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LucidLink Unicode Duplicates

Desktop app

Find files whose names look identical but are stored differently because of Unicode normalization (NFC vs NFD). Review each pair side by side, then delete, rename, or add a suffix to resolve it.

Typical scan result

Folder: /projects/client-work/  ├ résumé.pdf          (NFC, 142 KB, 2026-03-12)  └ résumé.pdf          (NFD, 145 KB, 2026-04-01)     ↓ action: keep NFC, delete NFD
  ├ naïve_approach.docx (NFC, 28 KB, 2026-02-10)  └ naïve_approach.docx (NFD, 28 KB, 2026-02-10)     ↓ action: keep either (identical contents)
Summary: 2 collisions resolved (1 delete, 1 no change)

Accent removal helper

Convert accented filenames to plain-letter versions for systems that don't handle them well:

Zeměpis.pdf      → Zemepis.pdfStraße.txt       → Strasse.txtcafé_menu.json   → cafe_menu.json