How do I compare two folders and delete duplicate files?


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    How do I compare two folders and delete duplicate files?


    A Google search shows a few programs and none of them I'd trust on general principle, you know, the flashy type websites which you know the program is probably full of ad ware or something nasty? Any reliable program that can take two folders and display them side by side and let you select and delete any duplicate files?
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    Windows 10 Pro (x64) 21H2 19044.1526
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    free version of Ccleaner has one tools/ duplicate finder
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    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 22H2 Build 19045.4170
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    llloyd4 said:
    Any reliable program that can take two folders and display them side by side and let you select and delete any duplicate files?
    Yes, File explorer.

    Open it twice and arrange the two windows so they are side by side [you might do this using WinKey-Left arrow etc]. Then you can display one of your folders on one side and the other on the other.

    Denis
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    llloyd4 said:
    A Google search shows a few programs and none of them I'd trust on general principle, you know, the flashy type websites which you know the program is probably full of ad ware or something nasty? Any reliable program that can take two folders and display them side by side and let you select and delete any duplicate files?
    I super-recommend two programs, both paid, but both totally, totally worth it.

    Scooter Software: Home of Beyond Compare - Beyond Compare
    DigitalVolcano Software - Duplicate Cleaner Pro. There is a free version but the paid version has really good features.
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    Just copy one folder over the other it will ask to replace a duplicate file
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