Files Compare

Comparing files is a quick and effective way of ensuring that you do not have any duplicates saved on your disk drives, since they unnecessarily occupy space, although they might accidentally provide backup when data loss has occurred.

Files Compare is a handy piece of software that can help you check if any of your files share similarities with others.

The application can help you compare both the names and the cyclic redundancy checksum (CRC32) of your files, in order to test if they are identical or not. This way, even if a couple of files share the same name and similar content, the cyclic redundancy checksum can provide you with a certain answer regarding if they are identical or not.

Certain details about each file are displayed, such as name, path, extension, size and type, along with file creation and last access times. Although these are not a determining factor in file similarity, they could give you a pretty good idea about their origins.

Files Compare can be used to check if your files are identical, by scanning their size and cyclic redundancy checksum, the later being more reliable in terms of correctness, since it is used as an error-detecting code in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to raw data.

Aside from this, the application is portable and does not require installation, as it can simply be copied and used from any flash drive or data disc.

Files Compare provides you with a quick and efficient way of testing if two files are identical. The program could be further improved and enhanced by adding the possibility to batch compare several files at once, not just certain pairs.