Found duplicates - but how to remove?

Motomaggot · 02-06-2012, 05:00 PM

I have 7000 plus books and used the find duplicates to find all the duplicates, but not I cant seem to find a way to remove them automatically. Do I have to go line by line to remove them?

Matthew

theducks · 02-06-2012, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motomaggot

I have 7000 plus books and used the find duplicates to find all the duplicates, but not I cant seem to find a way to remove them automatically. Do I have to go line by line to remove them?

Matthew

Yes (or merge them if they are different formats that you want to keep)

speakingtohe · 02-07-2012, 12:34 AM

you can use the control key to select multiple books.
Hold control and click on books.
I usually look at them first to see which I want to keep and if possible I merge but if you are in a big hurry then the control key method will make it faster.

Helen

transmitthis · 02-07-2012, 05:40 AM

Sometimes it can be useful to mark all the books, ie a column tick or something.
Then restrict the sort to that.
Then you can sort again on size or format, date etc, to make selecting books (Shift+Click) easier but it really depends on the books

Make sure you know the short cut keys for advancing to the next entry in the duplicate plugin, as that can also speed things up if doing it that way.

Don't forget to try the fuzzy search and other options, as you probably have more duplicates than you think

Motomaggot · 02-07-2012, 04:19 PM

This is really a mess. I would think that the binary duplicate options would be fine but I was hoping the list would allow me to search and then just delete all the dups.

Thanks guys, time to spend two days getting my library back to normal.

Matthew

speakingtohe · 02-07-2012, 08:12 PM

Took me two months. But I have no life.

Helen

theducks · 02-07-2012, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Took me two months. But I have no life.

Helen

But there is no dust in your Library now

CWatkinsNash · 02-07-2012, 09:22 PM

I just cleaned out a load of duplicates this evening, and I can guarantee if there had been an easier / more automatic way to clear out the dupes, I would have erred badly. The "bad" ones were not the ones I thought they'd be.

02-06-2012, 05:00 PM	#1
Motomaggot I'll always be a newb Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Touch	Found duplicates - but how to remove? I have 7000 plus books and used the find duplicates to find all the duplicates, but not I cant seem to find a way to remove them automatically. Do I have to go line by line to remove them? Matthew

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02-07-2012, 12:34 AM	#3
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	you can use the control key to select multiple books. Hold control and click on books. I usually look at them first to see which I want to keep and if possible I merge but if you are in a big hurry then the control key method will make it faster. Helen

02-07-2012, 05:40 AM	#4
transmitthis Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 1003542 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Google Nexus 7 16GB	Sometimes it can be useful to mark all the books, ie a column tick or something. Then restrict the sort to that. Then you can sort again on size or format, date etc, to make selecting books (Shift+Click) easier but it really depends on the books Make sure you know the short cut keys for advancing to the next entry in the duplicate plugin, as that can also speed things up if doing it that way. Don't forget to try the fuzzy search and other options, as you probably have more duplicates than you think

02-07-2012, 04:19 PM	#5
Motomaggot I'll always be a newb Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Touch	This is really a mess. I would think that the binary duplicate options would be fine but I was hoping the list would allow me to search and then just delete all the dups. Thanks guys, time to spend two days getting my library back to normal. Matthew

02-07-2012, 08:12 PM	#6
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Took me two months. But I have no life. Helen

02-07-2012, 09:22 PM	#8
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I just cleaned out a load of duplicates this evening, and I can guarantee if there had been an easier / more automatic way to clear out the dupes, I would have erred badly. The "bad" ones were not the ones I thought they'd be.

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