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Smith9
Jun 25, 2025Iron Contributor
Look for a fast duplicate file finder for Windows 11/10
My Windows 11 PC and Windows 10 laptop have accumulated a large number of files over the years, mostly are photos, documents, music, and videos. I suspect there are many duplicates taking up unnecess...
AllanIsTheKing
Jul 22, 2025Copper Contributor
Directory Report can find duplicate files based on the same: name, size, CRC32 and comparing byte-by-byte
You can preview the file by double clicking on it - brings default program to open it
The output is intuitive since every duplicate group has alternating colors (blue / white)
The fastest way to find duplicate files is
Find duplicate files by same name and size
Then diff the files in the output list
You can delete files permanently or to the recycle bin