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  1. CRC32 on a large enough system will find some false positive results. Better would be MD5 duplicate matches, though you're right - a disclaimer that this will require some *time* to complete.
  2. 4NTFan

    CCleaner v4.0

    Functionality that would consolidate the duplicate files into a single file which is referenced everywhere the former 'duplicate' files were. - So all the files would still be available, but they would no longer be physical duplicates. Suppose file 'A' is copied into five separate locations, creating a total of 6 duplicates. Converting 'A' to hard-links would place an NTFS link where the duplicate files reside. - transparently. Potentially freeing considerable disk space. Each identical copy could be moved, deleted as desired. Only if a copy were editied, all would be edited. if a copy were deleted, only its instance would be removed, the others would be fine. I'm not sure I'm explaining this well, perhaps google lookup on ntfs hard-link might give a better explanation. There are products out there which provide this capability - TreeSize Professional is one.
  3. 4NTFan

    CCleaner v4.0

    Thanks for the Great product! I'd agree that labeling the Duplicate file finder as 'File Finder' in tools seems unintuitive. Feature request: MD5 duplicate searches. I know it would be SLOW, but it would be ACCURATE. Suggestion: Perhaps this could be a point of differentiation/value add for PRO users: Add MD5 search for paid users (and ability to convert to NTFS hard-links!) My unsolicited .02.
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