Duplicate files issue

[TDOG13]

MM for some reason does not detect a lot of duplicates in the library. It does some but most of them does not. I wonder what could be a cause of it.

The "Analyze Files For Duplicates" option is checked.

[Lowlander]

Then you're duplicates may not be exact matches. Duplicate Content relies on audio fingerprint matches.

[TDOG13]

Well, I have files with the same artist, title, duration and size. I even went as far as reencoding them with the same application.
I would have uploaded a screenshot but there does not seem an easy way to do it.
Let's suppose they still have different fingerprint info. Is there a utility that can generate it so I could see for myself if it is really different?

[Peke]

Hi,
Try with this app https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail ... BLGGH4RRR2

[TDOG13]

Thank you for that. I was under the impression that MM as analyzing the audio but it is really the filehash, correct?

[Peke]

Hi,
It is decoded audio data bit hash eg. fingerprint.
To simply test Use one FLAC -> Decode to WAV -> Encode WAV to FLAC -> Decode that to WAV -> Compare files WAV Files and they should be same except maybe few bytes if metadata is changed, but in my tests they are bit perfectly same.