- Skim the questions in the 'Related' sidebar, sometimes it is that obvious.
- Type a very abbreviated version of the question in the search bar, check the first 2-3 results. This doesn't even need to be a complete sentence or grammatically correct.
- Look for any code/error messages in the question. Copy these verbatim into the search window.
- Replace generic terms like 'photo viewer' with 'Eye of Gnome' or 'Shotwell', and search again.
- Check the OP's profile, I frequently find several variants of the same question (not necessarily a bad thing, they are refining their attempts to get an answer by re-posting rather than editing the original).
- Just plain-old remembering very common questions, frequently used as the duplicate to link to.
- Ask in chat. Crowd-source the effort if you are sure it's a dupe but can't find the exact one.
- @Seth's comment above: Flag as a dupe, see if the suggested dupes that come up are a match.
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