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CSV Batch Deduplication: Big Data & Cross-Platform

Learn how to batch process multiple CSV files, handle encoding, delimiters and other common issues, supporting deduplication of tens of millions of records. Includes Python script examples.

CSVPerformanceBig Data
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Use Cases

E-commerce Sellers: Orders/Customer Data Deduplication & Cleansing Guide (SKU/Email/Phone)

Complete e-commerce data cleansing guide: prevent duplicate order imports, merge customer information, aggregate SKU variants. Support multi-channel order deduplication, customer CLV calculation, product inventory integration with both Power Query and SheetCleaner solutions.

E-commerceOrdersCustomers
15 min
Aug 18, 2025
Troubleshooting

Why Excel's Built-in "Remove Duplicates" Isn't Enough? (3 Better Solutions)

5 major limitations of Excel's built-in deduplication feature: no cross-sheet support, no retention rules, no fuzzy matching, no duplicate details, crashes on big data. Provides three more stable solutions: SheetCleaner, Power Query, and Excel 365 formulas.

ExcelRemove DuplicatesPower Query
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

Excel Cross-Sheet Deduplication Tutorial: Handle Duplicate Data Across Multiple Worksheets

Learn how to deduplicate across multiple worksheets, supporting multi-column combinations and smart strategies, handling millions of records.

ExcelCross-SheetAdvanced
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

Excel Deduplication with Keep Rules: Retain First/Latest Record Guide

Comprehensive guide to Excel deduplication retention rules: keep first, keep latest, keep max value, multi-tier rules. Provides SheetCleaner, Power Query, and Excel 365 formula implementations with complete examples and best practices.

ExcelKeep RulesPower Query
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Advanced Tips

Excel Million-Row Deduplication Without Crashing: Performance Optimization & Crash Prevention Guide

Professional guide for Excel big data processing: 64-bit environment setup, CSV optimization, batch processing strategies. Solve million-row data freezing, memory issues, program crashes, provides SheetCleaner, Power Query, Python script high-performance solutions.

PerformanceBig Data64-bit
15 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

Excel Email Deduplication: Case, Dots & Plus Aliases All Covered

Professional guide for marketing email list cleaning: handle case differences, Gmail dot rules, +alias tags. Supports complex scenarios like ZHANG.SAN@EXAMPLE.COM vs zhangsan@example.com, alice+ads@gmail.com vs alice@gmail.com.

ExcelEmailMarketing
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

How to Remove Duplicate Phone Numbers in Excel (with Country Codes & Format Standardization)

Essential skills for marketing/customer service list cleaning: standardize phone number formats, handle country codes, and keep the latest records. Supports standardization of various formats like +86 138-0000-1234, 13800001234, 086-13800001234.

ExcelPhoneMarketing
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Advanced Tips

Excel Fuzzy Deduplication: Standardization Strategy Checklist, Fuzzy Merge Parameters, Formula & M Code Templates

Find and correctly merge records that look different but are actually the same—covering case, whitespace, symbols, full/half-width, email aliases, phone country codes, approximate spelling, etc.

ExcelFuzzy MatchingPower Query
15 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

Google Sheets Deduplication: Functions, Conditional Formatting & Online Tools Comparison (UNIQUE / SORTN / QUERY)

Complete online collaborative data deduplication guide: Google Sheets built-in functions UNIQUE, SORTN, QUERY comparison, conditional formatting to mark duplicates, cross-sheet merge deduplication solutions. Suitable for Google Forms surveys, shared sheets, online collaboration scenarios.

Google SheetsUNIQUESORTN
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Use Cases

Merge Multiple Customer Lists and Remove Duplicates (Downloadable Template Included)

Professional guide for multi-channel customer list merging: unify field formats, intelligent deduplication, keep latest records. Suitable for form collection, offline events, social media promotion and other multi-source customer data integration with scoring and source tracking.

CRMCustomer ListsMerge
12 min
Aug 18, 2025
Step-by-Step

Excel Multi-Column Deduplication: Keep Unique Data by Combined Conditions

Learn how to use multi-column combinations as unique keys for deduplication, supporting keep-latest, keep-highest rules for customer, product, and order scenarios.

ExcelMulti-ColumnPower Query
10 min
Aug 18, 2025
Advanced Tips

Research/Survey Data Batch Deduplication: Email/Organization/Time Window Composite Key Practice

Professional guide for academic research and survey data cleaning: handle duplicate responses, cross-batch merging, organization name standardization, time window deduplication. Support privacy compliance, retention rule configuration, audit tracking, suitable for academic research, market research, user feedback and other scenarios.

ResearchSurveyAcademic
15 min
Aug 18, 2025

Popular Workflows

Master data deduplication with our proven workflows

Workflow 1

Customer List Merge → Deduplication → Export

Workflow 2

Multi-Sheet Import → Cross-Sheet Dedup → Clean Export

Workflow 3

CSV Upload → Email/Phone Cleaning → Download