Super fast duplicate file finder, across all volumes

[stevenroussos]

Just discovered the really useful duplicate file functions built into Everything.

Use one of these terms first on the line, you can augment with setting search type and other terms for fragments of titles.

Most useful to me is namepartdupe: Flexible partial filename duplicate finder, in case you saved the same file but possibly with addendums or notes you added to the name (as I tend to do).

Duplicated Files
The following functions can be used to search for duplicated files.

dupe: Find files and folders with the same filename.
attribdupe: Find files and folders with the same attributes. Sort by attributes for the best results.
dadupe: Find files and folders with the same date accessed. Sort by date accessed for the best results.
dcdupe: Find files and folders with the same date created. Sort by date created for the best results.
dmdupe: Find files and folders with the same date modified. Sort by date modified for the best results.
namepartdupe: Find files and folders with the same name part (excluding extension).
sizedupe: Find files and folders with the same size. Sort by size for the best results.

Duplicates are found in the ENTIRE index, not the current results.

Search and sort results by the same dupe type for the best results.

Everything does not check file contents. Use the dupe finding functions as a guide only.

From http://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/searching/

[therube]

Another thing, the list is not updated in realtime.
So if you do a sizedupe: & after having done that, another file happens to be created that ends up being a dupe, it will not show up on the list until some other change is effected.
So if you change the search from sizedupe: to sizedupe:X, then back to sizedupe:, it should then pick up that change.

[NotNull]

Just discovered the really useful duplicate file functions built into Everything.
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Good description!

Another thing, the list is not updated in realtime.

Did not know that; thanks!

[stevenroussos]

Thanks for that tip