Mac Photo Cleaner

[Gene Cryder]

LatelyI've had some programs show up on my iMac that I had not seen in my applications folder before. Similar Photo Cleaner, Auto fixer, Advanced mac cleaner are a few that come to mind. Are any of these part of the OS that I hadn't been aware of, or are they ad/malware, viruses or other malicious code? Is it better to close and ignore, or should I invest in a security program to protect from and/or delete them from my drives?

EtreCheck is a simple little app to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac.

Similar Photo Cleaner is indeed malware; however there is a legitimate (and useful) app available in the App Store called Similar Photos Cleaner. Note the one letter difference in names. Aside from that difference, the opening window of the fake app looks identical to the legitimate one.

Adding to the confusion, a Malwarebytes scan flags both of these apps as malware even though Similar Photos Cleaner is a legitimate app. I downloaded it from the App Store several weeks ago and have used it to clean up my Photos Libraries. It works fine and displays none of the malware behavior described for the fake Similar Photo Cleaner. Also, it is hard to imagine a malicious app getting into the App Store and remaining there undetected for many months.

With EXPERTE.de Image Cleaner you can remove unwanted elements from a picture with just a few clicks. The tool can remove objects, people and text almost automatically - and can even be used to remove damages in old photos.

Simply upload the image in our tool above and select the area you want to remove or correct. Our tool will then automatically calculate how this area should look like and show you the result after 10 - 60 seconds. You can then download the cleaned image in full resolution.

This warning is a new security feature that Apple added to Mojave. Basically, the OS asks you if you want to allow DPC to access and works with your files - a necessary permission to scan your Mac for duplicate and similar images. Simply click on "Allow" and no further action will be required.

Full Disk Access is a privacy feature that Apple introduced in macOS Mojave (10.14) and it prevents downloaded apps from accessing your important data, such as Mail, photos, Safari, etc., without getting the green light from you. Duplicate Photo Cleaner has scan modes that require access to various files, including your Mac Photos library, and that's why you'll need to manually grant permission to make sure DPC can scan all your photos and images for duplicates and similars.

If this option is turned off, each automatic selection will replace the previous one by clearing the selection and applying the new one. If this option is turned on, each auto-selection will add to the previous one (selection will not be cleared).

If you ever need to reinstall Duplicate Photo Cleaner or move it to a different computer, you should copy your license key and unregister the program before you do anything else. To do that click on "Help" and go to the "About" screen inside the program. Then make a note of your license key and remove the key. This will reset the license so that you can reactivate it on a new installation (this feature is limited to 3 times).

Note: if your license key has expired, please visit the Version History page on the site and download the version that was released before your key expired. An expired key will not activate any version released after the key's expiration.

If you're on Windows, you can ask the Support Team to email you a Master File that you can save to the folder where Duplicate Photo Cleaner is installed. Then simply open Duplicate Photo Cleaner and it will get activated.

We've become aware of a Duplicate Photo Cleaner registration glitch that some people experience when they update to Windows 10. We've investigated the problem and found a solution. So, if you are planning to update to Windows 10, please follow these steps before you run the update:

All you need to do is set the image similarity threshold to 100%. To do that, open the program and click on Settings. In the new window go to the File Search tab and move the image similarity threshold slider to 100%. Click OK to save your settings.

If you don't want Duplicate Photo Cleaner to load every time you start your computer, go to Settings - Preferences and uncheck Launch Start Dialog on Startup. Click OK to save your settings.

Setting the scan results view to tree view will make the program display information like image width and height, size and modification date in addition to image location. To change your view settings to tree view, click on the View result menu item and select as Tree.

Comparing photos in grayscale will help you get more matches without lowering the image similarity threshold. When you search for duplicate and similar photos in grayscale as opposed to in full color, Duplicate Photo Cleaner disregards color changes. This method allows you to find more duplicate photos and more similar images you may want to move or delete.

Yes, absolutely. To find and delete duplicate images from your Photos or iPhoto library, open Duplicate Photo Cleaner and select Photos or iPhoto scan mode in the top right corner of the software window. Photos or iPhoto will open and you'll be offered to select the folders you want to scan for duplicates. When done, start the scan and wait for Duplicate Photo Cleaner to find all the duplicates.

Because Sector Detail Scan is very precise, it can take several hours to complete the scan. To make your scans faster, we suggest that you set the similarity threshold to 50% and scan smaller folders.

Both Easy Duplicate Finder™ and Duplicate Photo Cleaner are designed to find and delete duplicate files. The main difference between these two apps is that Easy Duplicate Finder™ works with duplicates of all file types, whereas Duplicate Photo Cleaner works with images only. In addition to that, Easy Duplicate Finder™ can only find exact duplicates. Duplicate Photo Cleaner is different because it can detect both identical and similar images, such as resized and edited photos. It can also find photos in different formats (a .JPG file vs. a .PNG file, for example).

If you are having trouble choosing between Easy Duplicate Finder™ and Duplicate Photo Cleaner, ask yourself what types of duplicates you want to find. Easy Duplicate Finder™ is ideal if you want to delete duplicate documents, songs, photos, emails and videos from your computer. But if all you want to do is organize your extensive image library, consider getting Duplicate Photo Cleaner. It will not only help you find and delete duplicate photos, but also let you easily sort through similar shots and decide which ones to keep and which to delete or move.

You can select images you want to delete in bulk on the Scan Results screen. Use the "Select Photos" drop-down menu to select all duplicates, select all originals, or select only high or low-resolution images.

Simply go to the Scan Mode drop-down menu and choose Folder Comparison. Then add a source folder to the left drag & drop area and Duplicate Photo Cleaner will treat files in this folder as the originals. Then add the folders you want to compare against the source folder to the target scan area to the right and run a scan. When done, use Duplicate Photo Cleaner to delete the duplicates as you normally would.

The Folder Comparison mode is a special scan mode that makes it easy to compare images in two or more folders. It treats files in Source Folders as originals (master files), thus helping you to avoid any confusion when you're choosing which photos to delete and which to keep. This mode is great for comparing files on external drives with images on your computer and merging folders.

Duplicate Photo Cleaner uses an advanced algorithm to compare the actual images, just like a human would. Depending on the program settings, it may take EXIF data into account when determining image similarity level.

The Search / Filter results feature offers you a handy way to go through the scan results and manage your photos more effectively. You can open the Search / Filter window by clicking on the "Search" icon in the bottom right corner of the results window.

The asterisk in a wildcard matches any character that appears zero or more times. For example, "comp*" matches anything beginning with "comp" which means "comp," "complete," and "computer" are all matched.

Yes, you can! Simply connect your phone to your Windows PC and open Duplicate Photo Cleaner. It will automatically detect a connected phone and offer to scan it for duplicate and similar photos. Alternatively, open DPC, select Media Device Scan from the scan modes drop-down menu and connect your phone. Your phone may ask you to give Duplicate Photo Cleaner the necessary permissions (check your phone for notifications). When done, follow Duplicate Photo Cleaner's prompts to scan your phone.

No, you don't need to add folders one by one. Duplicate Photo Cleaner uses the Media Transfer Protocol to scan photos on your smartphone, which means that all you need to do is connect your phone and DPC will detect and scan all the photos on the device.

If your scan with Duplicate Photo Cleaner got stuck or is very slow, don't panic because most likely it's not a bug. This could be happening because you've chosen a very accurate scan mode and added too many images for Duplicate Photo Cleaner to compare. Just stop your current scan and try the following:

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