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Duplicate File finding/removing software.

  • 16-12-2005 4:10pm
    #1
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭


    Can anyone recommend a GOOD duplicate file finder that I can use to sort me MP3s out?

    I appreciate any help.
    Please avoid telling me to use google - I tried and found a bunch - just want some recommendations before I install a bunch and use trial and error.


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  • #2
    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    yeah i would like something like this too :-)


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You could use a CRC/Hash checker to generate checksums and compare them.

    if mp3's are made with different apps then they will most likely have different check sums.

    Should only be a problem with the MP3's you've made your self. Downloaded ones you should have logged since most cost money if done legally.

    www.slavasoft.com/fsum/
    [php]fsum -jnc -r *.* > filelist
    sort filelist -o filelist.txt[/php]
    then parse the file for duplicates.


  • #4
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Thanks for that but was looking for something a little more straightforward and user friendly with hopefully a GUI.

    Just want it to go by filenames and sizes and give me an option to remove the multiples.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    There are Brazillians of duplicate finders, but very few actually check the contents of the files. Also would be nice to specify which folders don't get cleaned eg: program files / windows / live data and the precedense of removal based on the folder it's in. Put temp at the bottom of the list.

    Haven't seen an app that does all that so I treat most of them as being dangerous and not much of an improvement of just searching your HDD for files over 9999 KB and sorting by Size and manually deleting duplicates you recognise.


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