I have scanned many slides, some identical with different names. Is there a programme to identify duplicates.

Question

Some of my scanned slides are identical but have different file names. I have thousands. Is there a programme which will identify duplicate images with different file names.

Answer 1

There are a number of softwares which can detect and remove duplicate files. Unfortunately, I do not know any which are free. If you are willing to spend some money, I would recommend you try: Iolo's System Mechanic 6 or Reasonable Software House's NoClone:

1. Iolo's System Mechanic 6 (www.iolo.com) comes with 30 day trial

2. NoClone (http://www.noclone.net/) 30 day trial.

Publisher's Description of NoClone:

"Find and Remove TRUE Duplicate files: You may not realize how many duplicate files you have after downloaded many files from the Internet or duplicate files scattered over your home or corporate network. Duplicate files are usually redundant and unnecessary, so keeping them is merely a waste of valuable hard disk space. Your hard drives may be full of documents, mp3, photos and video and many of them are redundant. NoClone finds and removes duplicate files regardless of file name. Time-saving Smart marker filters duplicates for removal or archival." -- excerpt from NoClone.


I must express some concern because you mentioned that you have thousands of files. I never used either software for that large amount of files.

Answer 2

Roots Magic, $29, has a "merge" utility. it is going to look at countless parameters, which you positioned, then boost possible duplicates. then you definately tell it in the event that they are or not. that may not precisely what you needed. i don't understand of any application which will import one individual at a time, asking you in the event that they seem to be a replica, nor of one which will examine forward and decide immediately if a individual is a replica. as quickly as I get a GEDCOM, I import it right into a non everlasting documents base, sparkling it up in accordance to my standards, then export a sparkling version. If i understand in the past it is going to have duplicates, I exclude that line from the export. i don't think of any of them print poster-sized charts. There are companies which will do it for you, in case you deliver them a GEDCOM.

Answer 3

This is software free to download its called Doulekiller its website is.
http://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller
This will remove things you have twice on your system it has a free version or a pro version you have pay for.