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[Lefteous]

Use the Syncronize tool.

This won't help when it comes to different names or even different locations of files.

[tuska]

So how do compare two folders with photos, but with different names. Find new images only in the second folder.

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Left panel  - folder TEST  -  FILE.png
Right panel - folder TEST1 -  FILE.png, FILE.jpg  (second folder)

Menu "Mark" - "Mark Newer, Hide Same Files"

Result:
FILE.jpg is shown in the right panel and marked red.

Menu "Show" - "Reread Source <Ctrl+R>" shows all of your files again.

[petermad]

2Lefteous

This won't help when it comes to different names or even different locations of files.

I assumed tha makinero meant different folder names:

So how do compare two folders with photos, but with different names. Find new images only in the second folder.

0therwise it doesn't make sense at all - how would TC know what to compare if the file names are different.

[tuska]

So how do compare two folders with photos, but with different names. Find new images only in the second folder.

You can also take these two commands for comparing:

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cm_CompareDirs 
cm_CompareDirsWithSubdirs

Ignore the mark in the left window (folder TEST) - if available.

Your desired result will be shown in the right window (folder TEST1) - marked in red.
Advantage: No files are hidden but marked.

[nsp]

So how do compare two folders with photos, but with different names. Find new images only in the second folder.

Usually, to find renamed files i use a hash (md5) from a user column and do the same in target folder and add file type and other usual stuff. This will not help if you removed exif info or changed compression ratio.
If you want to target same image or similar images some tools can helps you https://tn123.org/simimages/
Your "Find new images only in the second folder." is for me not precise as new can have a lot of definition.

[makinero]

Please note that I am always talking about jpg (I never say jpeg).
The file names are the same, but it just is changed according to the numbering scheme:
[0-9]#ORGINALFILENAME
1#orginalfilename.jpg
2#orginalfilename.jpg

or
0001#orginalfilename.jpg
10#orginalfilename.jpg

In addition, the first folder for new files, I want to know what the new files.



Identical
654#hgfiuy_.jpg
76543#hgfiuy_.jpg .jpg

New, since there is only one such name
6548#skshjd87.jpg

Compression is not changed!
100% identical, only the names of mixed (\d+)#

EDIT:

I removed the names generated [0-9]# I left only original file names and added to compare file names in the EmEditor (Compare)