How to find identical files saved under different names?
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Hi! I am using notepad++ for the first time. I have a large selection of notepad files, each one with a different name. But among these, some of them contain exactly the same text as others. Duplicates. How can I use notepad++ to quickly spot the duplicate files without having to check them one by one?
Thank you!
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If this does not answer your question, you should give more information about what you are EXACTLY looking for.
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Sorry, I dont know how that is supposed to answer my question.
I have +100 notepad files, each with a different name. Each of them should have different and unique text. However, I know that by mistake some of the files are duplicates with different filenames. That is, the files have different names but the body text is the exact same, letter by letter. I want to use notepad++ to spot these files. I cannot use the search function because I do not know the exact text of the duplicate files, since I havent found them yet.
Maybe this cannot be done with notepad++
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Yes, it sounds like you are looking for a comparison program like DiffMerge etc rather than Notepad++.
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thank you!
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This might be of interest to you
https://www.techcommuters.com/best-duplicate-file-finder-for-windows/
