What is the best duplicate image finder for Windows 11?

Diving into duplicate photo finders on Windows 11? Been there, done that. These duplicate photo finders tools can be a bit too eager. Sometimes they flag similar but different photos as duplicates — like a slightly edited version or a different crop. So, always double-check before mass-deleting. I once accidentally nuked a bunch of family photos because the software thought they were duplicates! Some programs have a quick scan mode that skips over some files or uses less thorough algorithms. It’s faster but riskier. I learned the hard way that you should run a 'deep' or 'full' scan at least once to catch everything.

If your photos are scattered across external drives, cloud folders, or different partitions, make sure the tool scans all those locations. Otherwise, you might miss duplicates hiding in some corner.

Many duplicate photo finders tools let you tweak how similar photos need to be before they’re considered duplicates. Crank it too low, and you’ll get a lot of false positives; too high, and you might miss actual duplicates. Play around with settings first.