How To Find Duplicate Records In SQL?

Use `GROUP BY` with `HAVING COUNT(*) > 1`

Select the duplicate key columns and count the occurrences

Use `ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY … ORDER BY …)` to mark duplicates

Filter rows where `ROW_NUMBER() > 1`

Use `RANK()` or `DENSE_RANK()` when needed for grouped duplicate detection

Join the table to a subquery that returns duplicate keys

Use `EXISTS` with a grouped subquery to find matching duplicate rows

Use `DISTINCT` only to inspect unique values, not to identify duplicates

Include all columns that define a duplicate record in the `PARTITION BY` or `GROUP BY`

Use `COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY …)` to show duplicate counts per row

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