User Guide

Chapter 6: Organizing
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You can also use the Selective Browsing pane to refine your auto category search. For
example, imagine that you clicked on the Camera Model auto category and ACDSee displayed
over 1000 images. However, you only want to see the images that you took on a specific date.
Display the Selective Browsing pane by clicking View | Selective Browsing, then expand the
Calendar section and select the appropriate date. Only the images taken with that camera
model on that day will display.
Finding duplicate files
You can use the Duplicate Finder plug-in to search for duplicate files on your hard drive. Once
you locate any duplicates, you can rename or delete them to better manage your file collection.
The following steps are a basic overview of how to use the Duplicate Finder. There is also
extensive context-sensitive Help in the plug-in dialog box to provide you with additional
information.
Limit your search by selecting only a portion of the photos or images in a folder.
To find duplicate files:
1. In the Browser, click Tools | Find Duplicates.
2. In the Select Search Type dialog box, add the files and folders you want to search.
3. Do one of the following:
x To find duplicates within the files and folders you added to the list, select Find
duplicates within this list of files.
x To compare files between the list you created and another group of files, select Find
duplicates between these files and another list.
4. Click Next.
5. If you are comparing the files with another list, add the files or folders you want to
compare to the second list, and then click Next.
6. On the Search Parameters page, specify whether you want to find exact duplicates, or just
files with the same name.
7. You can also choose to search for image files only. When you are ready to perform the
search, click Next.
8. If no duplicates are found, refine your search or click Cancel to exit the Duplicate Finder.
9. If duplicates are found, specify from which list you want to delete the duplicates, and then
select the check box next to the files you want to delete. You can also right-click a file
name to open, rename, or delete a file.
10. Click Next to review your changes, and then click Finish to perform the operation.