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Karen Huguley
3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Duplicate files in different folders
I have the same photos in different folders, and I want to delete all duplicates, so I have more space for storage. I am a dum-dum when it comes to this stuff...Please respond in laymen's terms. ...
- 3 years ago
There is!
Have a look at https://www.dropbox.com/photos
BUT it may not display them next to each other to see duplicates easily
Mark
3 years agoSuper User II
I'm afraid Dropbox has no such function to find and remove duplicates. Thats something you do need to do manually unfortunately.
Same as if sync'ing on a device is paused you need to restart it and Dropbox will automatically update the changes, however, that will just be to how they are on your device - it wont find/edit/delete any duplicate etc.
- Karen Huguley3 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thank you for clarifying that for me...Too bad such a great program doesn't have a feature to help.
Is there a way to view ALL photos without having to open the folder(s) I stored them in? If so, will you please explain?
Thank you kindly...
KISS
- Mark3 years agoSuper User II
There is!
Have a look at https://www.dropbox.com/photos
BUT it may not display them next to each other to see duplicates easily
- JCarol Blair3 years agoNew member | Level 2Thanks. You’ve saved me a lot of grief and time. Have you suggested adding such a feature to the Dropbox tech team?? This would be an invaluable feature!!
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