Cleanup

Find Duplicate Rows in a Spreadsheet

Find every repeated key in a CSV, TSV or XLSX file and export the affected rows for review or correction.

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What this tool does

Duplicate records create false totals, duplicate payments, double-assigned assets and misleading headcounts. This tool indexes a selected key column and lists every row belonging to a repeated normalized key. It does not delete anything from the source file. Instead, ReconNimble creates a review report showing the duplicate key, the number of occurrences and a serialized preview of each affected row. This makes the tool useful before an import, lookup, payroll run or reconciliation where uniqueness matters.

How to use it

  1. Choose a CSV, TSV or XLSX file.
  2. Enter the exact key header or leave it blank to use the first column.
  3. Review the duplicate-key count and download the affected rows.

Limitations and review points

A repeated value can be valid in a non-key column. Choose a field that should genuinely identify a record, or use the Key Column Finder first.

Frequently asked questions

Does this remove duplicates?

No. It creates a review report and leaves the source file unchanged.

Are case differences treated as duplicates?

Yes. Key matching is case-insensitive and trims repeated whitespace.

Can I use multiple columns as a key?

Composite keys are planned for the full reconciliation workflow in Delivery 2.

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