Duplicate files/folders


  1. swarfega
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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Duplicate files/folders


    I am after some software that will help me remove duplicate files.

    In this case, some program seems to have recreated duplicate folders with just a file called "desktop.ini" in it. I would like to be able to search for that and remove all the corresponding duplicate folders that contain just that filename.
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  3. davidhk
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    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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    You meant these ?
    Duplicate files/folders-desktop.jpg

    File Explorer Options > View >
    under Hidden files and fodders, dot the "Don't show........">
    check the box "Hide protective operating system files >
    OK when done.

    Duplicate files/folders-file-explorer-options-view-hide.jpg
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  4. swarfega
    Posts : 7,254
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Thanks for the reply. Mines already set to those settings. I think it was some program that created them for some reason. Only some have the ini file while others have other bonafide files in them.
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  6. CountMike
    Posts : 19,518
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
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    Try this program: Download Duplicate Cleaner Free - MajorGeeks
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