iPhoto and duplicate filenames.

Spikeywan · Feb 14, 2013, 06:58 AM

During the course of sorting out all my photos, prior to importing them into iPhoto, I've found as many as 4 photos with the same name. Combinations of resetting my camera's count system somehow

, and getting photos from other people who's cameras use the same naming convention as mine. I've picked them all out, and appended the names with something appropriate to the set.

Once I've imported everything into iPhoto, what will happen in the future if I try to import photos with the same name as ones that are already imported?

snberk103 · Feb 14, 2013, 10:38 AM

iPhoto will likely have no issues at all. I believe it uses filename, and date taken as a way to tell potential duplicates. And perhaps size as well.

It is easy to test. Next time you are importing keep a few images back. Then rename them to same name and import.... if a couple were taken the same day but were different sizes you would immediately know what iPhoto does in that case.

mikepro · Feb 14, 2013, 01:54 PM

iPhoto won't care.

ToomeyND · Feb 14, 2013, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikepro

iPhoto won't care.

Spikeywan · Feb 14, 2013, 06:12 PM

I don't get it.

Feb 14, 2013, 06:58 AM	#1
Spikeywan macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	iPhoto and duplicate filenames. During the course of sorting out all my photos, prior to importing them into iPhoto, I've found as many as 4 photos with the same name. Combinations of resetting my camera's count system somehow , and getting photos from other people who's cameras use the same naming convention as mine. I've picked them all out, and appended the names with something appropriate to the set. Once I've imported everything into iPhoto, what will happen in the future if I try to import photos with the same name as ones that are already imported? __________________ iPhone 3GS, 8 Gb. iPod Touch, Retina, 64 Gb. iPad, Retina, 64 Gb. MacBook Pro, Retina, 2.6 GHz, 16 Gb RAM, 512 Gb Flash, Mountain Lion.
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snberk103 macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: An Island in the Salish Sea	iPhoto will likely have no issues at all. I believe it uses filename, and date taken as a way to tell potential duplicates. And perhaps size as well. It is easy to test. Next time you are importing keep a few images back. Then rename them to same name and import.... if a couple were taken the same day but were different sizes you would immediately know what iPhoto does in that case. __________________ My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world. - Jack Layton
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Feb 14, 2013, 01:54 PM	#3
mikepro macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2010	iPhoto won't care. __________________ Apple stuff goes here.
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Feb 14, 2013, 06:12 PM	#5
Spikeywan Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	I don't get it. __________________ iPhone 3GS, 8 Gb. iPod Touch, Retina, 64 Gb. iPad, Retina, 64 Gb. MacBook Pro, Retina, 2.6 GHz, 16 Gb RAM, 512 Gb Flash, Mountain Lion.
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