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Thousands of duplicate files in OneDrive
OK, it's probably my fault, but after doing a Windows 11 RESET in my desktop, including instructing Windows that my OneDrive was not on the Boot Drive (C:) but on F: drive, I seem to have completely duplicated all my files. That's about 150,000 files! (That's what you get when you're 77 and have been using computers since they were invented last century).
Anyway, simple question: How do I delete the copies?
Original Filename: disaster2025.docx
Duplicate Filename: disaster2025 Copy.docx
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Try this:
- Open your Office account in a browser and navigate to OneDrive.
- In the OneDrive search bar type Copy and then click the right-facing arrow icon.
- It will show all the files with Copy in the file name.
- Now click the checkbox to the left of the Name column to select all those duplicate files with Copy at the end of the filename.
- Click Delete. All those duplicates should now be gone. (They'll still be in your OneDrive Recycle Bin for a month in case you need one or more for some reason before they are deleted.)
