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[edit]File disambiguators (1): Explorer/W11
[edit]Óla! So Explorer adds (n) to a file with a duplicate name to an existing one. Do you have suggestions how to easily identify and delete them? The search option doesn't recognize parentheses, so a search would merely identify files with that number in the title. The reason for asking is that if a folder has a large number of duplicates that should be deleted, it would be easier to sort/select/delete rather than ctrl+click individually. Thank you! 2.28.124.91 (talk) 16:31, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
- https://www.alldup.de/alldup_help/alldup.php and then set it to compare 100% of the content. Polygnotus (talk) 17:16, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you Polygnotus, that's great, and freeware too. It looks like it might take some getting used to! Cheers, 2.28.124.91 (talk) 18:13, 28 December 2024 (UTC)
- Use a better search program - FileLocator will find
* - Copy (*).*, and I'm sure there are others with will also do the job. - Use the command prompt, eg
dir "* - Copy (*).*"works. (You can also usedelsimilarly, but do so with caution and at your own risk.) - Mitch Ames (talk) 09:35, 2 January 2025 (UTC)