For reference: these are files being stored and organized in my Plex library.
Years ago I got a collection of SNL Seasons 1 - 40. They're all AVI files.
Recently I got a collection of SNL Seasons 1 - 50. Also all AVI files.
Some of these files are most likely identical (same file size to the KB). But some are different. The earlier the season the more different the file sizes.
What is the most efficient way of determining which episode I should put on my Plex server for an SNL rewatch? I mean, I COULD pull all the files into premiere pro and examine both resolution and length (thinking anything substantially longer will have stuff that was cut in reruns/on Peacock due to rights issues). But that would take me days.
I can do the "compare file size" by hand and pick the bigger file and just cross my fingers, but that's still highly manual, time consuming, and not very accurate.
Then...this IS DataHoarder after all...I'm loathe to delete the file that isn't chosen in case there's a mistake. If the file sizes are identical then I'm okay deleting the duplicate--no reason to keep the same file twice on the same hard drive--but when there are differences, what's the most organized way to keep them? I don't want to put both episodes together and just let Plex randomly decide which one to play.
Thanks for all the hoarding advice!