duplicate elimination in iPhoto

Get help. Get answers. Let others lend you a hand.

Moderator: Mr_Noodle

duplicate elimination in iPhoto Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:35 pm • by cattongue
Does anyone have a rule which will search the photo folder for duplicates and move them, either to another folder, or to trash, or just delete them?
cattongue
 
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:33 pm

Re: duplicate elimination in iPhoto Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:18 pm • by sjk
At least with some versions of iPhoto, there might be risk using Hazel or other methods for deleting duplicates directly from iPhoto libraries. Here's a warning from the developer in Duplicate Annihilator comments on 06 Dec 2008 at MacUpdate:

Messing with the files in the iPhoto library package or folder may cause a corrupt iPhoto library database and or loss of data.

Even without risk Hazel may not be a good tool for this task. Which condition(s) would trigger deleting duplicates and what criteria would be used to determine which files they are?

I don't have experience with specialized apps like Duplicate Annihilator or Duplifinder to know if they're worth paying for.
sjk
 
Posts: 332
Joined: Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:43 pm
Location: Eugene


Return to Support