How to delete a LOT of duplicate files?

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Mike950

I'm not sure how I did it but I've created duplicate files of ALL the files
in "My Documents" folders. They look something like this: "Frank
Letter.doc, Frank Letter(2).doc; Farmers Let.doc, Farmers Let(2).doc, etc."
There are hundreds of duplicates like this in all the different folders in My
Documents. Is there an easy way of deleting all the duplicate "(2)" files.
Deleting each file individually would take forever.

Thank you for your help. Mike

PS: I may have done this when I had a computer problem a couple of months
ago and "RESTORED" a backup of the "My Documents" folder. I may have
forgotten to check a box that says something about overwriting existing
files, so it restored all the files giving them the "(2)" designation.
 
Use Search and search for all documents with (2) in the name.
Use Ctrl+A to select them all and delete them when satisfied.

....Alan
 
I'm not sure how I did it but I've created duplicate files of ALL
the files in "My Documents" folders. They look something like
this: "Frank Letter.doc, Frank Letter(2).doc; Farmers Let.doc,
Farmers Let(2).doc, etc." There are hundreds of duplicates like
this in all the different folders in My Documents. Is there an
easy way of deleting all the duplicate "(2)" files. Deleting each
file individually would take forever.

Thank you for your help. Mike

PS: I may have done this when I had a computer problem a couple
of months ago and "RESTORED" a backup of the "My Documents"
folder. I may have forgotten to check a box that says something
about overwriting existing files, so it restored all the files
giving them the "(2)" designation.
Click to expand...

Do you mean something like this:

<http://www.snapfiles.com/get/dupfilefinder.html>

HTH,
John
 
Thanks everyone, I did the search in My Documents on (2) and deleted them
like you suggested. Worked like a charm.
 
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