Excel always keeps the first data set of a duplicated row. All consecutive rows are removed.
How do you see what duplicates were removed in Excel?
Follow these steps:
- Select the range of cells, or ensure that the active cell is in a table.
- On the Data tab, click Remove Duplicates (in the Data Tools group).
- Do one or more of the following: ...
- Click OK, and a message will appear to indicate how many duplicate values were removed, or how many unique values remain.
Does removing duplicates in Excel remove both?
If you want to remove duplicate data from a list you can use Remove Duplicates function in excel directly, then the unique data will be saved in the list, the duplicate one will be removed.