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A few years ago, I wanted to clear out the duplicates I had in my Google Drive. It’s not a trivial task as deleting files with the same filename does not cut it: I receive tons of generated pdf’s with the same filename and when time is short (or when being lazy 😉), I just save it to Google Drive as is. The inevitable consequence is: one day cleanup is needed. 😁<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone familiar with linux might think of the ‘fdupes<\/a>‘ utility: it not simply compares the filename but, according to the manual:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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comparing file sizes and MD5 signatures, followed by a byte-by-byte comparison<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Excellent. Except, when you have to go through tons of documents and files, it’s not that practical. So, with my 2021 new year’s resolutions still fresh in my head, I persevered and coded a quick gui mashup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n