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Duplicate Annihilator Documentation (607 KB)
Frequently asked questions about Duplicate Annihilator:
That is easy, simply select the images you like to delete and use the key combination option+command+backspace to delete them.
This is what you should do:
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Perceptive mode detects duplicates based on what the photos "looks like" and not on their binary data nor meta data. This is especially useful when recompressed images have been imported or when importing scanned photso multiple times.
iPhoto contains two things: a data base with information about you photos and a file structure with your photos. A missing photo is when there is a reference to specific file path in the data base and that file does not exist. We just show that there are missing photos to make you aware of it. The paths to the missing files are logged in the Duplicate Annihilator debug log file located in your home folder.
Photos that are only located in iCloud will also be marked as missing since they are not locally available.
Thumbnails are low resolution photos used internally by iPhoto to speed up performance when growing the photos. However, sometimes when importing older libraries into new ones or when upgrading iPhoto those internal low resolution photos are imported as regular photos and all of a sudden your iPhoto Library is flooded with low resolution photos. Those you want to get rid of and they are marked with the description "thumbnail" and can easily be deleted the same way as the duplicates.
Thumbnail Annihilator is included in the Duplicate Annihilator package that you can download from this site. In Duplicate Annihilator v4.x Thumbnail Annihilator is integrated.
By default Duplicate Annihilator tries to validate your serial number online so you need to have internet access. If you do not have internet access please contact us and we will help you to solve this.
Make sure that you don’t mix up the characters I and O with the numbers 1 and 0 and vice versa.
The duplicates are marked on the fly so every duplicate found so far will be marked and ready for deletion.
This is mostly caused by a defective iPhoto Library. Try to rebuild your iPhoto Library simply by holding down the option and command keys while starting iPhoto. Then try to run Duplicate Annihilator again.
By default Duplicate Annihilator uses the MD5 digital checksum algorithm which is a quick and effective method to detect duplicates. If a duplicate has been modified in any way the duplicate will render a different digital checksum and will there for not be detected as a duplicate.
Sometimes there are what-seems-to-be-duplicates left in your iPhoto Library. The most probably cause is that the images are slightly modified in some way. Try to use the compare-tab in Duplicate Annihilator to try out new combinations of detection algorithms that suites your needs. A popular combination of detection algorithms is the Exif creation date and First XX characters of filenames.
Don’t select all the algorithms. Selecting multiple detection algorithms will cause those to be combined in to a single search for each image. Multiple algorithms will narrow the search result and will result in fewer found duplicates. Multiple algorithms will also cause the detection process to run much slower since more meta-data has to be collected from each image.
That is correct by default Duplicate Annihilator does NOT delete the found duplicates but sets the comments field of the found duplicates to ”duplicate”. You may then locate those duplicates in iPhoto simply by using the search field in iPhoto and search for the word ”duplicate”.
This is mostly caused by iPhoto that sometimes makes a timeout and throws away instructions. First of all, try to rebuild your iPhoto Library by holding down the option and command keys while starting iPhoto. This will cause iPhoto to run smoother and faster. If you are using the ”move duplicates to trash” option you may try to use the ”set duplicates’ comments to duplicate” option instead since iPhoto seems to perform better when setting comment than when moving images to the iPhoto trash.
Magic Mode attempts to use the Exif Creation Date detection algorithm to compare images. The Exif Creation Date is the date and time stored by the camera within the meta data of the images files when taking the picture. The Exif creation date is usually a very effective way to detect duplicates. However, if you have managed to take a series of shots within the same second there will be false positives.
There are a few applications that causes programs made in XCode (like Duplicate Annihilator) to crash with a NSReceiverEvaluationScriptError: 4 (1). A few examples of those programs are SIMBL and Megazoomer, both those applications seems to affect the system in such a way that other applications crashes. Try to run Duplicate Annihilator on a fresh test account on you mac.
There are three known reasons:
According to this Apple support document you will need free space on your startup disk (usually "Macintosh HD") equal to the size of the current iPhoto Library in order to perform the rebuild. Otherwise the rebuild will not complete. Most of the times the rebuild option seems to work anyway but if not take this into consideration.
Yes, use the application Thumbnail Annihilator bundled with Duplicate Annihilator.
It is possible to compare duplicates with originals using a bit of iPhoto features. Set Duplicate Annihilator to mark both the found duplicates and the associated originals and then try this little iPhoto magic:
All found duplicates will now have their comments set to "duplicate" the comment can be seen when selecting an image and clicking the (i)-button in the lower left corner of the iPhoto interface. All duplicates can also be located by using the search-bar in the iPhoto interface and serch for the word "duplicate". The duplicate comment will be followed by a paranthesis with a number this number corresponds to the original so if you find a image with the comment "duplicate (123)" then you can also locate the original by searching for "original (123)". This way you can make sure that Duplicate Annihilator worked as it should.
No, upgrades are free of charge, even for major upgrades.
Yes, contact us at propaganda@brattoo.com and we’ll work something out.
Duplicate Annihilator - Aperture Edition Documentation (304 KB)
Frequently asked questions about Duplicate Annihilator – Aperture Edition:
This is what you should do:
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By default Duplicate Annihilator – Aperture Edition tries to validate your serial number online so you need to have Internet access. If you do not have Internet access please contact us and we will help you to solve this.
By default Duplicate Annihilator – Aperture Edition uses the MD5 digital checksum algorithm which is a quick and effective method to detect duplicates. If a duplicate has been modified in any way the duplicate will render a different digital checksum and will therefore not be detected as a duplicate.
Sometimes there are what-seems-to-be-duplicates left in your iPhoto Library. The most probably cause is that the images are slightly modified in some way. A popular combination of detection algorithms is the Exif creation date combined with First XX characters of filenames.
Don’t select all the algorithms. Selecting multiple detection algorithms will cause those to be combined in to a single search for each image. Multiple algorithms will narrow the search result and will result in fewer found duplicates. Multiple algorithms will also cause the detection process to run much slower since more meta data has to be collected from each image.
That is correct, Duplicate Annihilator – Aperture Edition does NOT delete the found duplicates but assigns a keyword to them. You may then locate those duplicates in Aperture simply by using the search field in Aperture and search for the keyword ”duplicate”.
No, upgrades are free of charge, even for major upgrades.
Yes, contact us at propaganda@brattoo.com and we’ll work something out.