---
id: duplicates.how-do-i-open-a-cloud-duplicate-to-check-it
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-open-a-cloud-duplicate-to-check-it
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["duplicates", "cloud", "open"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-check-a-duplicate-before-removing-it", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-remove-cloud-duplicates"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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

- **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 — hover to see why.

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