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Find and Remove Duplicate Files Across Cloud Accounts with RcloneView

· 2 min read
Tayson
Senior Engineer

Multiple cloud accounts mean duplicated files—eating storage and complicating backups. RcloneView identifies exact and similar duplicates across providers, then helps you safely remove them.

Duplicate files are a silent storage killer. Whether they're accidental uploads, backup redundancy, or forgotten copies scattered across clouds, they waste space and inflate your cloud bills. RcloneView's comparison engine finds duplicates fast and gives you control to clean them up.

RcloneView app preview

Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Free core features. Plus automations available.

Identify Duplicates Using File Comparison

RcloneView's compare feature shows you which files exist across multiple locations.

  1. Add your cloud accounts as remotes in RcloneView
  2. Open the Compare function
  3. Select source and destination folders
  4. Choose comparison method:
    • By name: Find files with identical names
    • By size: Find files matching file size
    • By hash: Find byte-for-byte identical files
  5. RcloneView displays exact matches and potential duplicates

Comparison Display

Review and Clean Up Safely

Before deleting, review RcloneView's duplicate report. You can preview files, check timestamps, and verify sizes.

Safe deletion workflow:

  • Run comparison in preview mode first
  • Export duplicate list for backup records
  • Selectively delete only confirmed duplicates
  • Verify deletion was successful

Job Execution

Schedule Regular Deduplication Jobs

Set up recurring jobs to catch duplicates as they accumulate. RcloneView can run weekly or monthly scans automatically.

Job Scheduling

Getting Started

  1. Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
  2. Add all your cloud accounts as remotes (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc).
  3. Use the Compare tool to scan for duplicates across accounts.
  4. Review results and select duplicates to remove.
  5. Create a deletion job and execute it in preview mode first.
  6. Confirm results and schedule regular cleanup scans.

Reclaim gigabytes of wasted space—let RcloneView find and remove duplicates.


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Supported Cloud Providers

Local Files
WebDAV
FTP
SFTP
HTTP
SMB / CIFS
Google Drive
Google Photos
Google Cloud Storage
OneDrive
Dropbox
Box
MS Azure Blob
MS File Storage
S3 Compatible
Amazon S3
pCloud
Wasabi
Mega
Backblaze B2
Cloudflare R2
Alibaba OSS
Ceph
Swift (OpenStack)
IBM Cloud Object Storage
Oracle Cloud Object Storage
IDrive e2
MinIO
Storj
DigitalOcean Spaces