Duplicate File Locator

[wja777]

Does anyone know of a good program that will search a hard drive for all duplicate files and display the details (time and date stamp) so the older dup can be deleted?

[Buji]

The File Tool
-Find duplicate, zero length files, temp files and broken shortcuts easily
-Extract information from executable files, from mp3 files and form images....... http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/powertools.shtml

[rmanet]

I'd still be careful deleting duplicate files - I think regcleaner and even the disk cleaner MS uses show duplicate files but sometimes they're needed in more than one folder - you could end up with an app not working, or other problems later on

if you're trying to make room on the HDD, just do the usual stuff - temp files (except that if you're in word, etc sometimes they'll keep a tmp file that you need), temp internet files cache, etc.

do a freeware search, there's safe programs all over the place (HDValet for win98 and earlier, others for later OS) to download and use

[Cpl_Squirrel]

I especially wouldn't go around deleting duplicate .dlls

Be careful out there. :)

[JonathanB]

Easy Cleaner (http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm). It has a backup option. Leave it there in the backup folder for several months before deciding to delete it. You can also put it to a floppy. I have even used the duplicate *dll function of Norton Systemworks and Find Orphans
( http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,71536,00.asp )

[wja777]

Thanks for the info. Not looking for hd space, just trying to clean up some data files that have come from my laptop, home computer and work computer. I have a couple of directories that are storing a lot of the same information, but I wanted to make sure that I kept the newest files before deleting. Thought there may be a program out there that could help with this. I will look at the programs suggested......

[AllGamer]

i never trust those programs

i've tried soooo many of them

all of them has flaws

so after getting tired of trying them all out

i decided to do it myself

and F3 windows find will do that just good.

:D

those programs just always removed files that were actually needed, so i gave up :rolleyes:

[JonathanB]

There are differing experiences on third party softwares like these. I have use and re-used Easy Cleaner, Norton Systemworks, and Find Orphans for a year without problems. But these are not 100% fail-free just like microsoft itself. Backup... backup...