Easy Duplicate Finder

Nobody can tell exactly how many duplicate files he has in the computer. But one thing is certain, these files tend to slow down the computer as they participate to disk fragmentation and they also take up unnecessary hard disk space. They can also affect the registry as the same file has a double location in the Windows Registry. Besides that, it influences the read and write activity of the hard disk. A solution for deleting these duplicate files than do a lot of harm is Easy Duplicate Finder. As the name suggests, this software can easily hunt down and delete duplicates.

The installation process is as easy as pie and it takes little time to complete. It's compatible with every Windows version and takes about 2 MB of hard disk space.

The interface is not at plain and simple as the user would expect, but neither is too difficult to understand, so the software can be used without problems even by beginners. The functionality of Easy Duplicate Finder is based on three steps. The first involves adding the folders in which the program will look for duplicate files. The user can also add entire partitions, but the search will take longer to complete. The software provides many options for file scanning, as it can be configured to look for certain file types, for files with a minimum or maximum size and it can also be configured to skip system files and folders, thus the integrity of the system will not be affected.

The next step involves scanning and processing the files scanned. This step takes most time to complete, as the software must analyze every file. After the scanning is complete, Easy Duplicate Finder will display a list of all the duplicate files found, including the size for each of them and also the time and date they were modified. At the bottom of the list, the software displays an overview of all the files scanned, including the number of them, the total size of the original and the duplicate files.

The third an last step refers to deleting the duplicate files. One should be careful with this step, as wrong files could be deleted. The best thing to do if the user isn't sure about the duplicates or he is a beginner is to move all the duplicate files to a different folder and check them manually, to make sure they are safe to delete.

The list of file scanned can be exported as a HTML or text file, for later analyzing. The options window includes a lot of settings for modifying the scanning process. Thus, the program can detect duplicate files using their CRC values, their size or just the name of them. The software features a CRC calculator, for quickly finding the CRC value for any file.