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   argv minus one (argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 25-Apr-2025 19:13:34 JST argv minus one

   If I wanted to keep a copy on my desktop of the photos on my phone, and organize those photos into several folders, how would I avoid re-copying photos I've already copied?

   If I drop all my photos into a single folder, this is trivial: if there is already a file with the same name in the destination folder, then don't copy that one.

   But if I drop the photos into multiple folders, that simple check won't work—the photo might have already been copied into a different folder!

   What do?

   #Linux

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     botvolution (botvolution@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 25-Apr-2025 19:13:33 JST botvolution

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     @argv_minus_one

     How difficult it gets rather depends on how you are setting up your directories on the destination.
     If they aren't related to something in source filenames and/or EXIF data, I'd imagine it'll be extremely difficult.
     If they are, it becomes a lot less of an effort, but still a bit of an effort.

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     argv minus one (argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Friday, 25-Apr-2025 23:59:57 JST argv minus one

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     • botvolution

     @botvolution

     The source file names aren't changing, only the folder structure.

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     botvolution (botvolution@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 26-Apr-2025 00:09:45 JST botvolution

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     @argv_minus_one
     I didn't say they were.