Free Duplicates Finder

Free Duplicates Finder is a simple application you can use to scan the hard drive for duplicate files and remove them while keeping the original items, in order to free up space. It can match files by names and content.

The setup procedure doesn't take long. However, you shouldn't rush through the wizard steps. Because the app is ad-supported, it offers to download and install third-party software that it doesn't actually need to work properly. Unless you're interested, you can decline all offers to make a clean installation.

When it comes to the interface, Free Duplicates Finder opts for a user-friendly window with and intuitive structure, where you can use the built-in file explorer to select a folder and scan it.

Scan results shows all files organized by size, in addition to their names, file types, occupied disk space and a graph to show you how much space they take. For any selected directory, you can perform a scan to find duplicates.

By default, Free Duplicates Finder compares the file checksums to figure out whether they're identical or not. However, you can also ask it to take into account file names too, in order to display duplicate files with both identical structures and names.

It's possible to view the checksum of any file, remove any item from the hard drive, or copy file properties to the clipboard. Moreover, you can open files in your default file manager, send emails by entering a subject and message, as well as customize the bar color.

All things considered, Free Duplicates Finder offers a simple solution for finding and removing duplicate files to free up space. But it doesn't bring any new features to the table.