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I have a share that has many duplicate files in different folders. Is there a tool or command that can look at these files and delete the files that are the same. If it could look at the contects rather than just the file name that would be great. Thanks.

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by courtpctech

I found a few options for you to investigate. See which one suits you best. Most won't examine the contents of the files, but if the file name, etxension, date, and size are identical, you're usually safe in thinking that they might be the same file. I'd move the dupes you want to get rid of to a storage location until you have verified that what's left is what it should be.

Check these links:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/dupfilefinder.html

http://noclone.net/

The first one is freeware, the second is not (but it does offer a free evaluation...though I don't know the limitations of the eval).

Hope this helps, and good luck!

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