Duplicates

Find identical copies across every folder and keep one.

Check the whole library or one folder for exact copies across your library, even when the files have different names or sit in different folders. Each group shows the copies and where they live. One copy is kept; you decide what happens to the rest.

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CutVault / DuplicatesActual software

Duplicates in CutVault: three groups of exact copies, a LightBurn project, an xTool project and an SVG, each copy shown with its folder, one copy marked Keep, and Keep First, Trash Others, Remove from CutVault and Delete from Disk on every group.

Exact copies grouped together

Folder shown for every copy

One copy always kept

Bulk cleanup

CheckSide by sideChooseBulkxTool legacy

Try them all

Before and after

From “is this the spare?” to one copy, kept.

The same design saved in four places looks like four files until you compare them.

Before

Without CutVault

With CutVault

With CutVault Pro

The same design saved in four places

Copies grouped with their locations

Deleting a copy and hoping it was the spare

Keep marked on one copy in every group

Renamed copies that look like different files

Exact copies found whatever they are called

Old .xcs and new .xs side by side for every xTool design

Only the latest xTool version shows, with tags carried over

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Check the whole library, or one folder

Feature 01

Check the whole library or one folder.

Check every file in your library, or just one folder. CutVault finds identical copies even when they have different names or sit in different folders, and shows each group side by side with where every copy lives.

01All Files, or one folder at a time

02Found even under different names

03Found across different folders

04Every copy shown with its folder

One duplicate group in CutVault: four copies of the same xTool project, each with the same thumbnail, with one copy marked Keep. — One group: four copies of the same xTool project, one marked Keep

Feature 02

See every copy side by side.

Each group shows the thumbnail, file type and folder of every copy, with the number of copies and the size of each. One copy carries the Keep badge, and any copy opens with a click.

01Thumbnail, type and folder for every copy

02Number of copies and size per group

03Keep badge on the copy that stays

Illustration

Three choices on every group

KeepOne copy in every group always stays.

Choice 1Keep one, trash the rest

The extras go to CutVault’s Trash. Restore any of them later.

Reversible

Choice 2Remove from CutVault

Out of the library. The files stay on your drive.

Files stay on disk

Choice 3Delete from Disk

Gone from your computer, after you confirm.

Permanent

Illustration: the three choices, and what each one is

Feature 03

Choose what happens to the extras.

Three choices on every group. Send the extras to CutVault’s Trash, where they can be restored. Remove them from CutVault and leave the files on your drive. Or delete them from your computer for good, after you confirm.

01Keep one, trash the rest: restorable from Trash

02Remove from CutVault: the file stays on your drive

03Delete from Disk: permanent, and it asks first

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Hundreds of extras to Trash at once

Feature 04

Clear hundreds in one pass.

Search the duplicates, narrow the list to one folder, and select as many copies as you need. Choose what stays, and the extras go to Trash in one pass, ready to restore if you change your mind.

01Search duplicates and filter to one folder

02Select many copies at once

03Extras go to Trash, so they can be restored

xTool Legacy Files in CutVault on its Legacy Files tab: older .xcs files listed with their folder, .xcs date, the date of the matching .xs file and when they were paired, with Archive and Delete, Delete Permanently and Restore to Library, and the Backups tab. — xTool Legacy Files, with the Backups tab

Feature 05

Clean up old xTool versions without touching the new file.

When a newer .xs file replaces an old .xcs file, the library shows only the latest version, with its tags, categories, notes, finished photo, machine and settings. xTool Legacy Files keeps the old files in one place: archive them into a backup ZIP, delete them, or restore one to keep both versions. The .xs file is never touched.

01Only the latest version shows in the library

02Tags, notes, photo, machine and settings carried over

03Archive to a backup ZIP, delete, or restore

04Every backup listed in one place

Open the xTool Legacy Files page →

Also in Duplicates

More ways Duplicates helps.

Smaller tools around duplicates and legacy files.

AGAIN

Run it again any time

Check again after a big import. Cancel a check and pick it up later.

SCOPE

ZIPs and PNG artwork included

Identical ZIP bundles and PNG images group up too.

SELECT

Nothing changes until you choose

Selecting copies changes nothing. Files only move when you pick what happens to them.

LEGACY

Search and sort legacy files

Search and sort the legacy list to find the old file you want.

Archive progress

Progress shows while a backup is made, and you can cancel it.

BACKUPS

Backup location

Choose where backups go. Show any backup in Finder or Explorer, or delete it.

TRASH

Delete from Disk in Trash

Trash uses the same confirmation before anything leaves your drive.

CLEAN

Legacy files stay out of the way

Old xTool versions stay out of your duplicate groups, so the list shows real copies only.

MISSING

Missing files left out

Files that are not available right now stay out of the groups.

The rest of CutVault Pro

Works with these features.

Go deeper into the CutVault tools that work with a clean library.

01Find

Library & Search

Every supported design as a thumbnail, with Index Folders and a Missing filter.

Open Library & Search →

02Find

Zip Files

See inside every design bundle without unzipping it.

Open Zip Files →

03Find

xTool Legacy Files

Keep the current xTool design in front and older versions out of the way.

Open xTool Legacy Files →

04Keep

Build from Folders

Turn the folders you already sorted into categories, without moving a file.

Open Build from Folders →

05Maintain

Machines

Each machine with its own files, settings and service history.

Open Machines →

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FAQ

Questions about Duplicates.

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01What counts as a duplicate?

An exact copy of the same file, whatever it is called or whichever folder it is in.

02Do renamed copies count?

Yes. If the file is identical, it is grouped, no matter what it is called or where it sits.

03Do edited or re-saved files count?

Usually not. A re-saved or edited version is a different file, so it is not grouped with the original.

04Can I undo?

Trash, yes. Anything moved to CutVault’s Trash can be restored. Delete from Disk cannot be undone, which is why it asks first.

05Do tags move to the kept copy?

No. Tags and categories stay with the copy they were on, so use Trash if you may want them back.

06Is my new .xs file safe during legacy cleanup?

Yes. Only the old .xcs files are archived, deleted or restored. The .xs is never touched.

07Where does the legacy backup go?

To a backup folder you choose. CutVault starts you with one in your Documents folder.

08Does Duplicates come with CutVault Pro?

Yes. Duplicates is part of CutVault Pro and does not require a separate purchase.

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