Find possible duplicates of a selected file whilst using Everything (Voidtools)

Not sure whether this is the right place to post.

It may happen that one wants to check whether there are any duplicates of a selected file.

Whilst using Everything (Voidtools) v1.5 - See: Everything downloads

one might add a context menu item reading as follows:

"\path to everything-exe\Everything64.exe" -s* size:[getsize:"%1"] ext:[get-property:"%1","extension"]

Important: use the latest version...

[Example]

r-click file and select "Everything Find Dups..."

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Nice. I find this very useful. :+1:

Only one thing, could you also match the name?

Sorry for the late reply, I was out last week.

You mean to say, select file, find duplicate elsewhere?
Maybe you could try: "x:\path\Everything64.exe" -s file:exact:"%1"

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Thank you, opw62. No problem, my post is only a few hours old. I have now added both versions. The algorithm seems to use rounded values, so that i find different small files, all having 1kb. In case i am looking for exact copies, i can use your second command now.

Just FWIW...
I created a context submenu with some Everything commands

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Search duplicate file name:

"X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -s* file:#filename:"%1"

Search Everything:

"X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -s {file}

Search same date:

X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -s* dm:[formatfiletime:[get-date-modified:"%1"],yyyyMMdd\THHmmss.SSSSSSS]

Search dups of selected folders:

X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -s* folder: size:[get-property:"%1","total size"]

Search in X:\Photos:

X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -filter "X:\Photos" -s {file}

Search same size:

"X:\Everythingpath\Everything64.exe" -s* size:[getsize:"%1"] ext:[get-property:"%1","extension"]
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Thanks, looks very useful.

How easy would this be to add? Could you perhaps write a small guide? :slight_smile:

Try this button. You will have to edit each menu item (Alt-click on it) to set the right paths for your machine. To add that menu, go into the edit mode and drag it to a toolbar.

Various Everything Searches.dcf (2.1 KB)

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As for finding duplicates, one might also consider using: dupe:size;dm;name
in the search box (or even better, add a filter with this search).
Or just: dupe:size;dm which will show possible duplicates with a different file name (due to file renaming)

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Thank you guys for all this, invaluable information !!