ngutman 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 How about something to find duplicate files/images? Nathan Link to post Share on other sites
Winapp2.ini 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Duplicate files are sometimes intended, and removing them can cause problems Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted February 14, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2012 Yup, I agree with Winapp2.ini, it's best to use a specialized duplicate finder (I use "Easy Duplicate Finder" ) because you can filter better and what have you (note, am in current discussions with TPFC to see if this program needs to be reclassified from freeware to trialware) Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 1 Posted February 14, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2012 If finding duplicates steer very clear of any system or program files, especially any .DLL or .OCX files as messing with them will undoubtly break something. As for images, and music files it's best to use a tool that can use checksums either CRC, MD5, etc., so you'll know for sure it's actually a duplicate when the checksums match - never go by filesize alone as that's a road to ruin. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom AZ 0 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Auslogics also has a free one which is pretty straight forward. I believe it compares a few different criteria including MD5: http://www.auslogics...te-file-finder/ Link to post Share on other sites
TheWebAtom 0 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 If you need something mega-super-ultra simple; I wrote one as well. I apologise for the shameless plugging. http://shanegowland.com/software/2011/duplicatefinder/ Link to post Share on other sites
login123 0 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 If you need something mega-super-ultra simple; I wrote one as well. I apologise for the shameless plugging. http://shanegowland....uplicatefinder/ Goood plug, TheWebAtom. I have at least a trillion pictures of my granddaughter, and the names and dates have gotten jumbled by various methods. I'll try out your app asap. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Super Fast 0 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks for the post, WebAtom. Love to try new apps! Link to post Share on other sites
rewanya 0 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Duplicate Files Deleter is a simple, but effective tool to locate duplicate files in one or more selected search paths Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted January 10, 2016 Moderators Share Posted January 10, 2016 Old thread closed, ccleaner now includes a duplicate file finder Link to post Share on other sites
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