Summary

Target: S:\ mapped to \\server05\Operations.

Run folder: C:\Users\SAguiar\Documents\Codex\shared-drive-cleanup\S_Drive_Operations_2026-05-07_151134_dedupe.

Workbook: S Drive Deduplication Index.xlsx.

Completed

• Full recursive inventory before purge: 101,789 files.
• Filename plus size duplicate prefilter: 7,022 candidate rows.
• SHA-256 confirmed duplicate groups: 2,823 groups, 5,766 rows before purge.
• Deleted 14 exact duplicate archive files only after local backup and authority-copy verification.
• Post-purge inventory: 101,775 files.
• Zero hash errors and zero delete errors.

Restore

Restore script: restore_deleted_duplicates.ps1 in the run folder.

Pending Approval Lanes

• pending_z_email_files_vs_department: 1,061 pending duplicate copies, likely staging copies where department authority exists.
• pending_explicit_duplicate_review_folder: 162 pending duplicate copies in Duplicate Review folders.
• pending_cross_department_review: 1,351 pending duplicate copies that may be intentional department copies.
• pending_same_department_review: 355 pending duplicate copies.

Notes

No broad HR, Business, Accounting, Forms, Marketing, or cross-department purge was run. No metadata was written to the shared drive root because current project instructions prefer local Codex artifact storage for drive cleanup logs and metadata.