Which files to delete?

[dwasylkiw]

Does the Duplicate File Finder only display the duplicate files or does it show all the copies of a file?

[nukecad]

It shows all the copies (that you have specified to look for), but doesn’t let you delete them all, you have to keep at least one of the copies.

You should be careful about just what duplicates you delete, some duplicate files are needed by Windows and deleting the wrong things can result in your computer not working properly. (or even not working at all).

See this for more advice on how to safely use the Duplicate Finder:

duplicate files

Duplicate Finder can do the hard work of finding any duplicates for you. But when all is said and done only you can decide which files you want to keep and which you don’t. Nobody else can make that decision for you, and certainly an application can’t decide it for you. There are a few things to be aware of when using Duplicate Finder: It’s main use is to find duplicates of your own files, photos, documents, music, etc. that you may have saved or copied to more than one place. You should le…