CloneFinder

Designers, photographers and content creators deal with a considerable amount of files on a daily basis. Since you are likely to handle dozens, if not hundreds of files regularly, you may not keep track of all and hence, end up having numerous duplicates.

CloneFinder is a lightweight utility that enables you to scan your folders and identify dupes that take up precious storage space.

The application comes with a rugged interface that could use some polish, but is nonetheless intuitive and unlikely to give you any trouble. You can get started by specifying the folder to be scanned. The developer mentions that the program is designed to remember the size of the GUI as set by the user for the next sessions. If you want to reset it back to its initial size, use the ‘Reset Default Sizes’ function from the Tools menu.

The tool doesn’t allow you to add more than one source at a time, which can create some issues if you are using multiple folders for your work. A potential solution might be to move all the source folders to one partition and scan it.

Once the scan is over, the app displays the results in a table along with useful details such as path, filename, length, last modified and hash values. The information might help you decide whether to keep and get rid of the dupes.

It is important to note that while the program finds and lists duplicates, it doesn’t provide any way to manage them directly. You will need to navigate to the path provided and deal with each file individually.

Regardless of whether you are working with large chunks of data or perhaps are low on storage space, CloneFinder provides a quick and efficient way to find the extra files.