u/eharriett

**Crossposted from DataHoarders sub**

I have about 10 tb of music and the drive is getting full, as is its physical backup. I was looking and noticed I had several albums of the same thing but reissued under different names. I was thinking of getting a duplicate checker, but the Google is just giving me either Windows software, or something that checks tags and file sizes. I was wondering if there was a program that would check those things but also maybe also look SONICALLY, at the files to check for duplicates and be smart about it. If a file is 1 or two seconds longer but otherwise the same, I'd like something that could bring it to my attention. I'm okay with a search taking a bit of time.

My music is almost exclusively Jazz and Classical. So my problem is there's literally hundreds of instances of When the Saints Go Marching In, Beethoven Symphony 7, things like this, but they're all different.

Running MacOS 15.7.4 and Apple Music 1.5.6 I have no apple subscription service I'm concerned about, these files are all my own. Most are in ALAC format, with some AAC as well. Probably a few MP3's although I try to avoid or convert when possible.

I have about 10 tb of music and the drive is getting full, as is its physical backup. I was looking and noticed I had several albums of the same thing but reissued under different names. I was thinking of getting a duplicate checker, but the Google is just giving me either Windows software, or something that checks tags and file sizes. I was wondering if there was a program that would check those things but also maybe also look SONICALLY, at the files to check for duplicates and be smart about it. If a file is 1 or two seconds longer but otherwise the same, I'd like something that could bring it to my attention. I'm okay with a search taking a bit of time.

My music is almost exclusively Jazz and Classical. So my problem is there's literally hundreds of instances of When the Saints Go Marching In, Beethoven Symphony 7, things like this, but they're all different.

Running MacOS 15.7.4 and Apple Music 1.5.6 I have no apple subscription service I'm concerned about, these files are all my own. Most are in ALAC format, with some AAC as well. Probably a few MP3's although I try to avoid or convert when possible.

Going crazy trying to decide. Selling my WinWing Ursa Minor L which was a BAAAAAD choice for me (although the right is decent) and getting a STECS, which I would have done the first time except when I was buying the whole tariff thing in the US was just getting started.

I primarily have 2 games I care about. Il-2 and Elite Dangerous. One space, one flight. I am knocking my head about trying to decide which STECS would be better for both games. I hear good things about the modern in space games, and good things about the space in modern games. Does anyone else have my dilemma? How did you solve it?