# dedup

Photo De-Duplication

## Install Windows
```
cd dedup
python -m venv C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup
```
Check to see if C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts OR bin folder exists in Windows...
```
& C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts\Activate.ps1
```
If you get an error like: "running scripts is disabled on this system"
It means your PowerShell execution policy is too restrictive. You can temporarily allow scripts by running:
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
```
After that repeat the Activate Script command:
```
If that does not work, then TRY:
& C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\bin\Activate.ps1
```
Here are the packages that need to be installed by pip:
```
pip install xxhash opencv-python pillow
```

## Usage Windows:
Again, verify if the folder exists Scripts or bin:
```
& C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts\Activate.ps1
python dedup.py 0.jpg 1.jpg
```

## Windows Automated Directory use, not TESTED YET!:
```
get_dups.bat %USERPROFILE%\Pictures
```

## Install Linux
```
cd dedup
python3 -m venv myenv
source myenv/bin/activate
pip install xxhash opencv-python pillow
```
## Useage Linux:

```
cd dedup
source myenv/bin/activate
python dedup.py 0.jpg 1.jpg
```

## Linux Automated Directoy use:
```
./get_dups.sh .
  OR: 
./get_dups.sh $HOME/Pictures
```

### Files made by get_dups Scripts:
error level: 0 = No a Dup, 1 = Duplicate, 2 = Close Match, 5 = Same GPS GEO-location, 8 = Invalid Image. Possible files: dups.txt, alike.txt, sameGPS.txt, and invalid.txt

[![Image of ScreenShot](Screenshot2025-04-26.png)]