Having been so meticulous about taking back ups, I’ve perhaps not as been as careful about where I stored them, so I now have a loads of duplicate files in various places. I;ve tried various tools fdupes, czawka etc. , but none seems to do what I want… I need a tool that I can tell which folder (and subfolders) is the source of truth, and to look for anything else, anywhere else that’s a duplicate, and give me an option to move or delete. Seems simple enough, but I have found nothing that allows me to do that… Does anyone know of anything ?

  • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think you’re asking for a duplicate finder that can tell where that file came from(source of truth?)

    Most duplicate finders work by hashing the files and looking for matches. If the file indicated where it came from it would have a different hash and not be found to be a duplicate.

    So I don’t think what you’re asking for can be done. But I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking.

  • CrappyTan69BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Only runs on windows but I’ve been using double killer for years. Simple and does the trick

    • parkercpOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks @CrappyTan69 - I ideally need this to run on my NAS, and if possible be opensource/free - looks like for what I’d need Double Killer for, it’s £15/$20 - maybe an option as a last resort…