How to Avoid Duplicate Images on Your Computer

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Develop a folder system.

   You can use folder upon folder if needed.
   
   For example:
   Vacation as a folder and Europe, England, Scotland as subfolders.
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   Step 2: Consistently follow an offload method.

   By this, save them in the same general folder while deleting the originals off of the camera.
   
   Windows has the My Pictures folder.
   
   This is a good place to start. ,, You will need to do this because some cameras start over from 'DigiPic001' each time.
   
   This means the naming scheme the camera uses starts over. , When organizing them, be sure to move the originals.
   
   Windows should do that automatically, unless you are moving them off of the computer. , There are freeware, shareware and commercial programs.
   
   One of them should suit your purpose and pocketbook.
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   Step 3: Be sure that you do delete the originals so that you don't download them again.

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   Step 4: Be prepared to name them.

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   Step 5: Organize them.

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   Step 6: Find a duplicate file finder.

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