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Bug 738221 - duplicate detection does not work when watching the library folder
duplicate detection does not work when watching the library folder
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 719253
Product: shotwell
Classification: Other
Component: import
0.18.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: Shotwell Maintainers
Shotwell Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-10-09 11:26 UTC by seb
Modified: 2014-10-09 18:00 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description seb 2014-10-09 11:26:30 UTC 
I have 'watch library directory for new files' and 'write tags, titles...' both on.
As the duplicate detection does import the same photo if the metadata/tags has changed I have folders with 3 or more copies of the same photo but different metadata.

It would be preferable if Shotwell would recognise varying metadata on the same picture and consolidate the metadata.

The duplicate files have (when the source filename is the same) and added -1/-2 at the end e.g.:

test.jpg
test-1.jpg
test-2.jpg
...
Comment 1 Jim Nelson 2014-10-09 18:00:05 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 719253 ***