Duplicate files in EPDM.......?

We implemented the EPDM server a while ago, to NOT ALLOW duplicate files. We are wanting to migrate data into the system which has several duplicate files in many folders in many locations. Are we able to remove the duplicate file names on the server without experiencing any problems...........any advice to doing this is appreciated.

Last company I was at, we had duplicate file names 'Turn OFF', when we discovered this a couple months later we were able to 'Turn it ON' without any issues other then blocking generate duplicate names from being added to the vault.

appreciate the help!

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