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search for duplicate photos, the other with slight name change (1)
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 5:48 pm
by jang430
I have some files that was automatically renamed samefilename_(1).jpg
How do I search and Isolate these files?
Re: search for duplicate photos, the other with slight name change (1)
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:43 am
by Shane
To clarify, are they duplicates of other files just with "_(1)" on the end, or are they unique files that have been renamed?
Re: search for duplicate photos, the other with slight name change (1)
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 11:40 am
by therube
What the files may be, that is anyone's guess.
But you could use a duplicate file finder program to see if they are in fact duplicates
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Finding all "_(1)" files is easy enough.
It's more, in my mind, how, where the files are.
Are they all in a single directory? A single directory tree? Spread out haphazardly throughout the disk?
If all in a single directory or directory tree, then just scan that & see what it shows.
Re: search for duplicate photos, the other with slight name change (1)
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 12:01 pm
by jang430
They are scattered throughout my C: drive, different folders and subfolders.
Initially, I will have to search for files that are similar, with original files, and filenames that are slightly different, such as (1).jpg If i have an original, will delete (1).jpg. If not, will just retain.
Re: search for duplicate photos, the other with slight name change (1)
Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 2:34 pm
by therube
Finding "_(1)" is simple.
Everything.
Search for: _(1)
Select All & drag into Duplicate Cleaner
After that, kind of hazy, but should be doable.
Export the list of found files
Massage the list, removing the _(1) part
(something like: %s/_(1)// )
Save that as an (Everything) "file list", which you can then open in everything
(that gives you the filenames without the _(1) part)
Again Select All & drag into Duplicate Cleaner
Let DC check that set of files for dups.