Excellent free duplicate remover
Duplicate Cleaner is a free duplicate file remover that just seems to get better with age.
What marks Duplicate Cleaner out for greatness is that apart from being free and attractively designed, it's supremely easy to use while retaining considerable file management power. The main interface is divided into 2 - Search Criteria and Duplicate Files. Specify what you want the app to look for in the first, and deal with the results in the second.
Filtering options are often what make duplicate cleaning a little complicated, but you won't have that problem with Duplicate Cleaner. The options are self-explanatory and clearly displayed, and in the top menu bar you'll find a Selection Assistant that lets you get even more specific. The Duplicate Cleaner scan is fast and presents you with a concise summary of what it has found.
One you can see what's duplicated, you'll find it really easy to deal with them. Right click on individual entries to get more information or perform batch actions, or go through them manually if there aren't many. And don't make the mistake of thinking that you can only erase duplicates - use the File Removal tool and you'll be able to move, rename or hardlink the files too.
One of Duplicate Cleaner's earlier problems was that it had an annoying nag screen and it didn't look too snazzy. These days, however, we can definitely say that Duplicate Cleaner has remedied both these issues and is now one of the best duplicate removers out there - if you have problems with doubled-up files, download it asap!
Duplicate files? Download Duplicate Cleaner and you can safely bid them goodbye!
Support for six more languages addedList Marked count bugfixWill now run in Windows 2000, though audio-tag reading is disabledError loading column widths fixedWhen Moving/Copying file it will rename upon collision rather than overwritingFixed missing localisation 'Include/Exclude'Engine update - Faster scanning of large datasetsFixed 'Overflow' issue during scanning of large datasets
Changes
Support for six more languages addedList Marked count bugfixWill now run in Windows 2000, though audio-tag reading is disabledError loading column widths fixedWhen Moving/Copying file it will rename upon collision rather than overwritingFixed missing localisation 'Include/Exclude'Engine update - Faster scanning of large datasetsFixed 'Overflow' issue during scanning of large datasets
User reviews about Duplicate Cleaner
by Anonymous
Waste of time..
I copied 2 files with different names in the same folder and the tool failed to identify them.
It also crashes often.
Pros:
Nothing
Cons:
The tool does not find duplicates at all.
Looks like spyware More
by Anonymous
Excellent.
On my home PC I use 750 and 500 gig external HDs where I stored every kind of file type imaginable, word docs, pdf, all typed picture files and numerous proprietary program files. All these files were recently gathered from a business I sold that we operated for 10 years. Entire server contents with many duplicate files used by employees. I dreaded the weeks it would take for job of reviewing and deleting or consolidating files. Thanks to this free program the job is done in a day (including program search and run time), and the program sorted and put all the data in front of me to manage. A few clicks and I moved the duplicates. A little checking and I confidently deleted the duplicates. The interface is easy to use and by using the easy choices for moving and then deleting files made this a safe and effective process. Pros:
Safe, easy. More
by Anonymous
Have used better ones out there.
It never worked for me..........
The application can detect the duplicate files, that`s about it...........
no recommendations or how to go about from there.............?????? More