The duplicates found can be edited using the flag assistant, which helps to mark duplicates that are no longer needed with a rejection flag (deletion flag) and then delete the photos permanently. Alternatively, the "Accepted" flag is used to positively mark photos and then delete the unmarked duplicates.
By default, the settings that are easiest to use are displayed at the top of the dialog.
These include:
- Reject all photos except RAW - (sets a rejection marker for all other formats except RAW).
- Reject all JPGs whose shortest side is smaller than (value can be set in pixels) - sets a reject marker for resized JPGs (for example, photos used for the web or email)
- Accept all RAW/JPG pairs (sets an "Accepted" flag instead of a reject marker)
- Accept the JPG with the highest resolution (can also accept RAW files)
As an alternative to the default settings, the advanced settings can also be used to have more detailed selection options. Here you can first determine whether the Accept flag or the Reject flag should be used.
Then settings for non-RAW formats (JPG, PNG, etc...) can be made separately from the settings for RAW formats.
Selection criteria can be size or age of the file or also the rating with star markers. In case of exact duplicates, a distinction based on parts of the file name with wildcards can also be selected (for example, "*web.*").
Before executing the automatic flag settings, it is also possible to select whether existing flags should be overwritten or retained.
Important:
The flag assistant does not automatically delete photos, but only marks them with appropriate flags, which can then be used to select for the deletion process.
Advanced settings for Near-Duplicates:
Advanced settings for Exact Duplicates:
Duplicate Statistics
As an alternative to the Flag Assistant, you can also use the "Duplicate Statistics" to manage flags. This option can be found in the duplicate search results display above the gallery. In the "Duplicate Statistics", you get a comprehensive overview of which folders contain duplicates, and you can directly assign a flag to all images in a folder if needed.
