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Filter duplicate data, delete duplicate data in Excel

For excel files with large log volumes, duplication of data is very common. So I introduce to you how to filter duplicated data with tools available in excel.

Author: Marvin Fry2 minutes read

For excel files with large volumes of records, duplication of data is very common, and if it is found and processed manually, duplicated data will take a lot of time and effort. So I introduce to you how to filter duplicated data with tools available in excel.

For example, I have the following data table. The red records are marked as duplicates. What you need to do is find duplicate data and keep an original, delete other records.

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Step 1: Highlight all the data you want to filter Go to Data -> Remove Duplicate .

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Step 2: The Remove Duplicate dialog box appears, selectable as follows:

- Filter all fields, click Select All -> OK .

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- Filter each field you choose Unselect All -> select the fields you want to filter -> OK .

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Step 3: Microsoft Excel dialog box appears -> OK . (The dialog box informs the number of duplicate records, the number of records deleted and the total number of corrections after deletion.)

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Data table results after filtering:

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Good luck!

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