Remove duplicate files with advanced name search
I've downloaded some mp3 files (many actually) and I want to know how I can remove duplicates. The duplicates neither have exactly the same name nor the same size/contents. The similarity is in their names. For example:
Calvin Harris – Blame (Feat. John Newman)
Blame - Calvin Harris
Is there any cmd workaround or other solution?
Solution 1:
I am using Anti-Twin (and similar) freeware software, dont bother with CMD. Never had same issue, but I think it will work just fine. Or try Fast Duplicate File Finder, they are claiming that they remove files by similar file name
Solution 2:
You should compare audio files by content - not by filename
There's a straight forward, free and portable tool called similarity which does this.
Similarity rapidly scans your music collection and shows all duplicate music files you may have. The comparison powered by "acoustic fingerprint" technology considers the actual contents of files, not just tags or filenames, and thus ensures the extreme accuracy of similarity estimation. Moreover, the comparison isn’t dependent of music file format; the application supports almost every file format in full.