The problem of duplicate files being accumulating in photo galleries is a universal one. No matter how hard you try to avoid it, duplicate files are bound to generate, especially if you are someone who adores experimenting with filters and angles while capturing or editing pictures.
Without a doubt, these duplicates tend to make the launching and running processes of your iPhotos app slower. Not just this, but such files cause your precious storage space to be wasted.
Of course, no would like to waste their limited storage space on duplicate files. However, at the same time, most of us are too lazy to look out for duplicate photos in iPhotos, and then remove them. To overcome this problem, there has got to be a sophisticated way to dive deep into the photo galleries, scan all the images with a perfect degree of accuracy, and free up storage space.
Going about performing this task manually is way too a tough ask for a human being, which leaves us with the only feasible way being a software program. Clones File Checker is one such app, which is well equipped to look for duplicate images in the Mac photo library. What’s even better is that it can even detect duplicate files from hidden directories!
It works well with Mac OS 10.10 onwards and is extremely easy to use. Here is the whole process outlined in a few simple steps:
Step a) Download the CFC application.
Step b) You will see a list box at the left side, which helps you can add any folders/ drives that have to be scanned, in the Include to Scan tab. The Exclude from Scan tab does the exact opposite!
Step c) If you want, you can now customize the scan. The customization can be done on the basis of file type and/ or size range. CFC is quite flexible for its users. Whether you want to run a full scan or just search through a specific folder, with CFC, it is all possible.
Step d) Launch the scan now by clicking the Start Search button.
Step e) The scan will show up results, and you can view the results of the scan under different categories like images, documents, files, and audios.
Step f) If you want automatic deletion of duplicate files, use the Quick Fix option. Alternatively, if you want to have a look at the detected duplicates and then take an action on them (for example relocating), then you can go for the Review & Fix option. To open a duplicate file, right-click it in the CFC user interface and select Open File.
The Mac version of Clone Files Checker comes with several other unique and useful features. To begin with, CFC allows users to export their scan results into different file types like CSV and HTML.
Another outstanding feature is its backing up facility. All files are backed up before deletion to guard against any accidental data deletion. This makes the whole process even safer.
Without any doubt, Clone Files Checker is an amazing tool to remove duplicates from your Mac photo libraries. It’s simple as well as convenient. If you intend to save a bulk of storage space, go try and see for yourself!
