How to Remove Duplicate Files From the Silhouette Library

Removing duplicate files from your Silhouette library is a quick and simple task. This option can be found in all of the Silhouette Studio versions including the free edition. There are various reasons that you may have duplicates but not know how to remove them. Follow our tutorial on how to remove duplicate files from the Silhouette Library.

Step 1 - Open your Library

Once you have opened Silhouette Studio, click on the Library icon top right of the screen.

In the library, click on the setting icon in the bottom right corner. It looks like a little cogwheel.

Step 2 - Click on Remove Duplicates icon

A new window will appear with the Library Settings. Here you have two choices. One is to Remove Duplicates and the second to take a Library Snapshot. The Library Snapshot takes a quick snapshot of everything as it is. You can revert back to that snapshot should you have an issues with your Library.

For this tutorial, we are going to click on Remove Duplicates. Depending on the amount of files, this function may take a few minutes to process.

Once the software has completed the task, another window will appear. This will tell you. Click OK to finish.

It's that easy to clean up your library of unwanted duplicates. If you enjoyed this tutorial we have many more for you to browse such as using Silhouette Cloud and importing patterns to your library in Silhouette Studio.