I have 3 folders, with a ton of PDF files in each.
We need to try to create a file / list of duplicates. (Assume duplicate filename = duplicate, don't need to examine the inside of the documents.)
I did some searching and found the following suggestion was given to someone else on stackoverflow years ago for a similar problem:
Without much context, I tried creating a batch file containing this and just filled in the source and dest directories for folder 1 of the 3 we need to do. Then I added one line with pause after the two xcopy lines.
When I run it, it takes a little but then finishes and gets to the "press any key" prompt. However, no text file/s were created.
Can anyone help me? Either by correcting whatever I'm doing wrong above, or presenting an alternative - any help would be greatly appreciated!
We need to try to create a file / list of duplicates. (Assume duplicate filename = duplicate, don't need to examine the inside of the documents.)
I did some searching and found the following suggestion was given to someone else on stackoverflow years ago for a similar problem:
Code:
xcopy "<source>" "<dest>" /e /l /f >\fullList.txt
xcopy "<source>" "<dest>" /e /l /u /f >\equals.txt
Without much context, I tried creating a batch file containing this and just filled in the source and dest directories for folder 1 of the 3 we need to do. Then I added one line with pause after the two xcopy lines.
When I run it, it takes a little but then finishes and gets to the "press any key" prompt. However, no text file/s were created.
Can anyone help me? Either by correcting whatever I'm doing wrong above, or presenting an alternative - any help would be greatly appreciated!