Realtime Duplicate File Feedback
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billsmith1324
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Realtime Duplicate File Feedback
Not sure if there's a way to do this, but is it possible to use Everything to get some type of realtime feedback or pop-up when the index detects a duplicate file that is copied to a different path than the original file but still within the drive being indexed? I can manually search for duplicates with Everything, but an automatic notification would be very helpful. If anyone can think of a way to do this, I'd appreciate some ideas.
Re: Realtime Duplicate File Feedback
A size: search might help... depending on how unique the file size is..
Include the following in your search:
size:1234567
where 1234567 is the size of the original file.
The results will update in real-time with any file that matches this size.
This should give a good guide to files that are potentially duplicated.
You could use the following search to match content in real-time:
size:1234567 sha256:FA729893E7F25DE3D7F331CB9B59872892390ED06F19B5321288BE6CF8A12153
The problem here is you need to keep the window open and constantly examine the results.
Consider periodically calling ES and showing a message if there's multiple results.
A task scheduler is on my TODO list.
For example: when a modified file size matches a specific size an action could be performed, or possibly when the size and sha256 match..
Include the following in your search:
size:1234567
where 1234567 is the size of the original file.
The results will update in real-time with any file that matches this size.
This should give a good guide to files that are potentially duplicated.
You could use the following search to match content in real-time:
size:1234567 sha256:FA729893E7F25DE3D7F331CB9B59872892390ED06F19B5321288BE6CF8A12153
The problem here is you need to keep the window open and constantly examine the results.
Consider periodically calling ES and showing a message if there's multiple results.
A task scheduler is on my TODO list.
For example: when a modified file size matches a specific size an action could be performed, or possibly when the size and sha256 match..