Duplicate file names

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• Restore file sequence # annexed by Win 7 for duplicate file names

  How can I reset the sequence number that Win 7 automatically adds to duplicate file names. I have a file that is sent to me every day with the same folder. Windows adds a sequence # at the end of the name inside ().  This number continues to increase. How can I reset this number in Win 7?

  It will use the first available number in the folder.  If he uses (4), it is because 1, 2, and 3 were already taken.  Delete 'old', or save it in a new folder, and it will start again.

• Mac question? -Duplicate file names appear once I have copy on mp3s

  It seems that although the Compatible Mac box, it was a stretch far from easy to use or Setup for a non techno.

  I figured out how to import a CD on ITunes and convert it to an mp3. Then copy it to the "rocket".

  But my problem is when I copy a song or an entire album, when I turn on the "rocket", it shows duplicate songs and duplicates are in the Unreconizable folder and do not work.

  This can become very confusing. Anyone has any ideas on how to import MP3s on a mac without getting these ghosts / duplicate files?

  If I can't understand, I guess I'll try to return it and get an IPod. No use to me like that.

  Help, please. I want to keep that player.

  thegaspar wrote:

  I figured out how to import a CD on ITunes and convert it to an mp3. Then copy it to the "rocket".

  But my problem is when I copy a song or an entire album, when I turn on the "rocket", it shows duplicate songs and duplicates are in the Unreconizable folder and do not work.

  Your problem is that you used the Finder to copy files to the player.  Who creates the files 'duplicate' which are really containing of Finder metadata files.  They lead the players nuts.

  I wrote a web page describing this problem and how to get an MP3 as the "rocket" to work with the Mac.  See http://guyscharf.wordpress.com/mp3-on-macintosh/ for more details.

• I have the same file name twice in one folder?

  De : Batstar

  Message: On my camera, I decided to split the photos that I took in folders according to the country I was in at the time.  Now that I want to put pictures on my computer, I find that due to the use of more than a memory card for a given country, I have more than one folder called 'PERU' and each folder has named the pictures from 1 again, then when I combine all the photos of the Peru on my computer, it won't let me because I have two files with the same name.  How can I get around this without having to rename all my photos manually.

  De : John Inzer

  Response: Duplicate file names cannot exist in the same folder, the new file overwrites (replace) old.

  If you do not want to rename your images... try to save new files in a different folder.

  The following article explains how to rename your files in a batch:

  How to rename multiple or a series of files in Windows Vista

  http://tinyurl.com/5z52pb

  or...

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/12/how-to-rename-multiple-or-a-series-of-files-in-Windows-Vista/

  John Inzer

  Another response of the community of Windows Vista discussion groups

• Photos about El Capitan - double and the names of duplicate files

  Hello, here is a brief summary of how I got here:

  Rebuilt my MBP after you install a second drive. Before that, I backed up all my stuff, using time machine on an external drive of USB3 and manually by using the old method of copy/paste shaped on a second drive USB3. The manual copy consisted of important files such as photos and my photo app library.

  After I rebuilt the system, I copied my library of photos from my backup copy manually in my pictures folder. Then I ran the Photos app and imported this library (I think now that it was a mistake). I then activated iCloud photo library. This began a process of downloading pictures of 18 500 towards the cloud again. At first, I thought... not worth it... it will merge if something is missing.

  Now I was left with many duplicates, I mean a lot. However, the size of the photo library is smaller than it was until I started actually a few GB.

  So, without having the two libraries side by side and comparison - is it possible that the library has not merged correctly but duplicated in fact all photos where file names are the same?

  So, if I got three photos with the name, IMG_7133.jpg, but they were taken on different days, or even several years. But, if you perform a copy and paste manual and you lose a part of the metadata, could all three of these photos be duplicated and crushed (duplicate in this case)? Perhaps it takes the first picture with the name and creates two versions most of it?

  If anyone knows how this works or can vouch for me (and my nerves) Photos would not replace any existing pictures, I would be very grateful

  Thank you very much

  Gerry

  Then I ran the Photos app and imported this library (I think now that it was a mistake) .is solution is going to be

  Yes - a massive mistake - ever import a library as it does not wok and creates a huge mess with a lot of "duplicates" and many other problems - you open libraries - likely the solution will be drag drag the poor desktop library (if you have space) and drag the library of SMT in the folder of the picures and double-click it to open it - it should be good and after checking He can trash trash bad on the dektop library

  LN

• I have the names of duplicate files, what's happened and how can I solve this problem?

  I'm so screwed!  sigh... I was back up files and moving them from one disk to another... done with thousands of files... it was completely straight and perfect.  now, it seems that windows kept multiple files of the same name, same type.  Why?  How?  the only thing different is the size and date related to them.  dates are often inaccurate, so I don't know which to keep and which to get rid of.  I do not know the extent of the problem, but I know that she completely screwed up all my web files.  I've created several sites and it is now a huge problem.  -What happened?  How should I do?  It's weird.  I am running windows vista.  "never had this happen before."  Thanks for any help you can provide.  I need.

  Hi VICK-TORIA.

  I suggest to follow the steps in the article and check if it helps to solve the problem.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/eliminate-duplicate-files

• Search for duplicate files

  I ve seen scenarios "duplicate", before even a bunch of mac applications that helps you to find or get rid of duplicate files on the hard drive in order to save space. This isn't my case this time, however, and by the way, this isn't a weird-o case. I m sure that many of us find our selfs in a similar situation each time than in quite awhile.

  So please, keep on reading.

  I have a (1) small unique file folder full of (hundreds) with no subfolder in there system and (2) one big lot of (in thousands) files, folders, subfolders, and files more... arranged in a complex scheme of directory.

  Most of the files in the folder (1) have a copy in folder (2), and that's OK. In fact what I need is to make sure that all THE files in the folder (1) have an exact copy in folder 2 regardless of it s heritage.

  I can go through the process of checking each file one by one and once again find its copy in folder (2), remove it in folder (1). In this way, I'll finish with a tiny bit back (1) with only a few files which´s copy could not located in the folder (2).

  Is it possible to automate the process?, using automator maybe?, you know an app that can help me reach this goal?

  Thank you very much!

  Conceptually, it's pretty simple - a small AppleScript, or maybe shell script and you're done.

  As always with these questions, however, the devil is in the details. In this case, what constitutes - specifically - a match? are files with the same name considered a match? What happens if one is more recent/old plus grand/smaller than the other? they are still a match? that should keep? the most recent? the largest?

  Once that specify you, the rest should be easy.

• What to do with duplicate files?

  Hello. I recently installed "Disk Clean Pro" and run "find duplicate files. Most of the records found have recognizable names and so I can easily decide if they should be "cleaned" or not. However, a lot of files is a string of alphanumeric 40 who have no sense. My question is: is it 'safe' clean up these files or are important and should be left as is? Thanks in advance for your help with this. See you soon. Adrian

  If you don't know what a file is, so do not delete it. Badly designed finders only duplicate check a file name and possibly the size. But two files with the same name and size may have different content or can be in two different places for a reason. What you don't know can kill the operating system.

  How to free space on the hard drive

  1. You can remove the data from your file except for the folder/Home/Library /.
  2. Visit The FAQ XLab and read the FAQ on the free space on your hard drive.
  3. See also release space on your Mac OS X startup disk.
  4. See where my disk space gone?.
  5. Remember to empty the Recycle Bin to reclaim space.
  6. Replace the disc with a larger. Check out OWC of readers, tutorials and boxes tools.
  7. Use OmniDiskSweeper 1.8 or GrandPerspective to search your drive for large files and where they are.

• How do you search a file name with parenthesis in there?

  Received a ton of files with duplicates, I need to delete.

  All the duplicate files end with '(1)' in the file name, for example: FilenameTest (1) .pdf

  I would like to find all files with '(1)' in the name of the file and then delete them, but spotlight search no parenthesis. This seems to be a documented problem (bug?). Is there a syntax or other workaround to force the spotlight to return a search with the bracket?

  Thanks in advance.

  The Finder, choose utilities go to menu, open the Script Editor and run the following exactly as shown:

  Tell application "Finder".

  Remove (each point of (choose folder) whose name contains '(1)')

  tell the end

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• during the construction file name collision

  LabVIEW 2011.

  I have a build specification where I copy a file in the target directory.  The name of the folder is "always included."

  The folder contains the subfolders and the subfolders of the data files.  The data files in subfolders all carry the same name, if for example we

  High back (always included)

  Subfolders one, two, three

  and in each subfolder, we have a data file named Data

  When I build I get the following message: "Labview has prevented a file name collision during the build. Names of duplicate files can be copied to the same destination... "and it references the three data files named Data.

  Well, that's all just crazy.  They are NOT copied to the same destination.  Generation does not understand a simple tree structure?

  David

  Thank you very much.  I was able to copy the whole hierarchical file structure by defining source file settings and destinations.

  You also wrote: "If you plan build a Setup program, why are you trying to do this in the EXE version?

  I didn't realize that this can be specified during the construction of the installer.

  Thank you.

• What is the easiest to remove the "double" (type programs not duplicate file finder)?

  What is the easier, more realistic (programs type not duplicate file finder) to delete files 'duplicate '?

  Moved from Internet Explorer (unknown/other)

  Original title: NOT a Finder double file

  Well a double-file-finder is the only realistic way.

  If you don't want to use software to make life easier for you, you could do it the hard way: drag - move all files in the same folder.  If both have the same name, the system will offer to combine by crushing with the other so alone is the surplus.

  Of course, that counts only if the names are the same.  If you don't want to use software to facilitate your work, there will be a lot of work.

• How can I locate and view duplicate files?

  I want to locate files duplicated on an external drive so I can delete if necessary.

  Hello

  Here are several free utilities and they have all their benefits and their methods.

  Auslogics Duplicate File Finder is the MD5 search engine that allows you to find duplicate
  files content, without worrying other matching criteria. It would be useful, for example, when two
  identical mp3 tracks or video files have different names
  http://www.Auslogics.com/en/software/duplicate-file-Finder

  find and delete the duplicate - free
  http://www.easyduplicatefinder.com/
  Versions Installer and Portable

  Search files in doubles or similar - even binary - free
  http://www.Joerg-Rosenthal.com/en/antitwin/

  quickly find all the files in a folder and its subfolders - free duplicate
  http://www.Mindgems.com/products/fast-duplicate-file-Finder/fast-duplicate-file-Finder-about.htm

  Duplicate File Finder - Smart Port Forwarding - TCP Port Scanner - TCP Port Tunnel - multi-minuterie-free
  http://www.brooksyounce.com/

  Duplicate File Finder software (pictures, mp3, iTunes)
  http://www.Moleskinsoft.com/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle=""><- mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Identify and purge the duplicate files

  I'm running out of storage space. When I look at My Documents & Settings it seems that there is a lot of duplicates and files. Is there a process to identify duplicate files and purge them in Window XP?

  http://www.SnapFiles.com/reviews/AllDup/AllDup.html

  AllDup allows you to find the files duplicated on one or several folders or drives. You can choose to match files by size, date, attributes and content comparison byte by byte and also various settings to exclude certain file types or the search folders. AllDup then analyze selected records and produce a list of all files duplicate was found. The list is organized into groups, which makes it easy to manage results and process the files. You can manually select the files that you consider to be duplicates, or you can use the options of Intelligent selection that allows you to automatically select the files based on their date or folder. Duplicate files can be processed in different ways, you can choose to delete, move or copy them to a different folder or rename them in their current location. Other features include export search results, customized search profiles, a built-in file extract, ID3 tags support and more.

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  http://www.SnapFiles.com/reviews/Auslogics-duplicate-file-Finder/ausdupe.html

  Auslogics Duplicate File Finder helps you to find duplicate files that are likely to be scattered all over your hard drive. The program can compare files based on size, date, content and name. You can select several folders (with Sub-folders) or an entire drive to analyse, specify the methods used to determine the files double and then view the results list and delete files that you no longer need.

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  XP forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsXP

  Link above is for XP Forums.

  There is a list of the different Forums XP to the link above to help you.

  You get the help you need there.

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How do I find my personal folders for duplicate files so I can delete them?

  Over the years, I have tramsfered files work on my home computer.  I know there are several doublonnait the folders and files that I should be able to remove.  I'm looking for an easy way to do so without bringing each individual foler/files to the top and mannualy their review.  Please notify. E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Be careful when you remove the duplicate files.  Some files are duplicated INTENTIONALLY in Windows Vista a lot unlike earlier versions of Windows (including your personal data) using things called junction points: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968829 (VS.85) .aspx.  If you delete these files duplicated, some of your programs will stop working (and some of your data will be lost and other files will refuse to open).  The winsxs folder keeps track of system duplicate files and the different versions of the files in the system and if you delete these files, it will mess up the connections and could cause programs to stop working or system crash.

  I mean, it's be very careful that you delete TRUE duplicate files from your located in C:\Users\\Documents or... \Music or ...\Pictures or... \Videos.  Do NOT delete anything in the Documents and settings folder (stay away from this junction point).  Do not delete the system twice in different folders files because they may be needed for the work programmes which are looking for files in a specific location.  Also remember that downloaded music you paid for requires a key (which has been put in the registry when you bought the song) and if you have two copies to ensure that you do not delete the one for which the key applies (or save it on another machine or give it a slightly different name, unless you are sure you want to delete it).

  These programs will look for exact replica - no drafts of a final copy that you is no longer necessary (it won't find them because they are of different sizes, different dates and different names).  Those who will have to be done manually and I guess that's the vast majority of "duplicates" you have on your system (except if you have done some copy and paste files into different folders, until you've lost track of how many copies you did and where they were all - then programs will help.

  Good luck and I hope this helps. Lorien - a - MCSE/MCSA/network + / A +.

• How can I find several duplicate files and remove the using Windows Explorer

  Somehow I see several duplicate on my computer files.  I can tell when they arrived as all the duplicate files ' _10-Mar-15_1. ' " However, I don't know how they arrived.  I think that Google Drive was the culprit, but I can't be sure.

  How we (me) use Windows Explorer to find all files with "_10-Mar-15_1." and delete them all?

  I am using Windows 7 64 bit

  Thank you!!!

  Windows Explorer can do no such thing. To remove recursively a certain file is easy - see below. To identify duplicates and remove some of them is much more difficult, because:

  • Are two files duplicates because
    -They have the same name?
    -They are the same size?
    -They have the same file date?
    -They have the same content?
    -Everything above?
  • When they are, which ones should be deleted?
    -The oldest?
    -The most recent?
    -The batch?

  Here's how to remove a certain file to recursively. Assume that they are in the folder "C:\Users\BHunter\Documents".

  1. Click the start planet.
  2. Type cmd. exe and press ENTER.
  3. Enter the following command and press ENTER:
     dir/s/b/p 'C:\Users\BHunter\Documents\_10-Mar-15_1 '.
     This will show you all the files whose name above.
  4. del /s /q "C:\Users\BHunter\Documents\_10-Mar-15_1."
     This will permanently delete all files with the name above. You cannot restore them.