DupeSorter

Having to do with a camera on a daily basis can result in having a lot of similar files stored on the same computer, even duplicates that take up space for no reason. This can happen with any kind of file, and it’s up to specialized applications like DupeSorter to identify, display them, and help you figure out what needs to be done next.

One of the application’s main advantages is that you don’t even have to go through a setup process to make it work, which means it can easily be carried around on a USB flash drive and used on other computers as well. Don’t worry, this action is perfectly safe, since registries are not a requirement for this task, but you do need to make sure Java Runtime Environment is installed.

The main window makes sure you quickly get acquainted with the set of features, although the general design is a little rough around the edges. Most of the space is used to show detected files, as well as details like count, sets, and name, while a side pane provides quick access to functions you need.

DupeSorter gives you the possibility to specify a few settings before pressing the scan button. One of them is the scan target directory, which needs to be written down, or pasted, because there’s no browse function. The other is a simple file filer, letting you narrow down results by specifying the file types of interest.

Hitting the scan button can take a little while to bring you to the list of results, but this depends on the complexity and size of the target disk drive. Unfortunately, the list only shows files with the same name, while the source can be identified individually, because it’s not found on the list. Moreover, you need to navigate through file explorer to remove duplicates, because there aren’t any built-in management options.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that DupeSorter comes with good intentions, but doesn’t manage to bring anything new on the block, not even something practical or out of the ordinary. Duplicate files are only identified by the name, and there are no management options to get rid of them.