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Tam A.'s avatar
Tam A.
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Is there any easy way to find duplicate files?

This is not really a space issue, I have lots, but I have nearly 1000 ebooks that I sometimes file in multiple places. (No, I don't use the dreaded Kindle thanks.) So I may download it in a "holiday ...
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  • behzod's avatar
    behzod
    7 years ago

    Hi,

    As Rich mentioned Dropbox doesn't have built-in duplicate file search function. But your problem can easily be solved using 3rd party applications. There are a lot of them for any operating system (Just Google: Duplicate file finder).

    My personal favorite is: CCleaner (https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download). It is free, available for Windows and Mac.

    Here is my instructions for finding dupes using CCleaner:

    1. Open CCleaner.
    2. Select Tools from the left sidebar.
    3. Choose Duplicate Finder.
    4. In the next window you can modify your query based on file type, file size, location of the folder, etc.
    5. Click the Search button to start the scan.
    6. Select the files you’d like to remove and hit delete

     

    Here is the screenshot of the interface of this application. It is really user friendly and works really fast.

    Hope this information helps.

     

behzod's avatar
behzod
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Hi,

As Rich mentioned Dropbox doesn't have built-in duplicate file search function. But your problem can easily be solved using 3rd party applications. There are a lot of them for any operating system (Just Google: Duplicate file finder).

My personal favorite is: CCleaner (https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download). It is free, available for Windows and Mac.

Here is my instructions for finding dupes using CCleaner:

1. Open CCleaner.
2. Select Tools from the left sidebar.
3. Choose Duplicate Finder.
4. In the next window you can modify your query based on file type, file size, location of the folder, etc.
5. Click the Search button to start the scan.
6. Select the files you’d like to remove and hit delete

 

Here is the screenshot of the interface of this application. It is really user friendly and works really fast.

Hope this information helps.

 

jcvilla's avatar
jcvilla
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

I downloaded CCleaner for my Mac. 

 

In Tools, there is no Duplicate Finder option. 

 

I see only Uninstall, Startup and Erase Free Space.

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