Find duplicate files across a few drives

Is there a good utility for this? We have too many versions of things laying around.

You can probably do this on Automator but there are other applications/scripts out there that can probably do the job better. You might want to check out http://webscripts.softpedia.com/script/File-Management-Perl/Dupinator-19031.html or http://www.zizasoft.com/products/zsDuplicateHunter/index.shtml I haven't tried either one yet but both seem to have gotten some buzz. I think the first one is free. The second has a trial period and starts at $19.95.

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Software to find duplicate files

Is there a way for the macbook pro to find duplicate files?
Or is there freeware or a recommended software for this?
I have massive duplicates that I need to get rid of.

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How to find duplicate files in Finder with Automator or Apple ScriptEditor

Can anyone tell me how to find duplicate files in Finder with Automator or Apple ScriptEditor.

D'oh! It's actually fairly easy - I just right clicked on the file, Get Info, Artwork tab, then dragged the picture to the desktop, from where I can do what I like with it. Never mind, nothing to see here, carry on.

Find duplicate files?

Is there an easy way to find duplicate files built into Lion? I use Dupe Guru but it doesn't find all the duplicates. Any suggestions?

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Finding duplicate files

Can anyone recommend a good shareware or freeware app to find and delete duplicate (or triplicate or sextuplicate) files on a hard drive running Snow Leopard?

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JUST finding duplicate files/folders

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Yeah, unfortunately that was how the action was programmed - to only accept two folders to compare at a time.
Honestly, I re-reviewed your earlier posts, and what you want is the most recent version of the files right?
As you have 4 folders, then what I think you should do is the following:
1. First select the first two folders and run the below workflow:
What this will do is synch both of them so that the most recent files are there. Then all you have to do is delete one of them as they will be DUPLICATES.
2. Then select the OTHER TWO FOLDERS with the same workflow above and sync them. Then delete one of the folders.
3. Now you only have two folders left to sync. Run the workflow on those two folders and delete one of them.
There you go, and you will end up with ONE folder that has all the most recent versions of the files.
You should test it first, but it should work.
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I am guessing this is a simple answer, and I apologize for not knowing it, but I want to ask. What's the easiest and best way to see if you have duplicate files?
I am reorganizing a couple very big picture folders into smaller subfolders and am sure there are dupes amongst the big folders I am moving them from. Manually moving specific pics to specific small folders, and keep running into dupes. Is there a way to see dupes ahead of time so I can eliminate them?

Not directly but there are several third-party shareware utilities that locate duplicates. You'll find them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

Finding RAW files on Portable Hard Drive

I've just bought a Portable Hard Drive for storing my RAW files. (LR recommended good practice, keeping 50% of my C drive empty!!)
Now...I am able to download from my Memory Card to the Portable Drive and tell LR where to find the images. - That's dandy!.
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Finding duplicate file names

Hello
How can I find the duplicate file names in database?
select substr( file_name , instr (file_name, '/',-1)+1) from dba_data_files;
users.dbf01
tools.dbf01
tools.dbf02
..What I want to find is, I want to find the duplicate file names.
ie:
users.dbf01
users.dbf01
sysaux.dbf02
sysaux.dbf02
..

Using the query you posted above...
select count(*), the_file_name
from
   select
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   from dba_data_files
group by the_file_name
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How to find duplicate files on Mac from itunes

yesterday i trashed itunes. anyway got this program to recover the music from the ipod. went to transfer music and only did part of them because im out of disk space. so i went from having 35 GB empty to 3.6 MB.
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when i first lost the library, i went in and tried to transfer the files in the music library to itunes. when i dragged it over, i saw the transfer start and got an error mess that itunes needed to be restarted. when i restarted, the the music library folder is empty ans so is itunes but the files are still taking up space. obviously still taking up space. where is it?? how do i find it, what can i do to remove the duplicate files?
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Finding duplicate files over 5MB anywhere

is there a way to find and pair up files (images) on a hard drive over a certain size.
I have many image files and many duplicates of these files.
I'd like to find all the duplicates (same files size and name) and see there locations side by side so that i can delete the unnecessary copies.
what can i do to do this easily?

I guess so. Maybe someone made an automator script or an apple script. You might post a request in their forums. I think a smart folder won't do the job as it only lists tagged files without giving relationships. Or am I wrong?
I tried GC's function serveral times and it was very satisfying.

Find duplicate files across a few drives

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