I have a MAC. An iPad. An iPhone. About 8 older Windows laptops (Win 98 , XP Pro and 7) and assorted old hard drives that I have photos on from desktops. Every time I try to gather photos for a slide show for some monumental occasion for my children, I cannot find the ones I want and feel like I had tons I haven’t seen in years. I do back ups fairly regularly, however, they are scattered - not truly organized in any particular way. I have used a program recommended by you in the past, called Duplicate File Finder, but it is not sophisticated (yet SIMPLE) enough for what I am seeking, and it is not automated in a way that I need. I just heard about a product called The Photostick, but after investigating (their chat people are clueless), I am sure this product will not accomplish what I seek. I am CERTAIN THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NEED WHAT I NEED. And I need it to be SIMPLE, not requiring mad preferences/adjustments (that often do not have SIMPLE instructions/explanations) - so, my question is, are you aware of any device (or even software) that meets these requirements?
A DEVICE that will search my computer, iPad, phone, external hard drives, and find every single photo and video, including slide shows, and move them onto the DEVICE in a LOGICAL FASHION (perhaps original date (not modification or load onto the device date that the DEVICE is scanning), AND
A DEVICE that is ABLE to correctly distinguish duplicates:
I have many photos that old digital cameras automatically named the same (i.e. DSC_1001), but they are totally different photos taken months apart. I have many duplicate photos that my various computers renamed (copy of), or that were saved multiple times with different names. I NEED the DEVICE to distinguish them. That is crucial.
I seek a DEVICE that when plugged into another device to scan, will compare its findings with those already stored on the DEVICE from pervious device scans.
I am NOT seeking a DEVICE that requires iCloud storage.
I am so much more advanced than most of my friends and family and we are all frustrated about the state of our family photo heirlooms. I am trying to find a solid and simple solution the I know so many people need.
THANK YOU
A DEVICE that will search my computer, iPad, phone, external hard drives, and find every single photo and video, including slide shows, and move them onto the DEVICE in a LOGICAL FASHION (perhaps original date (not modification or load onto the device date that the DEVICE is scanning), AND
A DEVICE that is ABLE to correctly distinguish duplicates:
I have many photos that old digital cameras automatically named the same (i.e. DSC_1001), but they are totally different photos taken months apart. I have many duplicate photos that my various computers renamed (copy of), or that were saved multiple times with different names. I NEED the DEVICE to distinguish them. That is crucial.
I seek a DEVICE that when plugged into another device to scan, will compare its findings with those already stored on the DEVICE from pervious device scans.
I am NOT seeking a DEVICE that requires iCloud storage.
I am so much more advanced than most of my friends and family and we are all frustrated about the state of our family photo heirlooms. I am trying to find a solid and simple solution the I know so many people need.
THANK YOU