Thanks to digital cameras, we’re taking more photos than ever. The sheer number of photos can easily create an organizational mess. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools to keep things straight.

You can spend less time on the computer and more time snapping shots!

Eliminating duplicate photos

It’s easy to download photos multiple times. These duplicates take up valuable hard drive space. And they make finding the photos you want more difficult.

You don’t need to sort your photos one by one. Let software to do the work! Just be careful about deletions.

You can use a basic program like DoubleKiller (free). It will locate files with the same name and photo size.

But, this isn’t foolproof. I recommend PhotoSort ($25), Duplicate Image Finder ($30) or Check Identical Files ($33).

These programs actually look inside the photos. They consider colors, patterns and shapes. They’re much more accurate at locating duplicates.