How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Biff
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How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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There are folders, files shown in the result not existing anymore or being double entries. How could I remove those respectively find the source, the volume?
Biff
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Many thanks for the link. But I do not have others than NTFS volumes, no folders, file lists and such.
therube
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

Post by therube »

There are folders, files shown in the result not existing anymore or being double entries.
Examples?
Biff
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Sorry, what examples?
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Examples of folder & files that show as duplicated.
And a screenshot too would help.
Biff
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Examples of folder & files that show as duplicated.
Sorry again, I am not quite sure, hope, I get it right:
Folder: Cesaria Evora - Cabo Verde (2010)

Files:
Cesaria Evora-Zebra.mp3
Cesaria Evora-Tchintchirote.mp3
Cesaria Evora-Sabine Larga'm.mp3
Cesaria Evora-Quem bô ê.mp3
Cesaria Evora-Pe di Boi (Quarrel) (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Partida (Departure) (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Mar e Morada de Sodade (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Mae Velha (Old Mother) (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Ess Pais (This Country) (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Coragem Irmon (1997).mp3
Cesaria Evora-Bo e di Meu Cretcheu (1997).mp3
CesarIa Evora-Apocalipse.mp3
Caetano Veloso & Cesaria Evora.mp3

Image
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

Post by therube »

In my case, I have "dups" - but they are backed up to a second drive, which I also have indexed.

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Oh, you could try a Force Rebuild of the index & see what happens with that.
But more interesting would be to figure out just why you're showing dups.
Biff
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Many thanks for the screenshot.

Yes, my back ups are indexed, too.
Oh, you could try a Force Rebuild of the index & see what happens with that.
But more interesting would be to figure out just why you're showing dups.
I assume (but I am not sure), the reason is I bought a new drive for I: and copied the data from the old I: drive to the new one. And the content of the old drive is kept...ah no, it - of course - is indexed / reindexed and cannot have the old I: data anymore. Or...it has another drive letter now, "O".

I now tried to find the duplicate entries by using fsi:. fsi:38 and fsi:39 show drive I:. I created a new file to see which of the indexes would show it but none of them did. When I reindex drive I: (if it will be indexed I remove the other I: volume and if it cannot be indexed I will remove the same volume) all the other volumes (above all of the drives not being plugged in at the moment) are kept untouched?
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

Post by NotNull »

If I understood correctly, this should get rid of your "old" I:-drive:
  • Connect your new I:-drive
  • Go to Menu:Tools > Options > Indexes > NTFS
    In the list of Local NTFS volumes, you will see two (or more?) I:-drives.
    One of them will be Offline Disk (I:).
    That has to be the old one as the new one is now online
  • Select the Offline Disk (I:) i the list of Local NTFS volumes.
  • Click the Remove button
  • Click OK
After letting Everything update it's database, the content of the old I:-drive should now be gone.
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Re: How to remove / avoid displaying double entries in the result?

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Done, very great, yes, it seems as if all is well now.

Many thanks for the instructions...may be I should have thought of something like that myself....but...

Many thanks again
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