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file detection of duplicate files?

kmb · 2005-02-26 21:10:47

Any one know a good file duplication finder?I.e i have lots of software scattered over 2 160 gig hdds but some of it is on both drives and i want to locate and delete the second ones

26-02-2005 9:10pm

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kmb

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Any one know a good file duplication finder?I.e i have lots of software scattered over 2 160 gig hdds but some of it is on both drives and i want to locate and delete the second ones

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#2 26-02-2005 9:13pm

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http://www.google.ie/search?q=duplicate+file+finder&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official

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#3 26-02-2005 9:38pm

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Thanks Asok!

regards kieran

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#4 27-02-2005 1:53am

Prior Of Taize

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just so you know...theres a program called system mechanic which gives you a 31 day trial which is excellent @ reg and file cleanup's...good prog...worth a look if what you were offered didnt help

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#5 27-02-2005 2:08pm

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I like fsum it can generate MD5 checksums for every file on the drive, you then have to sort out them in the text file - far too many duplicate finders just work on name /date time/ size and then don't check to see if the file is indentical.

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#6 27-02-2005 2:21pm

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I 2nd system mechanic. I also use Easycleaner.

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