Finding and deleting duplicate files & mails

[iW00t]

Actually this is more of a mail.app problem.

I've accidentally downloaded a whole load of mails off our server twice (somehow) and my mailbox is filled with heaps of duplicate mails. Since mail.app stores these mails as eml files somewhere in the ~/Library/Mail folder, I was wondering if there is some smart app that can just come in, goes through all these files with same names, same sizes (and same contents) then deletes them fast and easy

I know of one such tool back on Windows but I can't seem to find a Mac equivalent

 

[GimmeSlack12]

I found this link for Removing Duplicates from Apple Mail:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2005050314315464

Ok what you'll have to do is download the txt file on that site (or just copy it). Then paste that into the Script Editor program (In your Applications>AppleScript folder). Hopefully you can navigate it from there on out.

If any help is needed just reply again! But I hope that works.

 

[iW00t]

Oh My God.

It is so amazing watching it work! Mails just magically select themselves and when it is done you get a little dialog and *poof* all deleted!

Thanks! Great tip!