duplicate files

There’s a quiet pain point for every PC owner, an often-overlooked black hole lurking in plain sight: the Downloads folder. For many Windows enthusiasts and professionals, this default catch-all can quickly grow from a minor annoyance to a genuine barrier to productivity and storage health...

Hidden and Timeless Software Gems That Still Shine on Windows 11 Though we live in an age of ever-shifting software landscapes, some older programs endure with surprising grace, continuing to deliver essential functionality and efficiency on modern Windows 11 systems. Not every shiny new app is...

Duplicate files on your Windows PC are like that friend who overstays their welcome—they keep popping up and taking up precious room without adding any value. Thankfully, there’s now a super-easy and secure solution to help you evict these digital freeloaders: Microsoft’s own PC Manager app. In...

As Windows users, we’re all too familiar with that pesky message popping up, demanding more disk space before we can install the latest updates. Whether using Windows 10 or Windows 11, ensuring your system has enough storage not only paves the way for smoother upgrades but also keeps your...

Hello I have a question i wilt try to make it as understandable as i can. I have 2 drives drive C SSD drive D HDD. In May I had my windows operating system reinstalled . There was a filed called file history which I saved on the D drive in there was desktop and pictures I found some picture in...

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*** What app would you recommend for File Management …. I would like to be able to see how many documents I have, where they are … and what format they are …. how many other files I have > Music > videos > Apps ….. *** Also, would like an app to Find Duplicates, and delete the Duplicates ….

I have duplicate transferred files from another computer , along with duplicate data from my WM6.5 phone and duplicate photos from my camera my hard drive. I am running Windows 7, and looking for a way to compile, sort out the many duplicate files I have created over time, by making numerous...

Hi, All. I'm trying to free up space so I can update from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10. I have installed DupeGuru and have been able to get rid of a bunch of stuff. However, I have literally thousands of dupe .ci, .wid, and .dir files. Is there any way to delete them? If so, I need...

Is there something unique about Windows 8.1 as to why there would be two user folders on my hard drive. I discovered this by accident this morning. I found the active folder that was updating my dropbox and onedrive folders, and I had to copy a file over from one user to the other that was not...

Can anyone tell me what causes a file name to duplicate and appear with the following "name" Master DB_1_21_15@9b1e95f9bff5463d87789d6efbbe4852 I have a file that is called Master DB_1_21_15 (excel file) It resides on my desktop computer in my Google Drive folder The date is the last time I...

Hey guys, I need serious help… and as a token of my appreciation I will send $50 directly into the person’s paypal account that can help me with my problem Just so you know upfront I am using Windows 8.1 Operating System Here is my problem –in my “C: Drive” I have a folder called “PROJECTS”…...

so i have a few pictures that are actually the same but have a diff name they are in a folder with a lot of other files so i was wondering if u guys know any way i could find them for example theres like 3 of them but i wanna delete the 2 and only keep one. hope u guys understand :)

I have a Windows XP SP3 computer with something strange going on that I've never seen before (see attachment). Windows explorer shows two drives C:\ and E:\ That wouldn't be particularly strange except there is only one physical drive with a single 1 terabyte partion on it. Disk Management show...

When I delete either the original or the duplicate, the other file is deleted as well and, when I restore the single example from the recycle bin, both are restored. My own solution is:- 1) Drag and drop the original file onto its duplicate into the picture folder. 2) Stop creating files on...

My boss does a lot of DJ work so he has a lot of music. He uses AudioComparer to find duplicates of his music and deletes them. He upgraded his HP Compaq DC7800p running XP Pro 32bit from a Core 2 Duo E8600 to a Core 2 Quad Q6600. He ran the AudioComparer program and it only uses one of the...

What's the easiest way of comparing all files renamed "(2)" or "(3)" etc with their originals (e.g. image01.jpg > image01 (2).jpg) to see if they're the same or not?

I am running windows 7 on a HP Pavillion Elite m9040n PC. My first drive is saying it is full. With all of these folders (my pictures) showing up with pictures in them does that mean I have several duplicates on my hard drive? Are all of these picture icons in the items folders really pictures...

To put it shortly, I have that utility called advanced system optimizer and I performed a scan to find duplictaes on my partitions. It resulted a cluster of 10000 files. Ther are all kind of files and many are founded on several locations. I dont know if its safe to remove them and which exaclty...

Sorry - ignore - Mods can delete post as I just found the answer :) Put the search in quotes! =============== Hi all I unfortunately "hard" deleted a folder I really needed but have thankfully managed to recover almost all of the files in it (nearly 2000 of them!!). The problem now is that in...