# How to find and clear multiple copies of the same note

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/how-to-find-and-clear-multiple-copies-of-the-same-note/19598>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** features\
**Created:** [July 17, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/how-to-find-and-clear-multiple-copies-of-the-same-note/19598 "2026-07-17T07:25:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![fin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@fin](https://community.bear.app/u/fin)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/how-to-find-and-clear-multiple-copies-of-the-same-note/19598/1 "2026-07-17T07:25:56Z")

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After various backups/restores and making a complete mess of the new workspace feature, I find I have lots of duplicate notes. I can only see them if I recognise a title and CMD +O. Is there a way to find duplicates more easily and delete them? Otherwise, I see days of frustrating work ahead! I saw a similar post but the answer involves Claude and I have no understanding of or interest in AI

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**Author:** ![ranx](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/ranx/32/7557_2.png) [@ranx](https://community.bear.app/u/ranx)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/how-to-find-and-clear-multiple-copies-of-the-same-note/19598/2 "2026-07-17T12:07:43Z")

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Hey, I’ve just released an updated version of my CLI companion for Bear, now called **BearKit** that also helps you do this.

You would just have to run `bearkit duplicates` in the terminal and this will create a new file in Bear that lists all of your duplicated notes.

Let me know if you have questions!

> **[GitHub - i-am-fran/bearkit: A dependency-free CLI linter and fixer for Bear...](https://github.com/i-am-fran/bearkit)**
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> A dependency-free CLI linter and fixer for Bear notes — cleans up Markdown style issues by reading and writing notes directly via bearcli

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**Author:** ![fin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@fin](https://community.bear.app/u/fin)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/how-to-find-and-clear-multiple-copies-of-the-same-note/19598/3 "2026-07-18T07:43:17Z")

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Many thanks for this. ranx. It looks a bit technical for me but I’m not unused to the cli so I’ll give it a try. 🙂