How to Remove Duplicates in Excel: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn multiple ways to delete duplicates in Excel quickly and easily

Methods to Remove Excel Duplicates

The fastest and easiest way to remove duplicates in Excel:

Upload your Excel file with duplicate data

Click the "Start Cleaning" button to remove duplicates

See how many duplicate rows were removed

Download your Excel file with all duplicates removed

If you prefer to use Excel's built-in functionality:

Select your data: Click and drag to select the range of cells containing your data that may have duplicates.
Go to the Data tab: Find and click on the "Data" tab in the Excel ribbon at the top of the screen.
Find Remove Duplicates: In the "Data Tools" group, click on the "Remove Duplicates" button.
Select columns: In the dialog box that appears, select the columns you want Excel to check for duplicate values.
Click OK: Excel will remove the duplicate entries and display a message telling you how many duplicates were removed.

Note: Excel's built-in method permanently deletes duplicates. Our online tool is safer as it creates a new file and preserves your original data.

Before removing duplicates, always save a copy of your original Excel file to prevent accidental data loss.

Sometimes you only want to check specific columns for duplicates, not entire rows. Our tool can help with this.

Excel may not recognize duplicates if formatting differs. Standardize your data format before removing duplicates.

Excel's built-in tools aren't case-sensitive. "JOHN" and "john" would be considered duplicates.

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