System files and folders are disabled by default to help prevent mistakes and scanning is done by checking the contents of each file or by file sizes. The free version of this program has a few features missing such as similar files, filtering, quick checking, export to XML, and command line options. Do note this is an older version of the program as the latest version is a trial and only allows deleting/moving 10 files. Right click and select to keep the oldest/newest files. A useful feature is you can rename all the duplicates or move them to a folder if you don’t want to delete anything yet.

The resulting duplicates can be sorted for deletion by newest, oldest, or folder/subfolder.

In Settings is the option to perform a byte by byte comparison or using CRC32 checksums and file sizes. You can also configure multiple include or exclude masks if needed and also the same with scan locations, along with min and max file size restrictions. SYS and also the Windows and Program Files folders preventing accidental deletion. Portable and installer versions are available.Įasy Duplicate Finder is quite an easy to use portable utility which is able to auto exclude operating system files such as. The Save to text file option is handy if you want to record a list of names and locations before deleting. Once the search is complete you can select files individually or right click and choose “Select all” which will keep one file of each set of duplicates. Installed drives will be added and selected by default although you can easily add new folders, exclude locations, and select where to search. There are half a dozen ignore filters such as zero byte files, system files, hidden files, or under/over a specific size. Files can be matched by a combination of name, size, modified date, and content.

It’s available in both the free and Professional versions of CCleaner. One of the many additional features that have been added over the years is Duplicate Finder, found in the Tools section. CCleaner is not a dedicated duplicate file search and delete tool, but it is one of the most well known and popular junk file cleaners around.

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