Keeping your Google Drive organized can be challenging, especially when duplicate files start filling up your storage. Whether it's the same document saved multiple times, images uploaded repeatedly, or files accidentally copied, duplicates are common. This article will guide you through how to delete duplicates in Google Drive, whether you're doing it manually or with third-party apps.
一、Google Drive查詢和刪除重複檔案的2種方法
Google Drive provides 15GB of free storage, but duplicates can quickly eat into that limit. Clearing out unnecessary copies frees up space, allowing you to store more valuable files. Here are 2 methods for Google Drive find duplicate and free up storage.
方法 1：直接手動實現Google Drive重複檔案刪除
When there is not too much files in your Google Drive, you can find duplicates in Google Drive manually. One way to manually locate duplicate files is by sorting them by name.
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Open Google Drive, click the column header for “Name,” and look for repeated file names. There is always a number like (1), (2) in the name of repeated file.
- Select them and click the trash icon to delete.
Sometimes, duplicate files in Google Drive can be named as “copy of ...”. In this case, you can type “copy of” in the search bar to locate duplicates.
方法 2：使用Google雲端硬碟檔案重複去重專家一鍵去除
如果 Google Drive 中的檔案太多，無法手動檢查，可以使用第三方 APP 來幫助清除 Google Drive 中的重複檔案。PassFab Duplicate File Deleter 是最可靠的重複檔案查詢工具之一。藉助其人工智慧演算法，你可以輕鬆管理電腦和雲盤中的重複檔案。下面介紹如何刪除 Google Drive 中的重複檔案。
為了您的賬戶安全， PassFab Duplicate File Deleter暫時無法登入到您的谷歌硬碟中掃描重複檔案。因此，在管理谷歌硬碟中的重複檔案前的額外步驟是，你需要下載谷歌硬碟中的檔案。
然後，在電腦上執行PassFab重複檔案刪除工具。選擇本地驅動器開始，選擇儲存從 Google Drive 下載的檔案的資料夾，然後點選掃描。
隨後，所有重複檔案將按檔案型別分組。單擊「一鍵移除」可直接刪除它們。
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或者點選「檢視重複檔案」，檢查並選擇要刪除的檔案。
- 然後，您就可以刪除 Google Drive 中的所有檔案，並上傳無重複的檔案了。
二、避免出現Google雲端硬碟檔案重複的小技巧
再次下載檔案前檢查是否已經下載過
Uploading the same file multiple times is always the main reason for duplicates. Search for the file in your Google Drive before uploading it if you don’t sure you have uploaded the same file.
使用統一的資料夾結構
If you upload the same file to the same folder, it will remind you that the file already exists in this location.
Create a naming convention for your files
Clear and specific names make it easier to track files and avoid accidental duplicates.
三、相關問題
1. Is there a way to remove duplicates in Google Drive?
You can either remove duplicates in Google Drive manually or with a third-party tool. To remove duplicates in Google Drive, sort your files by name or file size. Then you can identify similar names or size and check if they are duplicates. Select duplicate files and you can move them to trash.
Or you can use a third-party tool like PassFab Duplicate File Deleter. Download your files and scan for duplicates with the software.
2. Does Google Drive have a duplicate finder?
There is no duplicate finder in Google Drive. However, you can sort files in Google Drive by file names or file size to check similar files.
3. How do I completely clean Google Drive?
First, search for duplicates in Google Drive and move them to trash. Then go to storage to clean large files you don’t need any more. Last, go to trash and remove these files permanently from your Google Drive.
Conclusion
Google Drive 中的重複檔案確實令人頭疼，但只要使用正確的工具和策略，你就能消除它們，並保持 Google Drive 的整潔和有序。無論你是使用手動方法，還是使用像 PassFab Duplicate File Deleter 這樣的第三方應用程式，查詢和刪除重複檔案都很簡單。只要遵循這些技巧，你就能節省空間，保持有序，享受更高效的 Google Drive 體驗。