corkman Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi all, I have literally thousands of photos taken over the last 10 years. They've been taken using different cameras and phones and I have saved them all in different folders. Over the years i have tried sorting them. Sometimes by catagory, sometimes by date, and as a result there are lots of duplicates and they are all mixed up. Is there any software that can assist in sorting these out? I dont mind buying it. Ideally it would through all the folders and organise them chronolically (I assume every photo has a "date taken" stamp inbedded in it). If it could further identify duplicates that would be outstanding. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Lots of software out there that is free. Duplicate file finder. Springs to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Helicon Photo safe The latest version is 4.5 and payware but old versions used to be free I think eg http://download.cnet.com/Helicon-Photo-Safe/3000-2193_4-75331332.html http://betanews.com/2013/12/06/helicon-photo-safe-is-not-just-another-free-photo-manager/ Edited August 17, 2015 by katana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloggie Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Try FastStone Image Viewer: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 XnView http://www.xnview.com/en/ FREE for personal use NO limitations. Can recognize duplicates with soft or hard parameters and you choose which to save or delete, and does everything you need for a viewer and basic editing. Can match different (sub)folders. ALWAYS backup before starting deleting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Adobe lightroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) "PhotoSweeper" will identify duplicates both inside the iPhoto libraries and in other folders even if the file size is different then "A Better Finder Rename" can rename files with almost any variety of shooting date, hour, minute, second, camera make and model and many many other tags. You have to be running OS X on a Mac to use those programs. My main library has about 34,000 pics and those programs work well with it and other folders. YMMV. Edited August 18, 2015 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmartech Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Google Photos: https://photos.google.com/ Free. Unlimited*. Cool features. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromeman Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I use "Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder", it is freeware without any spyware or adware. It is for Windows. It is very good even if you have done resizing or color corrections of some of the duplicates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slerickson Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I'd also recommend Adobe Lightroom as it organizes and provides a terrific way to categorize photos and search. It does an impressive job of enhancing and fixing photos as well. It's tied in with google maps so you can add location info with it too. For just sorting I'd use a freebie like picasa but you can do much more with Adobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmick Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Adobe Lightroom would be the best, but there are other free/cheap programs that will do the job. Lightroom can sort by date taken, or filter by camera or even lens used, ignore duplicates if you wish, and also will do a decent job of editing photos too if you want to. You can add keywords to past and future photos to filter by that method too, add them to collections (virtual folders) such as family/holiday/Thailand/whatever. the newest version even has face recognition builtin, which might be handy if you want to sort out photos of family for instance. You can get a free trial and see how it goes. It comes in 2 versions, LR6 which is a one off purchase, stand alone program, or LR CC which comes bundled with photoshop for a monthly subscription, and is probably more than you need so stick to LR6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 +1 Adobe LR6 Adobe Lightroom would be the best, but there are other free/cheap programs that will do the job. Lightroom can sort by date taken, or filter by camera or even lens used, ignore duplicates if you wish, and also will do a decent job of editing photos too if you want to. You can add keywords to past and future photos to filter by that method too, add them to collections (virtual folders) such as family/holiday/Thailand/whatever. the newest version even has face recognition builtin, which might be handy if you want to sort out photos of family for instance.You can get a free trial and see how it goes. It comes in 2 versions, LR6 which is a one off purchase, stand alone program, or LR CC which comes bundled with photoshop for a monthly subscription, and is probably more than you need so stick to LR6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazey Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Just be mindful not to delete the originals and only have the thumbnails of your last 15 years events. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Google Photos: https://photos.google.com/ Free. Unlimited*. Cool features. Check it out. will this run without internet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 OK if you're ready to give your photos to Google... Please check the T&Cs Google Photos: https://photos.google.com/ Free. Unlimited*. Cool features. Check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Google Photos: https://photos.google.com/ Free. Unlimited*. Cool features. Check it out. Install this program and it will automatically scan your entire computer and will come up with thumbnails of everything, and I mean everything, on your computer, that is graphic related Once you see what you really have to deal with and where they are located , you can then determine if you need any more specialized sorting / duplicate finder / deletion type program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagarto Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder, it is free it works great and simple. go to Google and downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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