Remove duplicate folders (and files)

I have attempted several times to merge two folders named "jazz". I haved check the box to skip files and folders that are already in the target. I just noticed that I have been keeping both, so I have folders called sax 1, sax 2, etc. with identical contents. I also have similar issues in the root directory, which has multiple copies of files with numbers appended at the end.
When I realized this, I cancelled a merge, and now have ghost files instead of the original, un-numbered file name.
Is there any way to easily fix this mess so I have just one copy of each file and folder, preferably without a number appended to the name?
Thanks,
-Ron Lavoie

try access based enumeration https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/dd772681%28v=ws.10%29.aspx

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