# Removing Duplicate rows from a CSV file. **URL:** \ **Category:** KNIME Analytics Platform\ **Created:** [July 13, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/removing-duplicate-rows-from-a-csv-file/25224 "2020-07-13T23:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![mlauber71](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/mlauber71/32/73590_2.png) [@mlauber71](https://forum.knime.com/u/mlauber71)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/removing-duplicate-rows-from-a-csv-file/25224/3 "2020-07-14T05:31:52Z")
I wrote this article about duplicates. Maybe this and the accompanying workflow can help. > [@School of duplicates - and how to deal with them](https://forum.knime.com/t/school-of-duplicates-and-how-to-deal-with-them/24164): > > Dealing with duplicates is a constant theme with data scientist. And a lot of things can go wrong. The easiest ways to deal with them is SQL’s GROUP BY or DISTINCT. Just get rid of them and be done. But as this examples might demonstrate this might not always be the best option. Even if your data provider swears your combined IDs are unique especially in Big Data scenarios there might still be lurking some muddy duplicates and you should still be able to deal with them. And you should be able t… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.knime.com/t/removing-duplicate-rows-from-a-csv-file/25224)._