Find dupes by created date, not created/largest.

[James White]

Scenario:  amalgamation of several dissimilar albums

Detail: User has taken multiple backups over decades.  The photos are safe, but some methods added to metadata or auto-changed photos, specifically the Created Date.  Now there are hundreds of thousands of safe, but questionable duplicates.  Which is the original?

Problem:  Find Duplicates almost works, but if a later photo has metadata added at a later date which generates a slightly larger file, this photo may be selected as reference - which now uses the inaccurate created date.

Solution(?):  Add option to select reference by created date only.  Or "Originals Only".  You may get a slightly smaller file, but at least you know it is likely the original.

Discussion:  I am a newby c++ developer.  If the maintainer of the "find duplicates" code is willing - and if there aren't already reasons to not search this way - I'm willing to attempt the work.

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James White
james at whitehousenorth.com<mailto:james at whitehousenorth.com>




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