# Finding duplicates
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294 "2021-09-07T17:00:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/1 "2021-09-07T17:00:34Z")
I have tried the Ctrl-E config for dupes, but I don't know where the exported file ends up.
Is there some way to just show duplicates by title in the window?
---
### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/2 "2021-09-08T06:12:12Z")
As MP3tag does not compare the tag data between files, there is no way to group duplicates. You can sort, of course, but you would have to scan through the list manually.
> [@](#):
>
> I have tried the Ctrl-E config for dupes
I don't know what you did with an export (this usually gets saved in the current working directory) unless you have a dedicated script to do so.
On the problem of alleged duplicates in general, see some threads:
> [@Display all duplicate songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-all-duplicate-songs/11571):
>
> This might be a Rookie question but... I guess I'm a rookie... LOL... I would like to have mp3tag display all my duplicate songs, similar to Itunes... is there a way? Please help.....
or here:
> [@Please include a tool / function for removing / deleting dupulicate songs (files)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-include-a-tool-function-for-removing-deleting-dupulicate-songs-files/18508):
>
> Please include a tool / function for removing / deleting duplicate songs (files). I understand this product is a tag editor but it would be great to a have great duplicate song removal tool! Most are are are very good and are difficult to set-up so it works. Thx, William
---
### Author:  [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/3 "2021-09-08T12:35:41Z")
I realized the idea of sorting by Title. It's not fast but it works.
Or acoustic detection with MusicBrainz or the like.
Thanks ohrenkino.
---
### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/4 "2021-09-08T20:07:08Z")
there are several ways and software for finding duplicates
- by comparing whole file checksum (bad)
- by comparing file without tag by checksum
- by comparing fuzzy metadata
- by accoustic fingerprint
have a look on that
[http://www.peter-ebe.de/Mediapurge/info/mediapurge\_features\_en.php](http://www.peter-ebe.de/Mediapurge/info/mediapurge_features_en.php)
---
### Author:  [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/5 "2021-09-08T20:25:48Z")
thanks Peter. But I'm on a Mac, so that won't work for me.
MusicBrainz will do what I need.
---
### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/6 "2021-09-08T20:51:45Z")
well, there is a lot of software for doing that, possibl for mac too.
Trying to find duplicates with mp3tag is poor.
Don't misunderstand, mp3tag is cool but its not designed for doing that.
---
### Author:  [@Fritz57](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Fritz57)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/7 "2021-09-08T21:20:06Z")
"mp3tag is cool but its not designed for doing that."
yes, for what mp3tag does, it's pretty strong. as is support.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-duplicates/54294/8 "2026-02-09T12:29:24Z")