Importing Duplicates

[San_Francisco_Guy]

A few months ago a problem appeared with importing new photos.  I always check the box to not import suspected duplicates.  I usually copy the images from my SD card to a folder according to the subject.  Now when I go to import the new photos that I've added to a folder, each picture is selected as though it's the first time they are being imported.

It's a real pain as I have to unselect them all and search for the new pictures.  I've optimized my catalog, but that's not helping.  Any suggestions will be appreciated!

[Akash Sharma · Accepted solution]

Hi FranciscoGuy,

Lightroom determines a photo is a duplicate of another file in the catalog if it has the same, original filename; the same Exif capture date and time; and the same file size. It's possible that the new batch of images have the same name or Exif data.

Take a look at this similar discussion and let us know if that helps.Why is a file a suspected duplicate

Thanks,

Akash