# double entries in explorer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 11, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049 "2007-11-11T21:13:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rochejagu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@rochejagu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rochejagu)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049/1 "2007-11-11T21:13:52Z")

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I have done a search for \*.jpg and windows xp pro explorer gives a list with many double entries for the exactly the same files.  
How do I get rid of this problem?

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049/2 "2007-11-11T22:01:47Z")

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try it again with the advanced options panel on the screen.

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**Author:** ![rochejagu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@rochejagu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rochejagu)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049/3 "2007-11-13T00:05:40Z")

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[QUOTE=shijinn]  
try it again with the advanced options panel on the screen.  
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could you be a bit more specific as to what I must do? cheers 🙂

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**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049/4 "2007-11-13T00:16:37Z")

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Odd. I had the same thing happen with Windows XP Home, when doing a search this weekend for Word files. Double entries (exact same file name and location). When I deleted “one”, “both” disappeared. It’s never happened before. It confused me.

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-entries-in-explorer/426049/5 "2007-11-13T04:28:05Z")

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[QUOTE=rochejagu]  
could you be a bit more specific as to what I must do? cheers 🙂  
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i assumed you used the default search, where you picked the type of file you want to search and entered the name in a box. there is another choice below the box: “Use advanced search options”. Simply clicking on that and then searching as usual (without needing to actually choose any of the advanced options) should fix the problem.