How can I copy all my photos but not duplicate the ones with same name?

Question

I recently got my photos off of my camera, seems like it's named some of them with same name (over 3000 of them) and some are the same photo but some are different photo but same name.
I'm not explaining it very well am I
for example my camera got to DSC_9999 and then went back to DSC_0001 but it kept doing it even if I took only 1000 photos (I'm a photographer if ur wondering why)
so for example when I try to copy them I have DSC_0245, DSC_0245 (1) DSC_245 (2) and so on,
some are duplicates and some are different
DSC_0245 is family on beach,
DSC_0245 again same photo
DSC_0245 but this time it's a plane in the sky

so how do I sort this mess out?

Answer 1

I had exactly the same problem, and well over 150,000 assorted photos, many of which had the same names or numbers, coursed by early cameras which reset themselves, when you changed the batteries



There does appear to be a complete answer to this problem,



It s a small little known program called VisiPics, (it was apparently written by a chap who couldn't find an answer to his own photo problems)



However like most other things, the instructions are a bit vague, so the following may help !!



This program will handle all your photo files at one GO, even if they are located on a stack of large hard drives, (if some of your photos are on CDs, then I would suggest you copy them to hard drives first), Personally I would not use this program on the whole of C:\ drive, (only on the directories)



When you first open this program, I suggest you go to the (Tools) menu and un-tick the item that says (loosen filter automatically), then go to the (Filter) Tab, and slide it up to Strict



If you'd like to see how the actual program works ? , choose a few individual directories, which you know have duplicate file names in them, click the upper curved button to lock them in to the blank window, and then click the green button to start, and watch the information in the center of the screen



This program appears to pick out identical photo information, irrespective of file names, sizes or anything else, please give yourself time to get used to the program, which is FREE, with the proviso that if you like it, you may make a donation



The only problem you may come across, is that if you use the (Auto-select) facility, which I nearly always do, you will find that some of the individual photos are not always in the directories you expect, this hasn't been a problem for myself, as I can then sort them where I like, knowing there are absolutely no duplicates, one small last item, if your not happy with the settings you have chosen or it's taking too long, just shut the program down, it does not appear to damage any files ?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

you will have to use a duplicate file finder, Glary Utilities has one



http://www.glarysoft.com/



under the files and folders section.



but i used to do it manually, it's easy, in the folder with all the files in, at the top select 'size' (if it's not there right click on the top of the folder where it says 'name' 'date' 'type' etc, and select size and it will come up) this will order all the files into the sizes up/down, then all the duplicates will be next to each other as they are the same size, make all the pictures into large preview size (right click in the folder, view, extra large icons) and then go through them and delete the ones that are duplicates.

atleast this way you dont delete ones accidentily.



the utility in glary utilities works simularly, it wont delete the duplicates without you going through them (i think)

Answer 4

Just simply highlight all your photo you need right click click rename and your done. Except they all look like this:



Photo

Photo(2)

Photo(3)

And so on

Answer 5

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