Delete name-duplicate except the newest file

[LarsSandberg]

Hi, is there any easy way to delete name-dublets except the newest file in TC. In TC 6.51 I ensured that files are sorted by date. Then I use hotkey ALT-F7 for search, under advanced I pick "find duplicate files" for "same name" only and do the search, then I hit "feed to listbox", where there then is a bunch of files, some with either 2,3, to 5 duplicates.
Apparently the duplicates isn't sorted by date, which makes it quite hard to identify the older name-duplicates for deletion.
Here it would be nice with some select all except newest name-duplicate.

Is there any solution today?

[Hacker]

There isn't. Christian said the problem is the deleting criteria - ie what to delete.

Roman

[LarsSandberg]

Hmm, thats sad. if just the files at least could be sorted by date with-in an individual duplicate-field, it would at least be easier to select the older versions

[Sheepdog]

Is there any solution today?

Clonespy.

sheepdog

[Horst.Epp]

Hi, is there any easy way to delete name-dublets except the newest file in TC. In TC 6.51 I ensured that files are sorted by date. Then I use hotkey ALT-F7 for search, under advanced I pick "find duplicate files" for "same name" only and do the search, then I hit "feed to listbox", where there then is a bunch of files, some with either 2,3, to 5 duplicates.
Apparently the duplicates isn't sorted by date, which makes it quite hard to identify the older name-duplicates for deletion.
Here it would be nice with some select all except newest name-duplicate.

Is there any solution today?

You can sort the list after feed to listbox.
Just press the column header as usual
There is nothing displayed but it still sorts to this.

[LarsSandberg]

You can sort the list after feed to listbox

Hi Horst, thats right, but the problem is that with date sorting after feed to listbox, sorts the files, so they aren't shown as duplicate groups any more. So this is unusable. I guess that you didn't try?

Sheepdog, thanks for the clonespy tip, this little utility is great for the task

[Sheepdog]

Sheepdog, thanks for the clonespy tip

You're welcome.

, this little utility is great for the task

Yes I think so.

sheepdog

[Lev]

... the problem is that with date sorting after feed to listbox, sorts the files, so they aren't shown as duplicate groups any more. So this is unusable. I guess that you didn't try?

You must enable sorting by date BEFORE searching duplicates.
If you want a full control, then create a custom column including a date.
If you want to sort files after a search, then create a custom column with a file name, extension and a date combined in one column

[ghisler(Author)]

TC 7 will contain a new command which will select all files in the same directory, so this may help if the files and their duplicates are in different dirs. It has helped me already once. If anyone has another idea of selecting files in this situation, then it's NOW the time to suggest it, because I'm still in the phase of adding new functions.

[Sheepdog]

If anyone has another idea of selecting files in this situation, then it's NOW the time to suggest it, because I'm still in the phase of adding new functions.

Keep the files that are

1. newest
2. oldest
3. with longest
   • [3.1] filename
     [3.2] full path (path inc. filemname)
     [3.3] Dir path (path without filename)
4. with shortest
   • [4.1] filename
     [4.2] full path (path inc. filemname)
     [4.3] Dir path (path without filename)
5. Export a List of all equal files

It's taken from Clonspy but I think it's a good bunch of choices that should fit most needs.

sheepdog

[Sir_SiLvA]

It's taken from Clonspy but I think it's a good bunch of choices that should fit most needs.

100% ACK!

[Clo]

Hi All !

- Certainly fell in the Bottomless Well of the Good Old Brainwaves, someting that could match the topic, as a buit-in feature.

- Indeed, it isn't updated, but I guess that the principle could do the trick, in a so simple way…

 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[LarsSandberg]

You must enable sorting by date BEFORE searching duplicates

Lev. If you read my first post, you will know that I did that, and this doesn't work. Just try and you will know what i'm speaking about

[Lev]

OK, then what about a custom column? - I've tested it before posting and it works

[LarsSandberg]

OK, then what about a custom column? - I've tested it before posting and it works

Hi. Lev. I tried that, with sort on creation-date (custom-column), after that I tried with feed to listbox.
Result: This doesn't work either. I have made a screendump ready as a png-file, which proves what I say, however I can't see how to attach a picture from my harddrive in this post, so I posted on a ftp-server:
ftp://83.93.73.168
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