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Cleaning up duplicates of multiple files
My company is working with duplicates of multiple recipes, going back 5 years. The recipes are organized by menus, so recipes are copied to have all recipes available per menu item. So we are talking...
Daphne
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey mes640, thanks for reaching out to us here!
At the moment, we don't have a feature within Dropbox that would locate duplicate files within your account. You would need to use a third party app to do this I'm afraid.
While I can't make any recommendations, you should be able to find some apps with a quick web search, or others here might have some suggestions for you.
Sorry that I can't be of much more help with this, but don't hesitate to get back to me here with any other questions.
Thanks!
So the problem is not LOCATING the duplicate files, but having too many duplicates. Is there a way to have a file exist in multiple folders without being duplicated a million times? Below is a perfect example.
Like attaching pdfs to one another instead of copying over and over again?
- Rich
Super User II
mes640 wrote:
Is there a way to have a file exist in multiple folders without being duplicated a million times?
No, there isn't. Think of your Dropbox as just a regular folder on your computer. Any organization is up to the users using that folder.
Ok, thank you. I just wanted to make sure that we were not missing a feature on Dropbox that could potentially help our organization. Appreciate your help!
