Rick
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Does anyone know what criteria LR 6 uses to identify "Suspected Duplicates"?
I am finding that it will re-import identical files if they are being imported from outside the Parent Folder where my catalogued photos are actually stored. I normally dump my jpgs and RAW files from the camera memory cards into a folder called Importing Folder. If I try to import images from this folder that are already in the catalog (true Duplicates), LR does NOT recognize them as Duplicates. It will allow me to import the files and it will attach a "-2" to the end of the filename, even though I have chosen to Not Import Suspected Duplicates in the Import dialog. Even if I choose to import only New Photos, rather than All Photos in the Import dialogue, LR doesn't recognize them as duplicates. I have tried Copying, Moving and Adding, without understanding what is going on here. As a test, I tried choosing to import images from a sub-folder where I store the pictures already in my catalog. (I store the catalogued files by Date.) When I did this, LR correctly identified the pictures that were "suspected duplicates" and greyed them out. So this leaves me wondering what the criteria are that are used to recognize "Suspected Duplicates". Is it the full extended path name (including containing folders)?
I have tried Optimizing the Catalog and re-setting preferences. Could it be that LR or my catalog is corrupted and this is causing the problem? Do I need to re-install LR 6 or create a new catalog?
Any clarification of this puzzling issue would be much appreciated.
Rick
I am finding that it will re-import identical files if they are being imported from outside the Parent Folder where my catalogued photos are actually stored. I normally dump my jpgs and RAW files from the camera memory cards into a folder called Importing Folder. If I try to import images from this folder that are already in the catalog (true Duplicates), LR does NOT recognize them as Duplicates. It will allow me to import the files and it will attach a "-2" to the end of the filename, even though I have chosen to Not Import Suspected Duplicates in the Import dialog. Even if I choose to import only New Photos, rather than All Photos in the Import dialogue, LR doesn't recognize them as duplicates. I have tried Copying, Moving and Adding, without understanding what is going on here. As a test, I tried choosing to import images from a sub-folder where I store the pictures already in my catalog. (I store the catalogued files by Date.) When I did this, LR correctly identified the pictures that were "suspected duplicates" and greyed them out. So this leaves me wondering what the criteria are that are used to recognize "Suspected Duplicates". Is it the full extended path name (including containing folders)?
I have tried Optimizing the Catalog and re-setting preferences. Could it be that LR or my catalog is corrupted and this is causing the problem? Do I need to re-install LR 6 or create a new catalog?
Any clarification of this puzzling issue would be much appreciated.
Rick