{"id":"duplicates.where-can-i-see-whether-the-duplicate-finder-is-running","url":"/faq/duplicates/where-can-i-see-whether-the-duplicate-finder-is-running","category":{"id":"duplicates","title":"Duplicate files"},"subcategory":{"id":"scanning","title":"Scanning and Auto-scan"},"question":"Where can I see whether the duplicate finder is running?","alt_questions":["Is the background duplicate scan working?","Duplicate file finder status","Check duplicate finder service","How do I know Auto-scan is working?"],"short_answer":"Each source's status line in the Duplicates window shows progress, the last check time and any waiting reason. For an overview, see Duplicate file finder in Preferences → Services; the Home Duplicates card also shows the latest summary.","answer_markdown":"Two places. In the Duplicates window, the status line under each source shows live progress while it scans, or — when it's idle — when it last checked and why it's waiting, if it is.\n\nFor an overview, open **Preferences → Services** and look for **Duplicate file finder**, which shows whether the background finder is healthy alongside Storage Studio's other services. The **Duplicates** card on Home also updates its summary once a scan has found something.","answer_html":"

Two places. In the Duplicates window, the status line under each source shows live progress while it scans, or — when it's idle — when it last checked and why it's waiting, if it is.

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For an overview, open Preferences → Services and look for Duplicate file finder, which shows whether the background finder is healthy alongside Storage Studio's other services. The Duplicates card on Home also updates its summary once a scan has found something.

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Duplicate files · Scanning and Auto-scan

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Where can I see whether the duplicate finder is running?

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Short answer: Each source's status line in the Duplicates window shows progress, the last check time and any waiting reason. For an overview, see Duplicate file finder in Preferences → Services; the Home Duplicates card also shows the latest summary.

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Two places. In the Duplicates window, the status line under each source shows live progress while it scans, or — when it's idle — when it last checked and why it's waiting, if it is.

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For an overview, open Preferences → Services and look for Duplicate file finder, which shows whether the background finder is healthy alongside Storage Studio's other services. The Duplicates card on Home also updates its summary once a scan has found something.

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