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 ?

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I wish I had your confidence in scripting

You know how you get it? by fucking around and finding out! I'd say give it a go!

Do a dry run of the de-dup to make sure you don't delete anything you care about.

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  • [–] [S, B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Give me a few years and maybe :P - but for now I’d rather not risk important data with my own limited skills especially if there is a product out there that it’s tried and tested and hopefully recommended by someone in this sub.. I didn’t expect my ask to be quite so unique..

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