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CSV Cleaner vs. Duplicate Row Remover: What's the Difference?

Both tidy up a messy CSV, but they fix different problems — here's exactly what each one changes.

CSV CleanerDuplicate Row Remover
What it fixesStray whitespace in cells, and fully empty rowsRows that exactly duplicate an earlier row
Changes cell values?Yes — trims leading/trailing whitespaceNo — rows are kept or removed as-is, never edited
Comparison methodNot applicableExact match, case- and whitespace-sensitive
Use both together whenYour export has both messy whitespace and repeated rowsYour export has both messy whitespace and repeated rows