How can I avoid seeing duplicate RAW and JPEG files in Picasa when shooting RAW+JPEG?

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I shoot in both RAW and JPEG and use Picasa to manage my photos. When I import images, Picasa shows both versions, so everything appears duplicated. Right now I manually move the RAW files to another folder to keep the library cleaner. Is there a better way to handle RAW+JPEG imports in Picasa, or a workflow that keeps the JPEGs easy to browse while still retaining the RAW files for later editing?

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You can select which formats that Picasa displays from the 'File types' tab in 'Options':
Tools > Options > File types
then deselect 'RAW formats'.

Picasa will then only display your JPEGs (and any other formats you may have selected in 'Options' such as TIFF).

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In Picasa, the simplest fix is to hide RAW files from view. Go to Tools > Options > File types and deselect RAW formats. Picasa will then show your JPEGs but keep displaying other enabled formats like TIFF if selected.

Another common workflow is to import with a separate tool and place RAW and JPEG files into different folders, using Picasa mainly for browsing JPEGs and another editor for RAW processing. That can work well because Picasa’s RAW handling is fairly limited compared with dedicated RAW software.

So, if you want to stay with Picasa, either:

disable RAW display in Picasa, or
separate RAW and JPEG files into different directories during import.

That lets you keep shooting RAW+JPEG without cluttering your main browsing view.

How can I avoid seeing duplicate RAW and JPEG files in Picasa when shooting RAW+JPEG?

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