🧬 Scenario: Clean up duplicate files
Run Tools → Duplicate Detector to group copies by content, keep one (the original or the copy actually in use — repoint others with Smart Replace first), and move the rest to the Recycle Bin.
1. Open the Duplicate Detector
MediaVault → Tools → Duplicate Detector
MediaVault → Tools → Duplicate Detector
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2. Run the duplicate scan
Files are grouped by matching content
Files are grouped by matching content
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3. Review each duplicate group
Note which copy is actually used in content
Note which copy is actually used in content
◆ Are the duplicates used anywhere on the site?
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✗ Yes — used in content Use Smart Replace first Point references at the one copy you are keeping Then move the extras to the Recycle Bin Now nothing references them | ✓ No — safe to remove Keep one copy Preferably the original / linked attachment Move the rest to the Recycle Bin Reversible during the retention period |
💡 Keep the copy with the most references or the original upload, so existing pages keep working.