I was thinking, it would be so useful to have a program that identifies files that are duplicated even if the names are different. Even better, if it would delete the older version and link the newer version to the older version's directory. This reduces extra space without losing the association with existing projects.
https://dupeguru.voltaicideas.net/ seems like it may do that job, at least in part. If it lets me delete the duplicate that is not in my primary sources directory that simplifies finding them.
Full backup first, of course.
My problem with such programs (and I've tried a few, notably doublekiller and duplicatefilefinder is that they will match files based on size and extension without much issue. But, I still have to go through each one and decide which to keep: I've not found a way to widely delete based on the path. So, where I have multiple 'backup' drives, it gets quite tedious.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I should get a wireless NAS or something, dump EVERYTHING there and sort from there. Or I can hire a bright teenager or to do it for me.
Figuring out which one to delete is annoying but many were duplicated in the same two directories. This was easy. OneDrive will be a challenge.
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