If we are a little messy, it is very easy to gather on our PC in time FILES (in special PICTURES and music) duplicates.
To keep as much free space as possible on the hard disk, it is good for double files to disappear. To be erased. Microsoft It offers us a solution for searching and identifying the duplicate files that are not at all simple and efficient.
Eliminate duplicate files – by Microsoft. (The method implies use of searchto seek on hard disk files with the same name. The worse part is that we need to know in advance and what to look for. meaning file name. Microsoft suggested method is a waste of time.)
A very effective way to Identify duplicate files from the hard disk is the use of a Applications to do the whole thing in your place an application capable of detecting Any type of duplicate file, even if he is found on the hard one under several names.
Fast Duplicate File Finder It's an application freeware that helps us search the hard disk duplicate files (arhive .rar, .zip, images in .jpeg formats, .jpg, .gif, files document .doc, .docx, .pdf, .xls, .pot, files .cdr, .psd, .i, .eps, etc…), including those that are ideal as the structure but who have different names. For example, if we have two identical pictures but with the name abc.jpg and 123.jpg, Duplicate File Finder will identify the file as duplicate.
Download & Duplicate User Instructions File Finder.
1. Download & install Duplicate File Finder.
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2. After installing, open Fast Duplicate File Finder, and from the panel “Folders” (right) click on “Add Folder” To add the hard disk location you want to scan duplicate files. Ticking the option “Scan subfolders” The folders will be scanned below the folder selected by you.
3. Set the actions that the application will perform after finishing the scan process. You have the option to choose the application to group and automatically select the duplicate files. You can also determine from duplicate files to be selected. The oldest or the newest.
To avoid losing important data, it is good to set that the files identified as duplicates are transferred to another folder to be revealed by you. This option is available in “After Scan Actions” (see the picture above).
After you have made the settings, click on the butoun “Start Scan“. The scanning time is directly proportional to the number of files in the location selected by you. If you have many files / sub -flowers in the location selected by you.
4.. At the end of the scan process a dialog box will be opened that will tell you how many duplicate file groups have been detected.
A very important option of this application is the possibility of previewing detected files and their location on the hard disk. With a simple click you can preview any file in the duplicate list.
The interface of the application allows the preview of media files (.wav, .avi, .pg, .jpg, .gif, .png, etc…) but also of files of CorelDraw (.cdr) and Adobe Photoshop (.psd).
For files that cannot be opened by the application, you can click in Preview panel to see Content in binary code. This is for those who know how to compare the code.
After you make sure that the selected files of Duplicate File Finder can be stese, click the button “Delete Checked Files“.
option “Move Checked Files” will move duplicate files to a folder chosen by you. keeping the underfolding structure. If a file abc.jpg was discovered as duplicate in the folder D:WallpapersDesktopStealth, then in the folder created by you in which the duplicates are moved, the application will automatically create the sub -spreads of wallpapersktopstealth.
Fast Duplicate File Finder does his job quite well in Free version, but this has a few limitations compared to the Pro version.
– Searching for similar files will show you only the first 10 groups (feature not limited in 100% duplicate search mode)
– You can not use the Filter functionality
– You can not delete or move the selected duplicate files when searching for similar files (feature not limited in 100% duplicate search mode)
– You can not use Open with Associated Program and Locate in Explorer popup menu items when searching for similar files. (feature not limited in 100% duplicate search mode)
Those interested in the Professional version, can buy it online with ~ $ 40 on mindgems.com.
Fast Duplicate File Finder It is compatible on all operating systems from Microsoft Windows 95 to Microsoft Windows 7.
Application tested on Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit and successfully used in Free version. :)
Try the Duplicate File Removal program to wipe the repeated files from the computer