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Similar filename search configuration

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:59 pm
by bfreegv
I prepend date data to filenames when importing from to my HD's lightroom catalog from a staging directory where some processing has already occurred. For example, _A1_0708.ARW becomes 20220619-_A1_0708.ARW when imported.

Normally I move them on import but I have a bunch of files in a large directory that have been copied.

The originals are now duplicates but I can't figure out how to configure to match them so I can clean up the staging folder and finish processing the other files that haven't been imported. Basically I just need to match on the 4 digit numeric string at the end of the file name.

Re: Similar filename search configuration

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:56 pm
by therube
Do a scan, Regular Mode, Same Content.

After then scan, you can set your lightroom directory to a "Keep safe" mode.
Then select the duplicated files from your staging directory.