Comments on: Detect Duplicates with Clone Spy

By: Duplicate File Finder SoftChronizer

Duplicate File Finder SoftChronizer — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:55:25 +0000

[...] not possibleDuplicate file scan parameters limited to file size, name and binary comparison.Clone Spy is a free alternative duplicate file finder that supports many of the features that Softchronizer [...]

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:19:29 +0000

@Allan

Thanks! I will check it out. :)

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:29:30 +0000

Try Directory Report
http://www.file-utilities.com/downloads/wdir.zip

It can find duplicates based on the same name, size, CRC and/or comparing byte by byte

It can replace duplicates with hard links
Rarst should be happy

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:52:16 +0000

Good piece of software indeed. Using it since 2005.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:59:11 +0000

We are using Duplicate Finder from Ashisoft.

This little application have very good marking option to mark duplicate files.

Try it : http://www.ashisoft.com/df.htm

By: LethAL

LethAL — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:32:52 +0000

I’m really surprised that there are no tools like this that allow you to hardlink duplicate files together, so that they only take the the space of one file; I guess that’s a bit more tricky. Maybe I’ll make my own app for it someday, unless I manage to find one.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:29:25 +0000

Doesn’t support hardlinks. :( I hadn’t actually encountered program of this type that does. Developers just don’t bother to implement support for something most people never use… making software useless for the rest.

By: Noel

Noel — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:55:00 +0000

Highly recommended. Have been using it for a while and it works like charm.