Clean Up Files on Hard-Drive

External Since: Apr 08, 2006 Posts: 120

After copying everything from an old computer [that admittedly already had
duplicate files on it], files from my office CPU and a bunch of photo CD's
laying around, I know I have multiple copies of the same files throughout my
new computer.

Does XP or other utility have the ability to search and identify duplicate
files?

Can it list; date created, date modified, size, location..accurately verify
they are the same file? I guess, delete the duplicates while it's at it?

PS - I would rather NOT use a free download program unless I can get it from
a trusted / known source.

Thanks in advance, Matt

External Since: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 2463

Matt wrote:
> After copying everything from an old computer [that admittedly
> already had duplicate files on it], files from my office CPU and a
> bunch of photo CD's laying around, I know I have multiple copies of
> the same files throughout my new computer.
>
> Does XP or other utility have the ability to search and identify
> duplicate files?
>
> Can it list; date created, date modified, size,
> location..accurately verify they are the same file? I guess,
> delete the duplicates while it's at it?
>
> PS - I would rather NOT use a free download program unless I can
> get it from a trusted / known source.

XP doesn't.

CloneSpy is a program I use to do such work for myself/my customers:
http://www.clonespy.com/

Reviews and alternat download sites:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/CloneSpy/1017116077/1
and/or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5146.html
and/or
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/clonespy.html

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