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Synchronize Folder Action Creates Duplicates

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When I use the Synchronize feature to get new images that have been added to a folder that is already part of a catalogue, duplicate versions of each image are created and visible in the Finder (renamed according to my convention on import), which then get added to the catalogue, rather than the original ones that were detected as not being in the catalogue.

Does anyone know if this is expected behaviour? It doesn't make sense to me as this is not actually a synchronizing action, it's effectively just doing a new import... meaning that I always have to manually delete the originals that C1 doesn't import.

I've looked on Phase One's help page but can't see an explanation:
http://help.phaseone.com/en/CO8/Library ... aspx#item6

Perhaps I'm missing a more general 'import' option which is causing copies to get created and those to be imported.

*I am using a Mac*
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Nobody can tell me if the Synchronize feature works as I've described for them?

    Surely synchronize shouldn't create copies and then import the copies....
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  • OddS.
    amsquires83 wrote:
    Nobody can tell me if the Synchronize feature works as I've described for them?

    Maybe your description is not clear?

    I use catalogs in a very simplistic way, my images always begin their C1-life by me moving/copying them into a C1 session sub-folder using Photo Mechanic. I never use C1 (nor Lightroom) to "import" images in the sense of transferring image files to a folder on disk. I find C1 sessions to be quite forgiving when I handle (copy, move, delete) image files using PM or other non-C1 tools. My approach to catalogs fit the model described here: http://blog.phaseone.com/sessions-catal ... th-worlds/ When a session ends up in the catalog, there is no image file handling left to do.

    Before adopting the sesson-first-catalog-next I did try various ways to deal with catalogs. As far as I remember, the synchronize folder worked as explained here: https://imagealchemist.net/catalogs-in-depth-part-2/

    I know the word "import" confuses several Lightroom users and perhaps some C1 users as well. The way I use C1 and LR, I find the word "register" or the phrase "register in catalog" to be a better fit than "import" is.

    This may perhaps provoke some better answers to your question.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Hi OddS, thanks for the reply. It appears that Synchronize isn't working for me as described in that article. Capture One creates duplicate versions and imports/registers those newer versions in the catalogue.

    I will contact Phase One Technical Support to let them know. If I get a resolution or even clarification as to what I think is happening I'll post a reply here for future readers.
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