Geting duplicate results of a particular path in a separate window

[aresler]

After I chose to get duplicates on multiple Partitions I received a result of 240,000 duplicates.
Then I'm trying to delete duplicates in a particular path by sorting the duplicate by Path in Path column.
Then I start marking the files to delete them using Shift + Down-arrow and it takes a lot of time because of the very large amount.
Is there a way to get the duplicate results of a particular path in a separate window so that I can select them all in one command and then delete them?

[PeterH]

If I understand it correct: click the first file to delete, scroll to the last to delete and shift-click it: this group is marked, and can be deleted.

[aresler]

Your way PeterH is more rapid but in order to reach the first and the last you had to drag the scroll box on the scrollbar.
Since there are 240,000 results a movement of half millimeter of the scroll box scroll 5,000 results and you had to drag the scroll box approximately to the point and then scroll slowly with the scroll arrow. It is very unconfutable and also take long time.
I think a resolution that get the duplicate results of a particular path in a separate window will resolve it.

[highend]

If the folder name is unique you could use a filter (Ctrl + M)

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path: <name of the folder like it is displayed in the path column>

A more sophisticated solution is possible via scripting but the free version you're
using does not support this...

[aresler]

I am ready to use the beta version.
Can you suggest me a script for it?

[aresler]

When I do ctrl + M I get:
Selection Filter
Enter one or more wildcard patterns, or a Regular expression.
And an empty dialog line.
When I put in this dialog line a path it does not find it. I think because he expect to find a pattern of a file name and not path name.

[highend]

I think because he expect to find a pattern of a file name and not path name

Nope. Because of that the pattern begins with "path:"...

But you can't easily type the full path there but you need the folder name

Screenshot of what you've typed + some search results visible (one screenshot is enough)?

[aresler]

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[highend]

If the folder name is unique

path: <name of the folder like it is displayed in the path column>

But you can't easily type the full path there but you need the folder name

and you aren't even using the mentioned (and NECESSARY) prefix "path:" *sigh*

The right pattern would have been:

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path: (G) NewOld

[aresler]

This search worked!

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[aresler]

Thanks a lot.

[highend]

Just make sure that this part of the folder name is REALLY unique for the files that need to be deleted
(can't warn enough to not blindly deleting all selected items now without knowing for sure that
this is the case)...

[aresler]

You are right.
That's way I delete files step by step path by path and did not use the option "select the first {or non-first} item{s} in each group".