Duplicate Files Needlessly Take Up Space So Remove Them

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 14 Dec 2010

Having two of the same thing can be a good thing in some situations. For example having a 2-core processor is better than having a 1-core processor and having 2GB or RAM is better than having 1GB. But having two of the same file is not a good thing. Why, you may ask, is it not a good thing to have duplicates> Simply because duplicates clutter your hard drive and needlessly take up space.

What you need to do is identify duplicate files and get rid of them. How do you do that? Why you do what I always do – and what I always do is turn to software for help, see if there is an application out there that can lend a helping hand.

The Auslogics Software-developed application, the aptly named Auslogics Duplicate File Finder can prove to be useful in this situation. As its name so adequately points out, this application will identify duplicate files, and allow you to easily get rid of them.

There are several things you are going to like about this application. Here are the ones that caught my eye:
- Getting Auslogics Duplicate File Finder off the web and onto your computer will only take a moment since the download weighs in at 4.3MB.
- You can install Auslogics Duplicate File Finder on several versions of the Microsoft-developed Windows operating system, including the old but popular Windows XP, the much avoided Windows Vista, and the latest and greatest, Windows 7.
- Auslogics Duplicate File Finder has a good looking, easy to figure out interface. Using the application is quite easy, so easy that even the novice computer user will not run into any problems.
- Auslogics Duplicate File Finder can identify all sorts of duplicate files, including music and video files.
- Auslogics Duplicate File Finder can identify duplicates by content thanks to its MD5 search engine.

Here comes the best part: Auslogics Duplicate File Finder is offered free of charge.

A word of warning though: be careful during the installation process as Auslogics Disk Defrag offers to install the Auslogics Toolbar, make Ask.com your default search provider, and set Ask.com as your homepage.

If you would like to get Auslogics Duplicate File Finder, just click here.
You can find out more about Auslogics Duplicate File Finder
here.


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