Find Files: Duplicates

Available in both Explore Views and Virtual Folders

Quick Start: Finding Duplicate Files

First either navigate to the Folder you want to check in Explore View or create a Virtual Folder of the files you want to check (Virtual Folders).

Then

•	Select Tools \| Find Duplicates... from the main menu to open the Find Duplicate Files command dialog

•	Check the options FileBoss should use when considering whether or not two files are duplicates.

•	Optionally specify the file types that should be included (or excluded) in the search for duplicates.

•	Click the OK Button to close the dialog have FileBoss search for duplicate files.

•	FileBoss will sort the files, evaluate which are duplicates and which are not, hide all files that are not duplicates and display those that are.

•	You can then look at the files and Delete, Recycle or perform any other normal FileBoss Action

Hint: If too many files are displayed you can either perform the operation again redefining what makes a duplicate a duplicate or which files should be included in the evaluation. Or you can select whole groups of files and hide (click the Hide Selected Files button) and then examine what is left.

More Information

Files can be checked in one Folder, Multiple folders or Finding Duplicate Filespaths and even across network drives simply make the View active and then select Tools | Find Duplicates... from the main menu.

If you want to search across multiple folders or drives, simply create a Virtual Folder of those folders first and then check for duplicates. Creating a Virtual Folder first makes the process quick, easy to repeat and easy to refine. In addition all of the normal file manipulation routines are available while reviewing the duplicate files.

Finds Duplicates in Explore View (a single Folder)

by ignoring the names and checking for duplicates by the files' size and content.

Can restrict search to Selected Files

or all the files in a folder (Explore View) or a Virtual Folder can be checked.

Comparisons can be restricted to file matching specific patterns

such as *.bmp or *.doc thus eliminating wasted time comparing files you don't care about.

For all the details on how to use this dialog and Find Duplicates see Finding Duplicates

Ref: DOC_GENERAL_FEATURES_DUPS

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Find Files: Duplicates

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