Anti-Twin

Installing an application on your computer means allowing it to make certain changes in your system's registries and features for compatibility and proper functionality. Removing one however, doesn't completely clean deployed files, with the risk of slowing down your computer. Luckily, there are specialized utilities like Anti-Twin that help you quickly identify duplicate files in order to keep your machine clean so that it runs smooth.

Right from the start, the application prompts you with a helpful tips window. It comes in handy because this is not your average scan and remove application, but packed with an impressive array of filters and search criteria to make the overall process as efficient as possible. This doesn't mean you have a hard time accommodating, on the contrary, the interface is cleverly designed and equipped with descriptions all the way through.

Split into two tabs, the application has you spend almost an equal amount of time in both the pre-scan section and the results page. However, time is only a matter of how much you narrow down search criteria. As such, you can pick only a target folder to be put under the scope. A second directory can be chosen so that the two are compared.

The application also gives you the possibility to customize file search, with options to specify minimum and maximum size to scan, as well as file extensions. This is beneficial in case you want to clean up a multimedia library or exclude system files to protect your computer.

Regardless of your configurations, the application is able to quickly retrieve results. The list is updated in real time, and you can bring up a legend window to view if files are already deleted, marked for deletion or for exclusion.

Accompanying detected files, you find a few related details like path, date created, as well as size. In case there are image files amongst them, a simple click is enough to bring up a viewer. What's more, an implemented context menu lets you trigger more file operations like opening them, accessing containing folder and more.

As mentioned above, the results screen is also fitted with various options. You stumble upon them in the form of properties for folders or file selection. This is a fast method of performing a cleaning session if you're not sure if you should delete all detected files, with options to remove items older than a custom date, according to a specific size value and others.

All things considered, we can safely state that Anti-Twin is a powerful duplicate removal application that can be used by beginners and experts alike. The overall design quickly gets you up and running thanks to helpful tooltips and cleverly described options so you don't get stuck along the way. With all configuration options at your disposal, you can rest assured that duplicate entries represent an issue no more.