Important Announcement: OneDrive Duplicate File Remover
The Cloud Duplicate Finder service is launched by our company, Sorcim Technologies, in March 2019.
Would you prefer an online service which removes duplicate files and photos from OneDrive completely online? Earlier no such services exist until the advent of Cloud Duplicate Finder (CDF) which makes use of the official OneDrive API to dedupe any-size OneDrive cloud account. The CDF is a privacy-conscious application which comes with 256-bit AES Encryption and makes sure users files and passwords are not stored. Users login to their OneDrive using the Microsoft-powered login screen, integrate OneDrive to the CDF easily, and then start an online scan for the duplicate files. Want to give it a try? Create an account without a credit card: Find OneDrive Duplicates.
Perform Operations at Desktop Level?
You can still use a Windows-based software Clone Files Checker by our company, or instead, use manual tricks to overcome OneDrive duplicate files. The guide below covers both aspects.
If you routinely use OneDrive to manage your file storage needs, you may find that the limited space you have is being eaten up by duplicate files. Some people find that accessing and editing their files from different devices causes OneDrive to create a new duplicate each time the file is changed. As a result, you will need to go back through to find and remove all of the OneDrive duplicate files that are filling up your cloud space.
In comes Clone Files Checker with it’s simple and sleek interface, coupled with intelligent algorithms that combine to bring a powerful OneDrive duplicate files buster.
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Note: Clone File Checker 5.3 has been rolled out to the public on January 17, 2018. This release incorporates a key feature that allows users to scan their OneDrive duplicate data by signing into their account from the program and scan it for duplicate data and take appropriate action. This saves users from the mammoth exercise of downloading their entire OneDrive data onto their computer.
Using an Automated Solution
Clone Files Checker provides an extremely handy option to the users desperately in need of an intelligent scan to rid their OneDrive account of duplicate files. It is smart enough to look deep into the hash of each file and use it to compare that file with all other selected files rather than relying on the file names. This means users get highly accurate scan results in the shortest possible time.
- Download Clone Files Checker and install it.
- Launch the program, click the Cloud Scan tab and then click OneDrive.
Opting for OneDrive cloud scan - Click the Load Drive button and enter your OneDrive credentials to login to your account.
- Select Yes in the prompt that appears to allow Clone Files Checker to access your OneDrive data. Please note that Clone Files Checker will never save even a fraction of this data onto its servers and you can always revoke this permission from https://onedrive.live.com
- Once all of the data has been loaded, it will show in Clone Files Checker. You can easily choose which folders you want to scan.
OneDrive data loaded onto Clone Files Checker - You can (optionally) select the file types you wish to be scanned for, and then click Start Search to initiate the scan.
- Once the scan is over, you will be provided with the results. Click the Select Duplicates button to decide which kind of files you want to retain.
- Next, click Select Action to choose whether you want to delete the duplicates permanently or move them to a folder of your choice.
The final step in OneDrive duplicate files cleanup
Note: Please bear in mind that it might take a while to complete the action you opted for in the last step, as it involves coordination between Clone Files Checker and OneDrive servers. Also, there is no Restore facility available for Cloud Scans as underline by OneDrive policy. So please choose your actions with utmost care.
Finding Duplicate Files Manually
OneDrive duplicate photos and files are created whenever a file is changed in multiple locations, and the program cannot determine which version is now correct. OneDrive creates a new file with the computer name added to the end as a way to distinguish which files have been changed and from which location. This gives you a simple way to search for duplicate files with the File Explorer application.
To do a search for duplicate files, simply open File Explorer and navigate to the OneDrive folder location on your PC. Then, in the search bar, enter the name of the alternate computer that is being used when duplicate files are created. Any file name that has that computer’s name added to the end will show up. You can now sort through the files to see which ones need to be saved and which ones can be deleted.
Deleting Duplicate Files
Once you have isolated the duplicate files that are no longer needed, you can manually delete them as you would any other file. If you are deleting all duplicates created by an alternate computer, it is easy to select all files with that computer name at the end and delete them at once. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a solution to the duplicate problem yet, so many people are still finding that they have the same file saved in multiple places with the computer name added up to five times at the end. This is obviously a problem that needs to be resolved to avoid overtaxing the limited drive space you have. The best defense currently is to do a regular sweep of your OneDrive folder to find duplicate files and identical photos in OneDrive and remove them before they get out of hand. After your first two or three times through you should have a good handle of which files are being updated, and know how to clean up your folder with very little effort.
OneDrive is a useful tool for storing your files in the cloud and allowing access to them across multiple devices. However, the issue of duplicate files and photos has become overwhelming for many users. The best way to combat these duplicating files is to keep your folders clean with a simple search that will indicate when a file has been copied, and allow you to see the most current version of the file so you can remove the others. The actual deletion process is extremely simple once you have located all of the duplicates.
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