19 Sep 2010

Duplicate Cleaner – remove duplicate files

A friend recently asked me to suggest a free & safe duplicate file remover software and here I review Duplicate Cleaner that locates and removes duplicate files from your machine.

Duplicate Cleaner is a helpful handy piece of software which mainly cleans up your PC by identifying and deleting duplicate files. Once the files are identified, it gives you an option to select the files that you want to delete inorder to free up your memory thereby increasing the overall system performance.

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Installation & Setup:

Follow the link to reach Duplicate Cleaner. Download the exe file and execute it. Follow the steps to finish the installation process. Have a desktop icon created or pin it to your start menu whichever option suits you.

After installing launch the application. In the Search Criteria tab, you can select the path where you would like to do your search.

You have the option to do a ‘File Search’ or ‘Audio Search’. If performing a ‘File Search’ you may be needed to specify the file type.

One of the best features of Duplicate Cleaner is that you can search for duplicate files based on its contents. Search is also possible on filename, size or date. If performing an ‘Audio Search’ you may search for same artist, title or album or all the three.

Once you select the location and type of search, hit the ‘Go’ button at the bottom pane and the program will search for duplicate files based on the criteria. It may take some time to finish the searching process.

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At the end of the search, it will provide you with the list of duplicate files it found.

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Just select the files that you would like to work with and you can delete, move or hardlink these files.

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Features:

·         Searches for duplicate files in the specified location

·         Multi language support

·         Export/import the result in csv format

·         Advanced options are available to search for files

 

Duplicate Cleaner is an excellent option to remove duplicate files from your system. However always be careful before you delete/remove any file from your machine.

 

Home Page: Click here

Works with: Win 2000, Win Xp, Win Vista, Win 7

Paid/Free: Free

 

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