graphic Converter claimed it could do such a thing,
but when I tried it, several versions ago, it did poorly,
and took far too much time to dig through volumes,
(it may have improved, don't know)
Jan
On 8 Oct 2025 at 20:52:08 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Another John <lalaw44@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 5 Oct 2025 at 15:15:58 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Get your time machine out, go back 15 years, fire up File Buddy,
But surely that will only find files with identical names? I think MST
wants an app that will find one which finds identical (or
near-identica) pictures
(i.e. the same photo, or even scene, which has been a given different
name to the original).
File Buddy will find files by a number of criteria,
including content.
The real hard part is to find pictures that just look alike,
without being bitwise identical.
Graphic Converter claimed it could do such a thing,
but when I tried it, several versions ago, it did poorly,
and took far too much time to dig through volumes,
(it may have improved, don't know)
Jan
Interesting, thanks. I haven't used FB for ?decades? I think I first acquired
it for one of my earliest Macs in the 90s(?) Seemed like a miracle!
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Cheers,
Martin S Taylor
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Cheers,
Martin S Taylor
Belatedly, but dupeguru can set one folder (containing the one pic you
want to find) up as a "reference", and then you can tell it to search
another folder/the whole drive for dupes of it.
Cheers - Jaimie
Hi:
Is there a program (or rCyapprCO, if you will) which will search my Mac for a duplicate of a given picture, when the file name (and resolution) donrCOt necessarily match?
There are loads of programs which scan a given folder or folders for duplicates, but I canrCOt find a way to look for a duplicate of one specific photo.
Cheers,
Martin S Taylor
Belatedly, but dupeguru can set one folder (containing the one pic you
want to find) up as a "reference", and then you can tell it to search
another folder/the whole drive for dupes of it.
Belatedly, but dupeguru can set one folder (containing the one pic you
want to find) up as a "reference", and then you can tell it to search
another folder/the whole drive for dupes of it.
Belatedly, I canrCOt get this to work. dupeguru simply finds all dupes across both folders. Am I missing something, or did you misunderstand what rCLreferencerCY means?
Martin S Taylor wrote:
[snip]
Belatedly, but dupeguru can set one folder (containing the one pic you want to find) up as a "reference", and then you can tell it to search another folder/the whole drive for dupes of it.
Belatedly, I canrCOt get this to work. dupeguru simply finds all dupes across both folders. Am I missing something, or did you misunderstand what rCLreferencerCY means?
This appears to be doing what you asked it to do, but perhaps not what
you wanted.
If the "reference" folder contains exactly one file then there cannot be
any dupes in that folder. If the program shows all the dupes in all the
other folders then that is what you want - yes?
This appears to be doing what you asked it to do, but perhaps not what
you wanted.
If the "reference" folder contains exactly one file then there cannot be
any dupes in that folder. If the program shows all the dupes in all the
other folders then that is what you want - yes?
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which match the file in the reference folder. I donrCOt want it to show files in the other folder which match each other.
On 6 Nov 2025, Graham J wrote
(in article <10ehupl$12ii5$1@dont-email.me>):
Martin S Taylor wrote:
[snip]
Belatedly, but dupeguru can set one folder (containing the one pic you >>>> want to find) up as a "reference", and then you can tell it to search
another folder/the whole drive for dupes of it.
Belatedly, I canrCOt get this to work. dupeguru simply finds all dupes across
both folders. Am I missing something, or did you misunderstand what
rCLreferencerCY means?
This appears to be doing what you asked it to do, but perhaps not what
you wanted.
If the "reference" folder contains exactly one file then there cannot be
any dupes in that folder. If the program shows all the dupes in all the
other folders then that is what you want - yes?
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which match
the file in the reference folder. I donrCOt want it to show files in the other
folder which match each other.
Martin S Taylor wrote:
[snip
This appears to be doing what you asked it to do, but perhaps not what
you wanted.
If the "reference" folder contains exactly one file then there cannot be >> any dupes in that folder. If the program shows all the dupes in all the
other folders then that is what you want - yes?
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which match the file in the reference folder. I don't want it to show files in the other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which match the file in the reference folder. I donrCOt want it to show files in the other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
On 6 Nov 2025, Graham J wrote
(in article <10ej306$1dnev$1@dont-email.me>):
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder
which match the file in the reference folder. I don't want it to show files in the other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
You mean it's perverse that I want such a thing, or perverse that it works
in that way?
I think it's an entirely reasonable thing to want. I have a low-resolution picture, and I'm certain there's a higher resolution version of the same picture somewhere on my hard drive, but I can't remember where, or what
it's called.
On 6 Nov 2025, Graham J wrote
(in article <10ej306$1dnev$1@dont-email.me>):
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which match the file in the reference folder. I donrCOt want it to show files in the other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
You mean itrCOs perverse that I want such a thing, or perverse that it works in that way?
Martin S Taylor wrote:
On 6 Nov 2025, Graham J wrote
(in article <10ej306$1dnev$1@dont-email.me>):
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder >>which match the file in the reference folder. I don't want it to show >>files in the other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
You mean it's perverse that I want such a thing, or perverse that it
works in that way?
I mean that it's perverse that it works in the way you describe. You
have a "reference" picture, and you want to find all those that match
it, for some definition of match.
Finding pictures that "match" each other but do not "match" the
reference is NOT what you want!
On 6 Nov 2025, Graham J wrote
(in article <10ej306$1dnev$1@dont-email.me>):
No, I want it to show all (and only) the files in the other folder which >>> match the file in the reference folder. I donrCOt want it to show files in the
other folder which match each other.
That does indeed sound perverse!
You mean itrCOs perverse that I want such a thing, or perverse that it works in
that way?
I think itrCOs an entirely reasonable thing to want. I have a low-resolution picture, and IrCOm certain thererCOs a higher resolution version of the same picture somewhere on my hard drive, but I canrCOt remember where, or what itrCOs
called.
MST
How about PhotoSweeper (has someone mentioned it already?) <https://overmacs.com/?p=photosweeper>
It says's it'll "find photos which look similar", and there's a screenshot in the manual that shows a file name match slider (From 'Any' to 'ExactrCO).
On 7 Nov 2025, Mark wrote
(in article<KyQxYTGRvWlvEWmVlXeJzodosntWDQvG@news.usenet.farm>):
How about PhotoSweeper (has someone mentioned it already?)
<https://overmacs.com/?p=photosweeper>
It says's it'll "find photos which look similar", and there's a screenshot in
the manual that shows a file name match slider (From 'Any' to 'ExactrCO).
No, thatrCOs like all the others. It will find duplicates in any folder, but it
wonrCOt find pictures which match one specific picture.
MST
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