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[Docs] Similar images help entry (#6964)

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## Description

Similar images help entry.
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# Deduplicate
Ente performs two different duplicate detections: one during uploads, and one
that can be manually run afterwards to remove duplicates across albums.
that can be manually run afterwards to remove duplicates and very similar files across albums.
## During uploads
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## Manual deduplication
Ente also provides a tool for manual de-duplication in _Settings → Backup →
Ente provides a tool for manual de-duplication in _Settings → Backup → Free up space →
Remove duplicates_. This is useful if you have an existing library with
duplicates across different albums, but wish to keep only one copy.
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ single copy, and add symlinks to this copy within all existing albums. So your
existing album structure remains unchanged, while the space consumed by the
duplicate data is freed up.
## Filtering similar images
Ente also provides a tool for manual removal of images that are similar, but not the exact same, using our private ML. This feature can be found in _Settings → Backup → Free up space →
Similar images_. This is useful if you've taken a lot of similar photos, potentiall even in different albums, and want to keep only the best ones.
During this filtering process you can choose which photos to keep and which to delete for each set of similar images. Ente will then automatically add symlinks for the kept photos to any albums that only had the deleted images. This way you can easily prune similar images, without worrying about accidentally removing the best ones from a certain album.
## Adding to Ente album creates symlinks
Note that once a file is in Ente, adding it to another Ente album will create a