Find all images on your computer. How to find a similar picture, photograph, image on the Internet


A small number of users sometimes need to look at all the available photos on their computer. This may be required in different cases. There may be many folders on the computer and it is difficult to find one of the photos without knowing its name. Another case is that you need to sort by deleting small-sized images.

To solve this issue I will use the operating room Windows system 7 as an example. First you need to log into your computer:

There will be in front of you local disks, there may be one or more of them. These are the sections of your . One hard drive there may be several partitions, depending on the settings by the user who installed the operating system.


I don’t know if you guessed it or not, but we will view all the photos on the computer using Windows search, embedded in the system. You can start the search right here, but I recommend choosing required section. How do you know which one is right?

If you need to find a photo in folders on, then immediately select this item in the upper left and proceed to the next item. If you plan to find a photo on drive D, then you need to first go to it and then start the search procedure, thereby skipping the search on other drives, which will save a lot of time.

Having gone to the right place to search, let it be drive D, click in the special search field at the top right and enter the extension or part of the name. If you know that you need to find a photo that has the letters IMG in the title, then you can enter them. Or you can enter the extension “jpg”, so you can see all the photos that have that extension. Cameras and Cell phones They take photos in this resolution. Other pictures on the computer may be in other formats: bmp. png, gif or jpeg.


As you can see, the procedure for searching for files that have jpg extension, 148 elements have been found and the process is not over yet. How more files on the disk, the longer the search process will take.

Good day.

I think that those users who have a lot of photographs, pictures, wallpapers have more than once encountered the fact that dozens of identical files(and there are hundreds of similar ones...). And they can take up a lot of space!

If you search for similar pictures on your own and delete them, you won’t have enough time and effort (especially if the collection is impressive). For this reason, I decided to test one utility on my small collection of wallpapers (about 80 GB, about 62,000 pictures and photos) and show the results (I think many users would be interested in this). So…

Search similar images in folder

Note! This procedure is somewhat different from searching for identical files (duplicates). The program will take significantly more time to scan each image and compare it with others to find similar files. But I want to start this article with this method. I’ll look at the search a little lower in the article. full copies pictures ( it does it much faster).

In Fig. 1 shows the experimental folder. The most common one, in fact regular hard disk, hundreds of pictures were downloaded and uploaded into it, both their own and from other sites. Naturally, over time, this folder grew greatly and it was necessary to “thin out”...

Image Comparer(scan utility)

Official site: http://www.imagecomparer.com/rus/

A small utility for searching similar images on your computer. Helps save a lot of time for those users who work with pictures (photographers, designers, wallpaper collectors, etc.). Supports Russian language, works in all popular Windows OS: 7, 8, 10 (32/64 bits). The program is paid, but there is a whole month for testing to make sure of its abilities :).

After launching the utility, a comparison wizard will open in front of you, which will guide you step by step through all the settings that you need to set to start scanning your pictures.

2) On my computer, the pictures are saved in one folder on one disk (so there was no point in creating two galleries...) - so it’s a logical choice “ Within one group of images (galleries)"(I think for many users things are about the same, so you can immediately stop your choice at the first point, see Fig. 3).

Rice. 3. Select a gallery.

3) In this step, you simply need to specify the folder (folders) with your pictures that you will scan and search for similar pictures among them.

4) In this step, you need to specify how the search will be performed: similar images or only exact copies. I recommend choosing the first option, so you will have more copies of pictures that you probably don’t need...

5) Last step- specify the folder where the search and analysis results will be saved. For example, I chose the desktop (see Fig. 6)…

Rice. 6. Selecting a place to save the results.

6) Next, the process of adding images to the gallery and analyzing them begins. The process takes long time(depending on the number of your pictures in the folder). For example, in my case it took a little over an hour...

7) Actually, after scanning, you will see a window (as in Fig. 8), which will show pictures with exact duplicates and pictures with very similar friend to each other (for example, the same photo with different resolutions or saved in different format, rice. 7).

Rice. 8. Results…

Pros of using the utility:

  1. Freeing up space on your hard drive (and sometimes significantly. For example, I deleted about 5-6 GB of extra photos!);
  2. An easy wizard that will walk you through all the settings step by step (this is a big plus);
  3. The program does not load the processor and disk, and therefore, when scanning, you can simply minimize it and go about your business.

Minuses:

  1. Relatively long time for scanning and creating a gallery;
  2. Similar pictures are not always similar (that is, the algorithm sometimes makes mistakes, and with a degree of comparison of 90%, for example, it often produces slightly similar pictures. In fact, manual “moderation” is indispensable).

Search for identical pictures on disk (search for complete duplicates)

This option for cleaning the disk is faster, but it is quite “rough”: deleting in this way will only result in exact duplicate images, but if they different resolutions, the file size or format is slightly different this method It's unlikely to help. In general, for regular quick “weeding” of the disk - this the method will work better, and after that, logically, you can search for similar pictures, as described above.

Glary Utilities

Let's say you have some kind of image (drawing, picture, photograph), and you want to find the same (duplicate) or similar one on the Internet. This can be done using special tools Google search engines and Yandex, the TinEye service, as well as the amazing PhotoTracker Lite browser extension, which combines all these methods. Let's look at each of them.

Search by photo in Google

  1. Provide a link to the image on the Internet
  2. Uploading a file from a computer

As a result we get full list similar pictures from the image that was chosen as a sample:

There is one more good way, working in Chrome browser. While on the page with the image you are interested in, move the mouse cursor to it, right-click and in the tooltip that opens, select “Find image (Google)”:

You will be immediately taken to the search results page!

Search by images in Yandex

With Yandex, everything is no less simple than with Google :) Follow the link https://yandex.by/images/ and click the camera icon in the upper right corner:

Enter the address of the image on the Internet or upload it from your computer (you can simply drag it to a special area at the top of the browser window):

The search result looks like this:

You instantly have access to the following information:

  • What are the online dimensions of the image you uploaded as a sample for searching?
  • List of sites where it appears
  • Similar pictures (modified based on the original one or based on which the algorithm decided on their semantic similarity)

Many people have probably already heard about online service TinEye, which Russian-speaking users often call Tinai. It is developed by experts in the field machine learning and object recognition. As a consequence of all this, Tinay is great not only for finding similar pictures and photographs, but their components.

TinEye's indexed image database contains more than 10 billion items, and is the largest in the entire Internet. “Everything can be found here” - this phrase perfectly characterizes the service.

There is another way to search in one click. By default, the “Show icon” item is activated in the application settings. quick search" When you point at a photo or picture, a round green icon pops up, clicking on which starts a search for similar images - search results for Google, Yandex, Tinay and Bing will automatically open in new tabs.

The extension was created by our compatriot, whose hobbies are closely related to photography. He originally created this tool to quickly find his photos on other people's sites.

When you might need it

  • You are a photographer, you post your photos on the Internet and want to see on which sites they are used and where your copyrights may be violated.
  • You are a blogger or copywriter, write articles and want to choose an “unhackneyed” image for your material.
  • What if someone uses your photo from your VKontakte or Facebook profile as an avatar on a forum or a fake one? account in any social network? But this is more than possible!
  • You found a photo of an actor you know and want to remember his name.

In fact, there are a huge number of cases when searching by photo can be useful. You can give another example...

How to find the original of a given image

For example, you have some kind of photograph, perhaps cropped or photoshopped, and you want to find its original, or a better quality version. How to do it? Conduct a search in Yandex and Google, as described above, or using PhotoTracker Lite and get a list of all images found. Next, follow the following:

  1. The original image is usually larger in size and best quality compared to the modified copy resulting from cropping. Of course, you can set a picture to any size in Photoshop, but when you enlarge it relative to the original, artifacts will always be observed. They can be easily noticed even with a cursory visual inspection.
  2. Original photographs often have watermarks indicating the author of the photo (last name, website address, company name, etc.). Of course, anyone can add a watermark to absolutely any image, but in this case, you can look for a sample photo on the website or by the author’s last name, he probably posts his portfolio online somewhere.
  3. And finally, a very simple sign. If your sample photo is black and white (sepia, etc.), and you find the same one, but completely color photograph, then yours is clearly not the original. much more difficult than converting a color photo to black and white :)

22.03.2016

Let's discuss what tools you can use to restore lost photos from a memory card.

Digital photography has firmly entered our lives, replacing the leisurely analog process quick creation digital photographs. Just press the camera button or smartphone screen, and the print will be recorded on the memory card. But it often happens that when trying to transfer information from a storage medium to a computer for subsequent processing and storage, some kind of failure occurs, leading to the loss of information. There are different reasons for this - file system errors, power surges, etc. And sometimes, due to careless actions, information is simply erased from the memory card. This is especially offensive when you come back from vacation and discover that all the photographs you took from what seems to be a completely working and reliable medium have somehow disappeared or that it simply refuses to be read, but operating system The PC offers to format it. In the simplest case, it is enough to try to read the same memory card on another computer - this often saves the day. But if such actions are not enough, do not rush to get upset, because the information is not completely lost and can be restored. Several programs, both paid and free, can help in this difficult situation. As a rule, they differ in the capabilities they offer the user to work not only with photo files, but also with documents, as well as with other types of files. We will introduce two of them and take a step-by-step look at the data recovery process.

In my experience, one of the most best programs data recovery is R-Studio utility(http://www.r-studio.com/ru/), which is also used by many organizations providing this type of service. This multifunctional software is not free - the license costs about $80. It allows you to recover information from a variety of media, and does it very successfully. Most popular ones supported file systems such as FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, NTFS5, UFS1, UFS2, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4 FS, etc. If the media does not have physical damage, the result of the utility will certainly please you. True, it’s quite difficult to call it simple. By the way, there is a Russian-language interface.

After connecting the reader with a memory card to the PC, launch the utility. The program interface is replete with tabs and is distinguished by the variety of information displayed.

Free cheese is not only in a mousetrap

If paid option If you are not satisfied with data recovery programs, you can always use one of the free ones, of which there are quite a few. But not all of them are worthy of attention. In my opinion, Undelete 360 ​​software (http://www.undelete360.com/ru/index.html) could be a good option. The program, about 2 MB in size, allows you to work with memory cards, flash drives and hard drives. The interface is Russified. Both 32- and 64-bit OS are supported Windows family. The disadvantages of this option include more modest functionality. However, at work this utility It is quite convenient, and besides, it successfully copes with the responsibilities assigned to it.

Let's consider working with it in practice.

In principle, the algorithm is similar to the previous program

Results

The presented programs serve as tools that can restore necessary information in case of occurrence software errors on memory cards or careless user actions. If there are traces mechanical damage cards, then you should contact a specialist.

    In order to find all the photos scattered around the computer, you can use the Windows search system, that is, open the Windows search shortcut and enter jpg into it. The folders where the photos are buried today will immediately appear in front of you, and you can go into them to systematize everything.

    In order to search for all the photos available on your PC, you just need to simply resort to search for windows. But in the search, as a search criterion, you need to select the photo format - jpg or jpg. Click search and you will soon see all the photos in one place.

    If you have Windows 7, then finding all the photos that are on your computer will not be difficult. Click on Start, and then enter in the search bar not the name of the image, but the format, for example PNG or JPG. Next, go to other search results and click search in My Computer. As a result, the explorer will find all the files of this format and will show them to you, but it will take some time.

    If all the photo files on your computer are randomly scattered around different folders and have completely arbitrary names, then I suggest two ways to search for them:

    1 . (very long and complex, but thorough) Make a mental or graphic diagram directory of folders and move through it. All photos will be found (by the extensions of these files or by thumbnails of the contents filling the folders). If you want to move them to one place, you will have to organize separate folder and move everything found there.

    2 . (faster and more convenient) Use Picasa program. She manages the photos very well. Download it to your computer, configure it so that it covers all folders without exception and run it. All photos will be displayed on the screen.

    To find all the images and photos on your computer, you need to best enter into the search on your computer the formats in which they are saved, for example, they are mainly in formats such as PNG, JPG, but may be in other formats. When you enter these formats, you will find all your photos and images that you previously saved. If you need to find a specific photo, then you should sort by date, then it will be easier to search for it.

    There is nothing better than Picasa in my opinion. You don’t need to do anything in it, just launch the program to view photos and it will find all the photo and image files that are on your computer. Even those that someone tried to specifically hide somewhere in the darkest recesses of computer memory. The only negative is that there can be a lot of these pictures, but they will still be divided into groups according to the folders in which Picasa detected them and are shown on preview small thumbnails so you can view them quickly. Picasa even finds photo files from computer games and program folders.

    You can type a query like this into the search window: *.jpg

    The search window will display all jpg files.

    Most of the photographs taken from digital cameras, have exactly this format. All that remains is to track which folders they are in.

    In order to find all the photos that are on your computer you need to install free program Picasa-3 and select search for images on your entire computer. This program will collect all the photos on your computer.

    On my computer I search for photos, usually by opening Pictures in the right top corner I choose Month and photos are sorted not by folders and download dates, but by months of shooting. When you open the month, they are sorted by date.

    Photos that you download from the Internet also go there, but not by the dates they were taken, but by the dates they were downloaded to your computer.

    If you remember at least what year the shooting took place or whether it was summer or winter, then searching for the photo you need is very easy.

    I upload some photos to my world on mail.ru, so if you select a photo, there is information below, by clicking on it you can see the time of shooting. Based on this time, you can search for photos on your computer.

    In the lower left corner of the computer screen - the so-called computer desk - click the START button with the mouse - then you will see the word SEARCH in the list - by clicking you will find a window that opens with a selection of tasks - you need to click on the top line Images, music or video - then in the new window that appears, put a tick next to top line Images and photographs - and at the bottom the FIND button - and voila - everything that has accumulated in front of you - it is advisable to collect everything in one - or next time use the convenient search assistant again...


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