Duplicate File Sweeper

Having to work with similar file types most likely fills up some folders with copies you forget about, and can end up taking a lot of disk space. Luckily, there are various specialized applications such as Duplicate File Sweeper which aim to easily locate similar files, provide preview, and help you remove them from your PC.

You can take the application for a spin as soon as the effortless setup process is over, with an option to launch the program right afterwards. The visual design consists of a simple, yet intuitive window which holds all functions you need to perform all operations, such as a source selection tool, and list of detected files.

Sadly, adding a location to the process isn’t done through drag and drop, nor does the application integrate itself into the context menu for even faster access. On the other hand, the application can look up duplicate items on multiple folders at a time. Apart from path, you can also specify a file mask, which isn’t a mandatory requirement.

All source details can be edited before the process starts. It can take a bit of time to finish the operation, especially when targeting large folders. Scan progress is shown in real time in the status bar, with number of scanned files and detected dupes. What’s more, the preview area also fills up with files as they’re detected, but you need to wait for the operation to finish to take action.

Results are shown in a couple of different tabs, one showing all scanned files, while the other only duplicates. These are organized in a tree list which you can expand to view duplicate files and paths. Selection displays more info like size and creation date. However, there’s no option to select all duplicates, but only to directly remove them.

All things considered, Duplicate File Sweeper manages to live up to expectations, coming equipped with an intuitive environment, and an efficient scanner which is sure to reveal and remove duplicates in a short while.