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mes640
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

Cleaning up duplicates of multiple files

My company is working with duplicates of multiple recipes, going back 5 years. The recipes are organized by menus, so recipes are copied to have all recipes available per menu item. So we are talking about thousands and thousands of recipes here.  I am wondering how to better organize these files - is there a feature to consolidate multiples? Is there a way to find the original file all the copies are based off of? Basically I would like to understand if I need to use Dropbox more efficiently, or if this is a problem only solved by people agreeing on a better organization. 

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    5 years ago
    mes640 wrote:

    Is there a way to have a file exist in multiple folders without being duplicated a million times?

    No, there isn't. Think of your Dropbox as just a regular folder on your computer. Any organization is up to the users using that folder.

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
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    5 years ago

    Hey mes640, thanks for reaching out to us here!

    At the moment, we don't have a feature within Dropbox that would locate duplicate files within your account. You would need to use a third party app to do this I'm afraid.

    While I can't make any recommendations, you should be able to find some apps with a quick web search, or others here might have some suggestions for you.

    Sorry that I can't be of much more help with this, but don't hesitate to get back to me here with any other questions.

    Thanks!

    • mes640's avatar
      mes640
      New member | Level 2
      5 years ago

      So the problem is not LOCATING the duplicate files, but having too many duplicates. Is there a way to have a file exist in multiple folders without being duplicated a million times? Below is a perfect example.Capture.PNG

      • mes640's avatar
        mes640
        New member | Level 2
        5 years ago

        Like attaching pdfs to one another instead of copying over and over again?

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