DUPLICATE FILE REVIEW LOG
Companion: https://aainulraza.cloud/guides/find-duplicate-files-windows-without-deleting-the-wrong-copy/
Mini lab: https://aainulraza.cloud/resources/duplicate-review-mini-lab.zip

SCOPE
One personal folder under review:
Purpose of this collection:
Sync location understood:
Files available locally:
Important recovery copy tested:

CANDIDATE GROUP (repeat for each group)
Path A:
Exact byte length A:
SHA256 A (full value, not prefix):
Path B:
Exact byte length B:
SHA256 B (same algorithm):
Read errors or changes during comparison:
Contents match / differ / unresolved:

PURPOSE AND DECISION
Proposed keeper path:
Reason this location is authoritative:
Required backup, archive or shared role:
Applications, links or people relying on the other path:
Keeper opened and relevant task checked:
Decision: preserve both / needs investigation / reviewed ordinary redundant copy

SPACE PLANNING
Independent copies in exact group n:
Size S:
(n - 1) x S upper bound:
Required copies excluded from cleanup:
Cloud placeholders, links, compression or recycle bin limits:

AFTER ANY MANUAL CHANGE
What changed and when:
Keeper reopened from intended path:
Dependent task checked:
Recovery location still usable:
Unresolved questions:

This log contains no deletion script and performs no scan. Keep full hashes and do not treat matching bytes alone as permission to remove a file. Do not store secrets or unnecessary personal contents here.