{"id":"duplicates.how-do-i-remove-the-extra-copies-in-one-duplicate-set","url":"/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-remove-the-extra-copies-in-one-duplicate-set","category":{"id":"duplicates","title":"Duplicate files"},"subcategory":{"id":"removing-and-restoring","title":"Removing and restoring duplicates"},"question":"How do I remove the extra copies in one duplicate set?","alt_questions":["How do I delete duplicates in Storage Studio?","Remove duplicate files one set at a time","Move duplicates to Recycle Vault","How do I get rid of a duplicate file?","Delete the other copies but keep one"],"short_answer":"Select the copy to keep with the round selector, click the set's Move … to Recycle Vault button, and confirm. The other copies go to the Recycle Vault, recoverable for about 6 months, and the set leaves the list.","answer_markdown":"In the set, make sure the copy you want to keep is selected with the round selector (the recommended copy is selected for you), then click **Move … to Recycle Vault** at the bottom of the set. A confirmation names the copy being kept and how many others will go; confirm with **Move to Recycle Vault**.\n\nThe set disappears from the list and the space it was taking is freed. Everything removed stays recoverable from the Recycle Vault for about 6 months.","answer_html":"

In the set, make sure the copy you want to keep is selected with the round selector (the recommended copy is selected for you), then click Move … to Recycle Vault at the bottom of the set. A confirmation names the copy being kept and how many others will go; confirm with Move to Recycle Vault.

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The set disappears from the list and the space it was taking is freed. Everything removed stays recoverable from the Recycle Vault for about 6 months.

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Duplicate files · Removing and restoring duplicates

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How do I remove the extra copies in one duplicate set?

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Short answer: Select the copy to keep with the round selector, click the set's Move … to Recycle Vault button, and confirm. The other copies go to the Recycle Vault, recoverable for about 6 months, and the set leaves the list.

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In the set, make sure the copy you want to keep is selected with the round selector (the recommended copy is selected for you), then click Move … to Recycle Vault at the bottom of the set. A confirmation names the copy being kept and how many others will go; confirm with Move to Recycle Vault.

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The set disappears from the list and the space it was taking is freed. Everything removed stays recoverable from the Recycle Vault for about 6 months.

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