Finding and eliminating duplicate pictures on my PC

Hi there I have a Win 10 PC and I store all my pictures on this.  I also have a separate backup hard drive.  I seemed to have messed things up a bit during my creation of backup folders and I'm sure i have numerous duplicate pictures.

 

What I'd like is a program that can firstly read through my PC and find duplicate pictures.  Ideally placing these duplicates in a separate folder.  I could then delete these knowing that I have an original copy of my pictures.  Same on my separate hard drive.  This gives me a clean base to start with.  Thereafter I'd like to keep my pictures on my PC and thereafter copy these to my separate hard drive ensuring that I have a backup in the event of drive failure.

 

I'm sure that there are various duplicates in various folders..just very time consuming trying to find out what is what...

 

Preferably freeware if available if not I'd be prepared to purchase relevant software. 

 

I hope I have posted this topic in the correct sub folder, if not, Mod please feel free to move or point me in the right direction.

 

Thanks in advance JD76..

Personally I wouldn't bother, storage is so cheap now that even a couple of hundred duplicated images is not a major cost. However if you have messed up your back-up copy I would suggest you wipe it and make a clean copy of all your photos on your computer to the back-up.

 

But if you really want to eliminate duplicates, then in another very similar topic ET_explorer suggested this product -

 

>> Duplicate Photo Finder

Thanks chris appreciated. I understand your comment re storage. My set up is that I store my data on pc and anything important I backup to connected hard drive. That's pictures, iTunes, docs etc. Pics alone around 160gb. Easy and cheap to buy more storage I agree. Just wanting a base point to start from. Then I can organise differently as I go forward. Hence the reason to eliminate all duplicates. I'll check out the link you posted thank you. Any other responses appreciated though. Always good to have a few tools in the armoury so to speak. Thanks again

I would suggest trying Duplicate Photo Cleaner to find both duplicate and similar photos. This is a great tool with many different ways to manage the results.

 

Good luck!

Cheers Paul I'll have a look at this also. Just gathering info at present then I'll evaluate these products. Appreciate your response thank you very much...

You can try the Duplicate photos fixer Software. With that, you can find and clean up your storage from all those duplicates, and works pretty fast. It should be available just search for it.

This is rather slightly off-topic, but I suggest that you do not keep your irreplaceable graphics on a drive directly connected internally in your computer. I suggest an external drive that can be turned off/on with a button.

I suggest using an external docking station. They are cheap (you can check Newegg's price also), and you can pop your internal drive into it and continue using it for storage, except now it will be protected if you turn it off each time you are finished using it. It takes either an HDD or SSD (not an Nvme).

Reason is that if you ever are attacked by ransomware, it will jump and encrypt your internal extra drive as well as your main drive. And...if you ever have a power spike of any kind, it could nuke your main drive and your attached drive also.

Just a thought.

Duplicate Photo Fixer Pro is an excellent piece of duplicate photo finder software that can find and delete duplicate photos and files stored on your Windows 10 computer or laptop.

I checked Auslogics Duplicate File Finder, and there, I found a recommendation for Tenorshare Duplicate File Deleter (4DDiG), which I have used with very good results. It also have a very good UI.

(Unusual for such a recommendation, but there it was.)

Hans L

It looks like you're looking for a program that can help you identify and manage duplicate pictures on your Windows 10 PC and your separate backup hard drive. There are several software options available that can assist you in this task.

Duplicate Cleaner Free is a popular choice for finding and removing duplicate files, including pictures. It allows you to scan specific folders, compare file contents, and organize duplicates into separate folders. You can also opt CC cleaner and Visipics too.

Thank you very much Ellinor I appreciate your feedback. What do you mean by can also Opt CC Cleaner and Visipics too?

 

Thanks again.