Windows 10: Duplicate files

Discus and support Duplicate files in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Is there a programme that can find and remove duplicate files safety without doing it manually ? I am using Windows 10 and occasionally do a "search"... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by BRIAN LOFTHOUSE, Feb 12, 2020.

  1. BRIAN LOFTHOUSE
    BRIAN LOFTHOUSE Win User

    Duplicate files


    Is there a programme that can find and remove duplicate files safety without doing it manually ? I am using Windows 10 and occasionally do a "search" using Piroform CCLEANER. The general opion is don't remove anything if you don't know what your doing ! I thought there might be a programme out there that does it automatically taking away the responsibility ! A friend of mine did a search last night and found 18,000 files using WinZip, like me he is asking the same question ! I guess the big question is "Do they need to be removed and are they doing any harm ? Will it improve the performance of the PC also comes to mind !


    Brian

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    BRIAN LOFTHOUSE, Feb 12, 2020
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  2. FRICK
    Frick Win User

    Finding duplicate files

    Hey hey,

    During the years the backups have just accumulated in random places, essentially, and I would like to clean up. Is there a program that can search for duplicate files? And by that I mean identical files. I tried dupeGuru, but that somehow found ... all files to be identical I guess? Like how a bunch of jpg's with different names, sizes and locations being marked 100% identical, or how a bunch of xls-files with completely different everything also were 100% matches with each other. I don't need any fancy functions, just a list of the files that share the name and filesize and created/last write dates.
     
    Frick, Feb 12, 2020
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  3. STEVEWAHLSTROM
    SteveWahlstrom Win User
    How to remove duplicate files in Windows 10.

    Thank you for the suggestion. I need to see a list of duplicate files and select those I want to eliminate. Does the program you suggested compare file content or do they simply point out duplicate
    file names?
     
    SteveWahlstrom, Feb 12, 2020
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  4. STEVEWAHLSTROM
    SteveWahlstrom Win User

    Duplicate files

    How to remove duplicate files in Windows 10.

    Thank you for the suggestion. I need to see a list of duplicate files and select those I want to eliminate. Do either of the programs you suggested compare file content or do they simply point out duplicate
    file names?
     
    SteveWahlstrom, Feb 12, 2020
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