{"id":"duplicates.do-files-with-the-same-name-count-as-duplicates","url":"/faq/duplicates/do-files-with-the-same-name-count-as-duplicates","category":{"id":"duplicates","title":"Duplicate files"},"subcategory":{"id":"basics","title":"Duplicates basics"},"question":"Do files with the same name count as duplicates?","alt_questions":["Why aren't two files with the same name shown as duplicates?","Same file name but not listed in Duplicates","Does Storage Studio find files with duplicate names?","Two files called the same thing aren't in the list","Find files with the same name on Mac"],"short_answer":"No. Storage Studio only groups files whose contents are exactly the same, so two different files that happen to share a name are never shown as duplicates. Copies with different names are grouped if their contents match.","answer_markdown":"No. A shared name isn't enough — Storage Studio only groups files whose contents are exactly the same. Two documents both called \"Report.docx\" with different text inside are different files, and removing one would lose work, so they're never shown as a set.\n\nThe reverse also holds: copies with completely different names (\"IMG_2041.jpg\" and \"Beach.jpg\") are grouped together if their contents match.\n\nIf you expected a pair to appear and it didn't, check whether either file is under 1 MB — by default smaller files aren't compared. See [why a small file wasn't checked](/faq/duplicates/why-werent-my-small-files-checked-for-duplicates).","answer_html":"

No. A shared name isn't enough — Storage Studio only groups files whose contents are exactly the same. Two documents both called "Report.docx" with different text inside are different files, and removing one would lose work, so they're never shown as a set.

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The reverse also holds: copies with completely different names ("IMG_2041.jpg" and "Beach.jpg") are grouped together if their contents match.

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If you expected a pair to appear and it didn't, check whether either file is under 1 MB — by default smaller files aren't compared. See why a small file wasn't checked.

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Duplicate files · Duplicates basics

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Do files with the same name count as duplicates?

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Short answer: No. Storage Studio only groups files whose contents are exactly the same, so two different files that happen to share a name are never shown as duplicates. Copies with different names are grouped if their contents match.

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No. A shared name isn't enough — Storage Studio only groups files whose contents are exactly the same. Two documents both called "Report.docx" with different text inside are different files, and removing one would lose work, so they're never shown as a set.

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The reverse also holds: copies with completely different names ("IMG_2041.jpg" and "Beach.jpg") are grouped together if their contents match.

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If you expected a pair to appear and it didn't, check whether either file is under 1 MB — by default smaller files aren't compared. See why a small file wasn't checked.

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