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  5. Duplicate Files (top 50 in each device)

Duplicate Files (top 50 in each device)

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Use the Reports tab to examine the catalog of templates, dashboards and reports - organized by products along with user-created, and system folders. This report is located here:

File Analytics > Storage Efficiencies > Duplicate Files

Duplicate files often go undiscovered, consuming more than their fair share of storage. This report reveals the duplicate files found in your enterprise. These duplicate files represent an opportunity to reclaim wasted space on NAS volumes.

See File Analytics Overview.

Table: Duplicate Files (top 50 in each device)

Column name

Description

Device

Device on which the duplicates were found

Volume/Share

The Volume/Share on which the duplicates were found

Name

Name of the file for which duplicates have been found

# Files

Number of duplicates found for this file

Last Modified

The most recent modification timestamp among the duplicates

Size

Total size of all of this file's duplicates

Export List

Check this box to launch the File List Export utility. In the Add Export Request window, the default file size range represents the Size divided by the # of Files divided by 1024 (to convert from MB to KB).

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