Delete identical duplicate folders?
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 11:29 pm
I searched in the forum, but cannot find a solution.
I have literally hundreds of thousands of files, consisting of a lifetime of backups of old computers; not just mine, but other family members of well. With every new backup, it includes the old backup, so lots of files are in duplicate/triplicate/quadruplicate.
To make things more complicated, some are from different time zones, so while the files are otherwise identical, the created/modified time can be off.
Rather than searching for individual files, is there a way to search for duplicate folders with identical content? That will get rid of the bulk, and make it easier to then compare remaining files.
Thanks!
I have literally hundreds of thousands of files, consisting of a lifetime of backups of old computers; not just mine, but other family members of well. With every new backup, it includes the old backup, so lots of files are in duplicate/triplicate/quadruplicate.
To make things more complicated, some are from different time zones, so while the files are otherwise identical, the created/modified time can be off.
Rather than searching for individual files, is there a way to search for duplicate folders with identical content? That will get rid of the bulk, and make it easier to then compare remaining files.
Thanks!