Duplicate detection

Duplicate detection is a feature that prevents you from having two identical files within your Brandfolder. When this feature is turned on, the duplicate asset will automatically be archived, and you will receive a notification by email and in your profile. To learn more about your profile, visit the Profile knowledge base article.

To activate the feature, navigate to Settings > General Settings > Advanced > Don't Allow Duplicate Files >Enable.

When Brandfolder recognizes an exact pixel-by-pixel match to an existing asset, it will automatically archive the asset. When you upload a duplicate, the asset modal will say it does not exist. If you refresh the page, the asset modal will disappear. 

To view your archived assets, navigate to Settings > General Settings > Advanced > Manage Deleted Assets. You will see a list of deleted assets and attachments on the Recover Deleted Assets page. The deleted by column will denote that the assets were deleted by duplicate detection. 

Assets are only archived if they are a pixel-by-pixel match to an asset already in the Brandfolder. This means that if an image has been cropped, resized, and re-uploaded, it will not be picked up by duplicate detection.