Custom columns and duplicates

[wrisco]

Currently it's not possible to check multiple columns (together) for duplicates (only one after the other). If it's not planned already, I'd like to suggest such a feature. I'm trying to look for files that don't have the same modified date and filesize.

Another way I could imagine this to work would be some kind of custom columns, e.g. a single "modified date, filesize" column, then check this column for duplicates.

Since there is a "Full Path UTF-8 Byte Length" column, I hope it's not unreasonable to suggest a full path column without the drive letter (and maybe a drive letter column)..? That would allow me to find the files I haven't copied to my mirror-drive.

[void]

Thank you for your feedback wrisco,

Everything 1.5.0.1297a adds support for finding duplicates of multiple properties with the dupe: search function.

For example:

dupe:size;date-modified
-or-
dupe:size;dm

Another way I could imagine this to work would be some kind of custom columns, e.g. a single "modified date, filesize" column, then check this column for duplicates.

Maybe this could be done with regex capture groups.
I will look into this..

Since there is a "Full Path UTF-8 Byte Length" column, I hope it's not unreasonable to suggest a full path column without the drive letter (and maybe a drive letter column)..? That would allow me to find the files I haven't copied to my mirror-drive.

Please try using the Regular Expression Match 1 property and including the following in your search:

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regex:path:^[a-z]:(.*)$

Right click the Regular Expression Match 1 column header and right-click Find duplicates... and click Find Unique (not duplicated)...

-or-

If your mirror-drive is included in your Everything, try the following search:

regex:path:c:(.*)$ !fileexists:d:\1

where D: is your mirrored drive.



file-exists:

[wrisco]

Everything 1.5.0.1297a adds support for finding duplicates of multiple properties with the dupe: search function.

Awesome!

Please try using the Regular Expression Match 1 property and including the following in your search:

This works perfectly, thanks!