Finding duplicates?

gvantass · 01-26-2019, 04:46 AM

Is there some way that I can find duplicates en masse?

I seem to have acquired multiple copies of a number of ebooks, and would love to be able to search for "all books that have duplicates."

Is there some way that I can do this?

BetterRed · 01-26-2019, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvantass

Is there some way that I can find duplicates en masse?

I seem to have acquired multiple copies of a number of ebooks, and would love to be able to search for "all books that have duplicates."

Is there some way that I can do this?

How about trying the Find Duplicates plugin ==>> Index of plugins

Please post any questions about a specific plugin in the plugin's thread, you'll get a quicker response

BR

Tarana · 01-26-2019, 11:20 AM

That plugin works very well, but make sure before deleting anything that the book you are keeping works well. I discovered a couple of duplicates that still had DRM attached, so I was almost SOL because I had deleted it already in my Kindle cloud. Fortunately, if you buy it from Amazon, it can be resurrected if you go customer service with the order number (which is an easy lookup with the order search).

gvantass · 01-26-2019, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

How about trying the Find Duplicates plugin ==>> Index of plugins

Please post any questions about a specific plugin in the plugin's thread, you'll get a quicker response

BR

I did not know that such a thing existed! Thank you!

01-26-2019, 04:46 AM	#1
gvantass Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2018 Device: kindle paperwhite	Finding duplicates? Is there some way that I can find duplicates en masse? I seem to have acquired multiple copies of a number of ebooks, and would love to be able to search for "all books that have duplicates." Is there some way that I can do this?

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Finding Duplicates: Ignoring certain formats in 'binary compare'	ownedbycats	Calibre	0	11-16-2018 09:59 PM
Duplicates handling with Find Duplicates plugin	erfjr	Calibre	0	03-05-2013 03:52 PM
Finding duplicates	Andreiuta	Library Management	2	03-25-2012 10:24 AM
finding duplicates and sort author by surname ?	geordiejohn	Calibre	0	12-23-2010 02:59 PM
Duplicates...	jaxx6166	Sony Reader	5	07-09-2009 10:13 PM

01-26-2019, 11:20 AM	#3
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,061 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	That plugin works very well, but make sure before deleting anything that the book you are keeping works well. I discovered a couple of duplicates that still had DRM attached, so I was almost SOL because I had deleted it already in my Kindle cloud. Fortunately, if you buy it from Amazon, it can be resurrected if you go customer service with the order number (which is an easy lookup with the order search).