# how to if Duplicate Filenames , remove less bit rate

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 10, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791 "2017-03-10T12:08:12Z")
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### Author: ![peymanch](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@peymanch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/peymanch)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791/1 "2017-03-10T12:08:12Z")

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**hi  
i have any files duplicate filenames in any directories  
i want remove files with less bitrate and stay more value bitrate  
please help me  
thanks**

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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791/2 "2017-03-10T13:00:29Z")

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> [@peymanch](#):
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> hi i have any files duplicate filenames in any directories i want remove files with less bitrate and stay more value bitrate please help me thanks

There is no automatism, you have to do it manually.

Within Mp3tag column view do prepare some columns, which can display technical data, for example:

Name: Codec  
Value: %\_codec%[' ('%\_tool%')']

Name: VBR  
Value: [$left(%\_vbr%,1)]

Name: Bitrate  
Value: [%\_bitrate%' kBit/s']  
Sort by: %\_bitrate%

Name: Mode  
Value: %\_mode%

Name: Bits/Sample  
Value: %\_bitspersample%

Name: Tool  
Value: %\_tool%

Load all files into Mp3tag, then sort them by a choosen column, ...  
then decide what to do next.

DD.20170310.1500.CET

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### Author: ![MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791/3 "2017-03-10T19:06:06Z")

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> [@peymanch](#):
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> **hi  
> i have any files duplicate filenames in any directories  
> i want remove files with less bitrate and stay more value bitrate  
> please help me  
> thanks**

Hi,  
do you really like to find duplicate filename only,  
or is that your way to find duplicate files?  
You can also have a look on this  
[Please include a tool / function for removing / deleting dupulicate songs (files)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/18508/1)

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-if-duplicate-filenames-remove-less-bit-rate/18791/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:43Z")

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