How to Find Duplicate Files Using Directory Report

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download Directory Report at http://www.file-utilities.com/downloads/wdir.zip

   Select menu:
   Duplicates / Show duplicate options You can find duplicates by:
   Same size, name, CRC and/or comparing byte by byte ,,, You must select which files to delete. , You can select multiple files by selecting menu:
   Duplicates / Select files in each duplicate group The popup menu has many ways of processing duplicate files:
   Move to, Copy to, Delete to recycle bin, Delete (no recycle bin), Replace with an NTFS hard links How do you know if it is safe to delete a file?, Right click and select:
   Display in main window, This will display the file along with all the other files in its directory, Right click and select:
   Send to MS-Explorer, This will display the file in the MS-Explorer, The quickest way to find duplicates is to search based on same name and size.
   
   Then select any two files, right click and select:
   Diff (binary mode) ,,
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   Step 2: Directory Report's homepage is: http://www.file-utilities.com

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   Step 3: Select your criteria on how to find duplicate files.

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   Step 4: Select checkbox: Start searching for duplicate files after scanning directories

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   Step 5: Select your filters (optional) Select menu: Filters Example: File Name filters: *.jpg

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   Step 6: Directory Exclude filters: This allows you to skip over Windows and System folders

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   Step 7: Click on the binoculars button to select 1 or many directories and/or 1 or many disks The duplicate file list is color coded by groups The list is sorted by size decreasing Directory Report is safe to use since it will never automatically delete anything.

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   Step 8: Select any files in any group

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   Step 9: right click and select from the pop-up menu Manually selecting files can become tedious when processing huge lists.

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    Step 10: If you want to see the contents of the file

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    Step 11: just double click on it and it will run its corresponding program You can send the duplicate files screen to a printer or save to a text file

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    Step 12: XML file

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    Step 13: HTML file

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    Step 14: Excel (CSV) file

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    Step 15: clipboard

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    Step 16: or directly to Excel

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    Step 17: Before printing reports select which attributes you want printed - Select menu: Print / Set Printing Options

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