{"id":"duplicates.how-do-i-open-a-cloud-duplicate-to-check-it","url":"/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-open-a-cloud-duplicate-to-check-it","category":{"id":"duplicates","title":"Duplicate files"},"subcategory":{"id":"cloud-duplicates","title":"Duplicates in cloud accounts"},"question":"How do I open a cloud duplicate to check it before removing it?","alt_questions":["Why can't I click to open a cloud duplicate?","Open Google Drive duplicate in browser","The file name isn't a link in Duplicates","Copy the cloud path of a duplicate","Show the folder of a cloud duplicate"],"short_answer":"Click a cloud copy's name or folder to open it on the provider's website: Google Drive and Box open the exact copy, Dropbox opens by path. OneDrive, S3, FTP and SFTP have no address to open, so use the copy-path button instead.","answer_markdown":"Click the copy's name to open it on the provider's website, and click its folder to open that folder β€” where the service allows it:\n\n- **Google Drive** and **Box** open exactly the copy you clicked. That matters on Drive, which allows two files with the same name in one folder.\n- **Dropbox** opens the file and folder on the Dropbox website.\n- **OneDrive**, and storage such as **S3, FTP and SFTP**, don't give an address that can be opened, so those names aren't clickable β€” hover to see why.\n\nFor any cloud copy, the πŸ“‹ button copies its full path so you can find it yourself.","answer_html":"

Click the copy's name to open it on the provider's website, and click its folder to open that folder β€” where the service allows it:

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For any cloud copy, the πŸ“‹ button copies its full path so you can find it yourself.

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Duplicate files Β· Duplicates in cloud accounts

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How do I open a cloud duplicate to check it before removing it?

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Short answer: Click a cloud copy's name or folder to open it on the provider's website: Google Drive and Box open the exact copy, Dropbox opens by path. OneDrive, S3, FTP and SFTP have no address to open, so use the copy-path button instead.

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Click the copy's name to open it on the provider's website, and click its folder to open that folder β€” where the service allows it:

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  • Google Drive and Box open exactly the copy you clicked. That matters on Drive, which allows two files with the same name in one folder.
  • Dropbox opens the file and folder on the Dropbox website.
  • OneDrive, and storage such as S3, FTP and SFTP, don't give an address that can be opened, so those names aren't clickable β€” hover to see why.
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For any cloud copy, the πŸ“‹ button copies its full path so you can find it yourself.

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