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This is the best Microsoft way to do this, but it has limitations. Say there two identical files (same name, same contents, in same folder) then you will end up with two copies on the one drive, the second one having ' (2)' appended to its name.
3rd party apps may have more intelligence and be able to spot (and not copy) such files, only copying ones with the same name but different contents. I don't have experience of any such app, but others may be able to advise.
If you copy all duplicate named files then some may be duplicates with identical name/date/content, some may be be the same name and content but different dates and others may be the same name but different content.
If you let it skip files with the same name and date you should not the first type of duplicate above, but there's a small chance that two files may have the same name and date, but different content (so won't be copied) - your choice of which risk to take.
Thanks so much for your continued help!
I'm not sure what you mean by "you should not the first type of duplicate above"?
I was worried about this as well so I'm thinking of just going through each folder manually...If you copy all duplicate named files then some may be duplicates with identical name/date/content, some may be be the same name and content but different dates and others may be the same name but different content.
Sorry, somehow the word 'get' got left out. Should have read...
If you copy all duplicate named files then some may be duplicates with identical name/date/content, some may be the same name and content but different dates and others may be the same name but different content.
If you let it skip files with the same name and date you should not get the first type of duplicate above, but there's a small chance that two files may have the same name and date, but different content (so won't be copied) - your choice of which risk to take.