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How do I compare two folders to see if they're the same

How do I compare two folders to see if they're the same

luserX
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Hi,

 

I have a bunch of folders that are likely the same.

 

How do I confirm this (via the Dropbox web interface) so that I can delete the duplicate folders?

 

Thanks

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Mark
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I'm afraid there is no way of doing this via Dropbox - you will need to manually check to see


 


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Mark
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I'm afraid there is no way of doing this via Dropbox - you will need to manually check to see


 


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luserX
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Thanks, Mark. I appreciate your taking the time to respond and share your expertise.

 

That said, I am surprised that Dropbox doesn't offer this seemingly pretty basic - and valuable - functionality....

 

Moreover, the web interface doesn't make it easy to see the size of the folder I'm looking at, which will suffice for me to compare folders for duplicates.

 

Anyway... NVM. Thanks again, Mark!

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