---
id: finder-location.show-duplicate-files-in-finder
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/show-duplicate-files-in-finder
category: "Finding things in Finder"
subcategory: "Reveal in Finder across the app"
question: "How do I look at duplicate copies in Finder before removing one?"
alt_questions:
  - "Reveal duplicate in Finder"
  - "Open both duplicates to compare"
  - "duplicates window show in finder"
  - "Which folder is this duplicate in?"
  - "check a duplicate file before deleting"
short_answer: "In the Duplicates window, click a copy's name to open it or its folder to show it in Finder, so you can compare copies first. Anything removed goes to the Recycle Vault and can be restored."
tags: ["duplicates", "reveal in finder"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/how-do-i-reveal-an-item-from-whats-using-space", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/where-is-the-recycle-vault-stored", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/how-do-i-reveal-an-item-from-data-parking"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I look at duplicate copies in Finder before removing one?

In the **Duplicates** window, every copy in a set is listed with its folder, its created and modified dates, and a **Reveal in Finder** icon.

- **Click a file's name** to open it.
- **Click its folder** to show it in Finder.

That way you can open two identical-looking copies and be sure which one to keep. Anything you then remove goes to the **Recycle Vault**, so it can be brought back.

See [the Duplicates window](https://storagestudio.us/manual/duplicates).