Find and remove similar/duplicated files

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Hello,

I am a long-time user of DTP. I remember DTP used to have a “Find duplicates” script that worked very well, especially with large PDF databases. The new “Find & Remove Similar Content” displays a pop-up window that only compares the file names, but you cannot compare the documents side-by-side.

Is the old Find Duplicates option no longer available? Is it possible to group all duplicates and compare them before deleting them?

Thanks for your support.
Cheers
Mariano

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Actually the script shipping with DEVONthink Pro (Office) always worked like that, maybe you used a different script in the past?

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Maybe, but it was always installed with the “Extras”. It grouped all suspected duplicates and you could scroll through the docs one by one.

Does such functionality still exist?

Thanks

M

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It’s definitely not a feature shipping with DEVONthink or available in the support assistant. Maybe it was a third-party script from the forum?

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You can create a “smart group” that lists all suspected duplicates, however, not similar items. I have modified the “Find and Remove Similar Items” to tag those items as similar, and created a smart group for those as well, as I often end up with the same item in different file formats.

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