Ayrun

Working with a lot of files of similar types can lead to consequences like having many duplicates on your hard disk drive, which can take a lot of space in the end. It’s up to specialized applications like Ayrun to provide the necessary means to scan your computer and decide what happens to them.

The application comes in a lightweight package that doesn’t even take you through a setup process for things to properly function. However, you do need to make sure that your PC is fitted with .NET Framework, because it’s a required component, unlike registries, which are not a dependency here, thus not modified.

On the visual side of things, the application wants to keep it simple, putting all it has to offer in plain sight, with different colors used for selection and other sections to make identification easier. Lists fill up as you progress through the operation, while some specific functions, like selecting duplicate files, are automatically performed.

You first need to add one or more folders to the list, while triggering the core function only takes a while to generate results. However, you can narrow down results by writing down a string of interest to represent file name. Shortly after the list is generated, you can also pick one or more file formats, depending on the detected items.

As mentioned above, duplicate files, either by name or size, are highlighted and automatically selected, with a few operations you can perform. Removing is one of them, but there’s no option to shred. Moreover, these can be moved, not copied, to a directory of your choice, or renamed according to a fixed set of rules.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that Ayrun wants to help you get rid of duplicate files, or at least move all of them to a safe location to later decide how they’re handled. Portability is a neat advantage, while the interface is intuitive enough to let both beginners and experienced individuals take advantage of its features.