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alan 12-21-2005, 22:21
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Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file finders

Jason Parker
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Monday, Apr. 26, 2004

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Last week I got an e-mail from a reader looking for a good program to find duplicate files. He had important files on two different drives and knew that there was significant duplication between them but didn't know how to fix the problem. Moreover, he wanted to transfer all of his files to a new hard drive he had just bought. I did a little research and found several programs that quickly scan drives and let you compare files to know which ones you can delete. Not only do these apps offer a solution to the problem above, they let you free up a significant amount of drive space by getting rid of duplicates. Here are the three I found most useful for syncing up drives and finding duplicates.
NoClone finds duplicates by performing a byte-to-byte comparison of files. This program worked great for tracking down and deleting duplicate digital photos on my hard drive. You can also use this one to de-dupe files over a network. (Shareware/Windows)
Directory Report 19 quickly catalogs large drives and lets you sort by several different criteria to find which files you need and which are duplicates. This one is my favorite because you can also easily print directories for hands-on comparisons and export to Excel to view in a spreadsheet format. (Shareware/Windows)
FolderMatch lets you compare the contents of two folders on any drive, even CDs. Use this one to sync between hard drives, computers, or your laptop. It also offers a helpful wizard to guide you through the process. (Shareware/Windows)
What do you think? How do you manage duplicate files on your system? TalkBack to me below!

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Dupeless is awesome Freeware Koli -- 04/26/04

Dupeless is awesome Freeware for Windows. Koli -- 04/26/04

duplicate files grouchyone -- 04/26/04

A great feature for this sort of software... GPH -- 04/26/04

CloneSpy freeware gregorsamsa -- 04/26/04

duplicate file finders for the Mac? jjacques -- 04/26/04

For duplicate graphics files, Dup Detector Balrog -- 04/26/04

another free alternative zdnet_sed -- 06/02/04

Alternate cathy_sway -- 11/29/04

FolderSizes jwisher -- 12/27/04

Duplicate files software EdMi -- 03/03/05

http://www.duplicate-file-dete ctive.com/ jwisher -- 05/24/05

NoClone Tam -- 05/31/05

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Tech Guide: Eradicate duplicate files - ZDNet AU reviews > software > productivity

alan 12-23-2005, 1:47

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Tech Guide: Eradicate duplicate files

By Jason Parker, Special to ZDNet
27 April 2004 05:40 PM

Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file finder

Ever find that you have multiple copies of the same file when you only need one? Here's some utilities that scan drives, find duplicate file, and let you get rid of them.

Last week I got an e-mail from a reader looking for a good program to find duplicate files. He had important files on two different drives and knew that there was significant duplication between them but didn't know how to fix the problem. Moreover, he wanted to transfer all of his files to a new hard drive he had just bought.

I did a little research and found several programs that quickly scan drives and let you compare files to know which ones you can delete. Not only do these apps offer a solution to the problem above, they let you free up a significant amount of drive space by getting rid of duplicates.

Here are the three I found most useful for syncing up drives and finding duplicates.

NoClone finds duplicates by performing a byte-to-byte comparison of files. This program worked great for tracking down and deleting duplicate digital photos on my hard drive. You can also use this one to de-dupe files over a network. (Shareware/Windows)

Directory Report 19 quickly catalogs large drives and lets you sort by several different criteria to find which files you need and which are duplicates. This one is my favourite because you can also easily print directories for hands-on comparisons and export to Excel to view in a spreadsheet format. (Shareware/Windows)

FolderMatch lets you compare the contents of two folders on any drive, even CDs. Use this one to sync between hard drives, computers, or your laptop. It also offers a helpful wizard to guide you through the process. (Shareware/Windows)

What do you think? How do you manage duplicate files on your system? TalkBack to me below!

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ok i'll show my age. a long Anonymous -- 21/11/04

Is there no free / open source AJDurai -- 03/01/05

Try Duplicate Finder this Anonymous -- 11/05/05

I like Duplicate File Detective Anonymous -- 25/05/05

absolutely best programme yorick -- 18/06/05

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Re: Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file finders - ZDNet

Rose82 07-18-2009, 12:35
I use a programme to delete duplicate files, which is called Clone Remover. <a href="http://www.fileutilityblog.com/archives/71" target="_blank" title="http://www.fileutilityblog.com/archives/71">How to choose a good duplicate file finder?</a> To my mind the main thing is efficiency of it. It must do its job. That's why I clean my PC with the help of such one

Re: Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file finders - ZDNet

jean3167 09-07-2009, 4:11
I use duplicate finder 2009 to remove duplicate Itunes from my music library, it says that it can easy move or delete duplicate files and folder.

Download Here : http://www.duplicate-finder-pro.com/

Re: Stop repeating yourself: Duplicate file finders - ZDNet

Larry82 09-21-2009, 11:18
I had a lot of duplicates of musical files on my PC. That's why I was recommended programme Clone Remover.
I used to delete duplicate files <a href="http://www.fileutilityblog.com/archives/228" target="_blank" title="http://www.fileutilityblog.com/archives/228">duplicate music finder</a>, which is called Clone Remover. What do you think about it?
Thank you.