Five great apps for removing duplicate files

By justin james January 16, 2012, 12:11 AM PST

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Five great apps for removing duplicate files

WinMerge

ntWinMerge is an open source package for Windows that can find duplicate files and perform merge and comparison of various text file types. (The upcoming version 3 will work on both Windows and Linux platforms)

DoubleKiller

ntDoubleKiller offers powerful comparison features, including hash comparison. It also lets you compare a small number of “fresh” files against a collection of “known” files — a big help in a team or collaborative environment.

DoubleKiller

ntDoubleKiller is available as both a free version and a paid version. The paid version is substantially more useful than the free version.

Easy Duplicate Finder

ntEasy Duplicate Finder is indeed easy to use, but it also includes some advanced duplicate detection options, like MP3 tag and JPEG EXIF comparison. It can even hook into Outlook to detect duplicate emails.

Easy Duplicate Finder

ntEasy Duplicate Finder is free with a restricted license (which can be upgraded). But beware: It will look to add browser toolbars when you install it.

dupeGuru Music Edition

ntDespite its name, dupeGuru Music Edition is not just for comparing music files. It adds the music functionality on top of a robust duplicate finding application. Using a smart filename comparison algorithm, dupeGuru Music Edition finds duplicates even when the files have different names.

dupeGuru Music Edition

ntdupeGuru runs on Windows, OS X, and Linux, and it follows a “fairware” pricing model.

Duplicate Images Finder

ntDuplicate Images Finder is an open source tool that compares image files and detects duplicates based on image similarity. The matching can take quite some time, but the comparisons are much more difficult than those performed by the other apps on this list. This is an excellent app for someone who takes a ton of pictures and wants an easy way to zero in on specific images.

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