MatchMaker

Using the same file for multiple activities might make it end up with duplicate entries you manually create for faster access to particular tools. Regardless of the scenario, duplicates can pile up and take up a considerable amount of disk space. Luckily, applications like MatchMaker help sniff them out almost instantly.

With no installation involved to make it work, the application is good to go as soon as download is done. However, proper functionality is dictated by .NET Framework, so you need to check whether or not it’s on your computer. On the other hand, the tool comes in a lightweight package and perfectly fits on a thumb drive to carry it around.

The application comes with a straightforward approach on the situation. There’s a dedicated field where the input folder goes, while the rest of the space is where all detected files are shown. Drag and drop is not supported so you need to use the browse dialog to choose the location to scan, which can even be entire drives.

Scan time only depends on the complexity and size of the target location, but it doesn’t usually last that long. Files are shown in the log window as they’re detected. It’s best to cease all other activities for better performance when scanning large drives.

Unfortunately, the application only takes care of scanning the custom location. Results are displayed as plain text showing the full file paths. There are no options to comfortably select individual items, and hunting them down can prove a little frustrating by yourself. Info can be saved to file, but this too needs to be manually done through a copy operation.

All things considered, we can state that MatchMaker only manages to get half the operation done. The scan process is fast and efficient, but with no built-in options to remove duplicate files, it can take a considerable amount of time to manually find and remove every item on the list.