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    delete duplicate *files/folders* safely and efficiently?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by JimyTheAssassin, Sep 10, 2007.

  1. JimyTheAssassin

    JimyTheAssassin Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a rather arduous task here, unless I can find a simpler way to automate the proceedure. Long story short - I have been asked to search for specific jpg images, identify them, and sort them. The computer I'm sorting through is a COMPLETE MESS. If I could capitalize that more I would. Duplicates have run rampent, in duplicate folders, in the most confusing file tree imaginable.

    I need, or want, an easy way to automate deleting these duplicate jpg images, but I don't want to worry that the program just "generally" deleted everything that had the same title. Some files which aren't duplicates, may have the same title, i.e. 1.jpg-24kb 1.jpg-365kb 1.jpg-60kb
    I don't want to explain how this happened... but it's years of mismanagement.

    Am I screwed?

    P.S. I have searched a bit for programs and found MrClean, but it looks too simple maybe? I like free, but pay for suggestions would be okay too.
     
    JimyTheAssassin, Sep 10, 2007
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