• Download the program for duplicate files in Russian. Programs for finding duplicate files (or how to find identical pictures, photos, documents, audio and video in different folders)

    Good day!

    I think that many users have dozens (or even hundreds) of gigabytes of pictures, wallpapers, videos, music, and other files on their disks. And I should note that in different catalogs (in wallpaper collections, for example) there may be quite a lot of copies (duplicates). Often, after removing them, it is possible to free up several gigabytes of space on the HDD!

    To find duplicates there are special programs and utilities. They are ways for relatively not big time scan your hard drive(s) and present you with everything identical. Then, as a rule, all you have to do is tick off what to delete - and voila, the place is cleared!

    In this article I will give several such “cleaners” that will help you free up space on your hard drive. So...

    Addition!

    Universal (search for any files)

    Universal programs for finding duplicates are suitable for working with any files: documents, photographs, videos, etc. As a rule, their work is based on searching for files of the same size and checksum. Those. these programs are looking for exact copies, matching 100%!

    Thanks to this, their work speed is quite high. However, they cannot find, for example, almost identical pictures, which are saved in different formats and excellent resolution. To do this you need to use special. The software I recommend below...

    CCleaner

    One of the most famous PC cleaning utilities. However, not many users know that it has a duplicate search function (and a very good function!).

    To open this option: you must download latest version programs, in the menu "Service" choose "Search for duplicates" , specify settings and click the button "Find" .

    I note that search is underway quickly enough, you can filter files by their size, name date. You can also manually specify specific drives (folders) to search. In general, quite convenient!

    Glary Utilities (Glary Duplicate Cleaner)

    Glary Utilities is an excellent set of utilities for all occasions. Contains all the most necessary tools for cleaning, maintenance and Windows optimization. I have already recommended this complex several times on the pages of my blog...

    In its arsenal of built-in software there is one small utility Glary Duplicate Cleaner. It allows you to quickly find duplicates of a wide variety of file formats: TXT, RAR, ZIP, MP3, WAV, AVI, JPG, BMP, etc. (in general, all the most popular ones are definitely there, see the screenshot below).

    Setting Scan Settings / Glary Duplicate Cleaner

    There is also a small filter with search criteria: by name, size, time. There is an option to skip files of a certain size (for example, you can skip files that weigh less than 100 KB).

    I note that the package Glary Utilities is free and fully translated into Russian. In general, rating 5 on a 5-point scale!

    AllDup

    It's small free utility a way to very quickly scan all your drives and remove all duplicate files. The developers note that their search algorithm is 10-30% faster than other similar products.

    Personally, I haven’t checked the speed, but I would note the following: the utility works on all Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8, 10 operating systems (this is a certain advantage!).

    After the search, the AllDup utility will present you with the results: you can familiarize yourself with each duplicate and delete it directly from the program interface. Comfortable!

    Duplicate File Finder

    A free tool for cleaning disks of duplicate files. The program compares files on the specified disk (directory) byte by byte. There are standard filters: file extension, file name, creation date, and size.

    You can either view the search result (an example is shown in the screenshot above) in the program itself (and make a decision), or export it to HTML files, CSV and TXT. By the way, I would note that the program has a fairly convenient viewer that allows you to view pictures, text, and videos.

    Total Commander

    This famous Commander (a good replacement for Explorer) also has a file search function. To open it, click on the "magnifying glass" icon in top menu programs (see screenshot above).

    Of course, there are not many opportunities here, but nevertheless...

    To search for photos, pictures, graphics

    These programs can search not only by size ( checksum) file, but also according to the contents of the picture. For example, you have several identical desktop wallpapers located in two different folders(but these pictures different size and resolution).

    So, the programs given above would not have found these duplicates, because... they “cannot” appreciate what is shown in the pictures. In this case, you need to use special. tools (more about them below)...

    Image Comparer

    This is a very small utility that specializes in searching similar images. I note that she compares not just the size, but what is shown in the picture (see screenshot above). All popular image and photo formats are supported: RAW, JPEG, J2K, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA, etc.

    After the search, you will be presented with a list of duplicates: after going through it, you can view all copies and delete those that you do not need. What’s interesting: the program shows you the percentage of similarity of certain pictures (the difference between them stands out as squares when viewed).

    Of the minuses: if you specify big disk(several terabytes) - the program will take a very long time to scan. I recommend that you go through the pictures using rougher tools before using it. (for example, CCleaner, AllDup, etc., see above).

    DupeGuru Picture Edition

    A very simple utility that is designed to quick search identical pictures. I note that similar pictures will be found even if they have different formats (for example, JPG and Tiff as in the screenshot above).

    Among the advantages of the utility:

    • visual comparison of pictures;
    • the program is completely free;
    • simple interface, designed in a minimalist style;
    • Russian language support;
    • ability to export search results;
    • support for all the most popular Windows versions XP, 7, 8,10.

    ImageDupeless

    Program ImageDupeless allows you to find duplicate pictures, regardless of file size, format, resolution, etc. characteristics (it will “look” at all the pictures for you and find similar ones).

    The program also has very interesting feature recording images on CD discs (creating unique CD galleries).

    Note: to save time, compare newly received pictures with an existing gallery (this way you will save a lot of time, because a complete scan of all the pictures on the disk is much longer than searching in the created gallery).

    Comparison result: please note that the resolution and size of the pictures are different!

    Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder

    The program uses advanced algorithms to compare graphic images found in pictures and photographs. Thanks to this, it is possible to find similar and identical images, even if they have different formats (GIF, PNG, JPG, etc.) and resolution.

    I note that the user has the option to specify a similarity feature (that is, you can set, say, to find only those pictures that are 95% similar to each other).

    After conducting a search: you will be able to view all found duplicates and manually delete all unnecessary ones. By the way, the program places 2 identical images next to each other (see example above) so that you can clearly see the difference. Very convenient!

    To search audio and video files

    Audio Comparer (Electronic Ear)

    Audio Comparer - the program will listen to almost 300 tracks in 10 minutes.

    Audio Comparer is a not so simple application for finding duplicates among music files(MP3, MP2, MP1, WMA, AIF, WAV, WavPack, FLAC, APE, AAC and OGG), as it may seem at first glance... It “listens” to music and compares tracks with each other using a special algorithm: the comparison is ongoing by audio track, and not by file size or name (as is done in many other analogues).

    Thanks to this, identical tracks can be found even if they are saved in different formats. Audio Comparer is a kind of electronic ear that can listen to all your music very quickly.

    I note that there are quite a few such programs, so each deserves special attention! I recommend you to get acquainted!

    DupeGuru Music Edition

    Very interesting program dupeGuru Music Edition to search for the same and similar music tracks. There are filters for searching: by bitrate, information in tags, duration, size, etc.

    All the most popular formats are supported: MP3, WMA, AAC, WMA, OGG, FLAC. After the search, the found duplicates can either be deleted or moved to other directories.

    I would also note the presence of the Russian language and support for modern OS Windows 7, 8, 10 (including 64 bits).

    Music Duplicate Remover

    Music Duplicate Remover - a utility that allows you to easily and quickly find copies of audio files located in different folders (disks) and saved in various formats. Thanks to its electronic ear technology, it can listen to all your songs on the disc, analyze them and provide you with a report with all similar tracks (an example of such a report is shown in the screenshot above).

    I note that the utility works great with standard presets (that is, after downloading and launching it, there is no need to delve into the settings for a long time, you can immediately start scanning).

    Note! Music Duplicate Remover supports following formats audio: MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE, WAV.

    Duplicate Video Search

    Enough powerful program to delete identical videos saved in different folders (suitable for those who have a lot of different videos, music videos, top 100 collections, etc.). It will help you “go through” your collection of files and remove all duplicates.

    I note that the program uses a unique “cast” technology (i.e., a kind of “electronic eye”), which allows you to find similar videos, even if they are saved in a different format, they have a different resolution and they are compressed with a different codec.

    Peculiarities:

    1. The following video formats are supported: AVI, MKV, 3GP, MPG, SWF, MP4, WMV, WTV and FLV (see screenshot above);
    2. search full copies videos and similar ones (where excellent resolution, bitrate, format, codec);
    3. the program automatically selects videos from worst quality among all duplicates (however, you can manually specify which copy to delete);
    4. convenient and visual presentation of search results: thumbnails for each video and the path to the directory where it is stored;
    5. You can either view the video or delete it directly from the program window.

    Video Comparer

    Video Comparer - a program designed to search and compare videos on your hard drive. In a relatively short period of time, she can view all your videos and show you in a convenient table all the files that repeat each other (complete takes, similar videos, videos with the same content, but different quality etc.).

    I note that the program has various filters that will allow, for example, to search for videos only of a certain format (or set the duration of the video).

    Peculiarities:

    1. supports formats: 3GP, AVI, ASF, ASX, WMV, VOB, XVID, MP4, MPEG;
    2. the ability to search among hidden files;
    3. opportunity automatic selection similar videos for deletion;
    4. video filters by duration, quality and extension;
    5. convenient presentation of search results: previews for each video; size; the folder where it is located; Name; similarity percentage.
    6. opportunity backup in a separate folder;
    7. logging;
    8. support for almost all popular Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 (32/64 bits).

    Additions, as always, are welcome.

    Happy work!

    After a long, constant use of a computer, large amounts of data, i.e., all sorts of photographs, videos, films, music, documents, etc., accumulate on its disks, whatever one may say. When data takes up a lot of space, this is normal, for example, I myself have more than 600 GB of necessary data, and for others it’s even more. But very often duplicate files take up too much space.

    Such files can appear when, for example, you transfer them from somewhere to a new location on the disk, forgetting that you already have such files on this disk. And it’s okay if there are a lot of duplicates of all sorts of documents, but when there are a lot of duplicate photos, music and especially videos, then this, as a rule, will take up a lot of your disk space. I recently checked and found that duplicates are eating up about 100 GB. on the hard drive, which, in my opinion, is quite a lot :)

    In this article, I will show you an easy way to find all duplicate files in Windows on your drives, so you can easily check them and quickly delete everything you don't need.

    In Windows, unfortunately, there are no normal built-in tools for finding duplicate files. There is an option to do this via command line PowerShell, but this is very inconvenient, especially for beginners it will be difficult. Therefore it is easier to use third party programs. One of these is called AllDup. It is completely free, available in Russian, supported by everyone operating systems Windows is finally quite easy to use.

    Downloading and installing the AllDup program

    The program can be downloaded for free from the official AllDup website. Below is the link to the download section:

    The program is available in two versions: regular installation and portable (Portable). The portable version is different in that it does not require installation on a computer, i.e. the program can be launched directly from the downloaded folder.

    To download, click the button “Server #1”, or “Server #2” or “Server #3” (if the first button does not download, spare servers are given) under the required version programs.

    Direct links to download the latest version (March 2017) of AllDup: standard version, portable version. For latest versions always refer to the official AllDup website!

    Installing the program is very simple, one might say, it consists of successive clicks “Next”; no special settings need to be made. That's why this process I won't consider it.

    Learn more about the nuances of installing programs for Windows

    Finding duplicates using AllDup

    After installing the program, run it. The main window for search settings will open:

    Setting up a search includes several steps:


    These are all the main stages of setting up a search; the rest can be omitted.

    Now, to start searching for duplicates, click the “Search” button at the top of the AllDup window:

    The search process will begin.

    How more files in the folders you specified is located on your disks, the longer the search will take.

    After the search is completed, the program will display the found files with duplicates in the form of a table.

    The first thing that is better to do right away is to save the search results, because if you now close this window with the results, then you will have to perform the search again. To save, click the button with the image of a floppy disk, or select “Search result” in the top menu and click “Save search result.”

    Now, even if you turn off your computer, and then launch the program again, you will be able to get to the search results again.

    You can sort the search results by different parameters by clicking on the column headings in the table. The most useful sorting criterion, in my opinion, is file size. Therefore, if you want the largest files found to be displayed at the top of the table, then click on the “Size (Bytes)” column.

    The next thing that is best to configure for ease of viewing results is the displayed size. Initially, the program shows the file size in bytes, which is not very convenient. It is better to display in megabytes or even gigabytes. To do this, click the button marked in the screenshot below (1), then check one of the options (2):

    Now I’ll dwell on how to actually use the search results, how to view and remove unnecessary duplicates...

    The program divides the found duplicates into so-called groups. One group is all found copies of the same file, including the original (it will also be displayed in this group).

    To view duplicates of one of the groups, you need to open it by clicking on the arrow. Example:

    Once you have expanded a specific group, you can check what kind of file it is by opening it. To do this, simply double-click on the file in the group or right-click and select “Open file”. The file will be opened via standard Windows program, through which you usually open all files of the selected type.

    To delete duplicates, check them, right-click and select one of the options: delete file in Windows Recycle Bin or permanent deletion.

    Accordingly, do not delete all files from the group, because this way you will delete both duplicates and the original at once! For example, if there are 3 files in a group, then by deleting 3 at once, you will delete both the original and 2 duplicates. In this case, to keep only a single copy of the file, you need to remove 2 files from the group.

    This way you can check each group separately and remove duplicates. But if a lot of information has been found, it can be done simpler. Make sure that the program automatically selects all files in each group except one (i.e., only duplicates), after which you can get rid of all duplicates at once, or before that, go through and double-check whether everything marked is exactly to be deleted.

    To automatically mark duplicates, go to the “Select” menu (1) and check and enable one of the options there (2), for example, “Select all files except the first file.”

    As a result, the program will select 2 duplicates in each group, and leave the first file in the list unselected. That is, in this way you will mark 2 duplicates, and the original will remain unmarked. Or you can use the “Select” menu to try other options that are convenient for you.

    Once the program has marked the files, you can double-check your selection if required. And to quickly delete everything unnecessary or perform some other action, click the button marked in the screenshot below:

    In the window that opens, you will see the total volume of the selected files, i.e. how much space the found duplicates take up and the number of selected files. At the bottom you need to select an action on the selected files. You can delete files through the recycle bin, delete them permanently (the “Delete files” item), copy or move files to a folder, and also rename the found duplicates. If you are sure that the marked files are duplicates and you no longer need them, then it is easier to delete them, but in any case, the choice is yours.

    So choose required action(1) and click OK (2). You don't have to configure anything else here.

    After this, the program will perform the action you selected on the previously marked files!

    That's the whole process :) To exit the search results, simply close this window. If you have saved your search results, then if you need this result again, you can get to it through the “Search Result” section (1) in the main program window. The results you saved will be displayed in the table (2). To open desired result just double click on it.

    Conclusion

    AllDup - very convenient program to find duplicates of your files on your computer. In fact, there is nothing superfluous in the program; it has all the necessary tools, filters and parameters for quickly processing a large volume of found duplicates. Of course, there are similar programs that probably also do their job well. So far I have only tried AllDup and I don’t see any point in changing it yet.

    OS: Windows Language: Russian / English Version: 1.4

    Removing duplicate HiKi files – easy program under Windows to restore order in file storages. Many have encountered a situation where there is a lot of information in the home archive. identical photos or music.

    The program will help you quickly remove duplicate files. Analyzes file contents and deletes identical files even with different names.

    The program is very easy to use; just point it to a search folder. After entering identical files in the list, you can click the Process button to delete or move the marked files.

    The program can be integrated into the Explorer menu and called from the folder context menu.

    You can specify several folders for research at once.

    You can set the priority folder for saving files when checking the boxes for deletion. Files from this folder and its subfolders will not be selected. You can specify not only a folder, but also just a text template for saving files.

    About the program

    Save time. Tens of thousands of files can be analyzed in minutes. The program has a convenient and intuitive interface.

    If you have a lot of photographs, music or just pictures, and you doubt that they are in one copy, then you will like this program.

    The program can find files of any type (graphics, music, videos, documents). It is enough to indicate required extension files.

    Files are analyzed based on content. It's not very fast large sizes file, but eliminates the possibility of falsely finding duplicates.

    After analyzing the required folders, the program will automatically mark all duplicates, and you can choose what to do with the found files (delete or move).

    The program can be embedded in context menu conductor, which makes it easier to use. Just right-click on the desired folder and you can call the program to search for identical files.

    The program was done primarily for myself. And you can use it without any restrictions - absolutely free!

    Everyone has a folder on their computer in which they store various photographs or images, and it often happens that duplicates of such files appear on the hard drive. The question immediately arises of how to quickly get rid of them. The article will list a number of programs that are able to perform such actions quickly and efficiently.

    It is a simple and easy-to-use program that can search in several ways and create galleries from selected images. What sets it apart from other tools is the presence of an assistant window, which makes using Duplicate Photo Finder even easier. Among the disadvantages are paid distribution and the lack of Russian language.

    Duplicate Photo Cleaner

    Duplicate Photo Cleaner is also an easy-to-use program that can also read a large range of formats graphic objects. It has several ways to search for duplicates, and the presence of a Russian-language interface makes it stand out from most of the solutions described here. At the same time, Duplicate Photo Cleaner is paid, and the trial version has very limited capabilities.

    Duplicate File Remover

    One more powerful tool to find copies of photos is Duplicate File Remover. In addition to searching for images, it is also able to scan your computer for other identical files. The capabilities of Duplicate File Remover are significantly expanded by the plugins that are installed with it, but they can only be activated after purchasing a license key. Another drawback is the lack of Russian language in the settings, but this does not prevent you from using Duplicate File Remover for its intended purpose, since all actions here are performed on an intuitive level.

    Duplicate File Detector

    This is a powerful multitasking program that can instantly find identical documents in the specified directory. Duplicate File Detector supports large number formats that will be checked during operation. This is the only tool among the ones we reviewed that provides the ability to hash any file, for which it has a built-in hash calculator. Thanks to the latter, you can get the result in 16 hash code options. Using Duplicate File Detector, you can rename a selected group of files according to one of the proposed templates. The program has been translated into Russian, but is paid.

    ImageDupeless

    ImageDupeless is a powerful tool for finding identical images on your computer. In its functionality, it is very similar to the previously described Duplicate Photo Finder. The same assistant is present here, the same possibilities for searching for identical graphic files and the function of creating a gallery from images. But ImageDupless has a Russian-language interface, which makes it stand out from the mentioned program. The main disadvantage can be considered paid distribution and the fact that many features are available only after purchase.

    DupKiller

    DupKiller is one of the best ways to search not only for duplicate images, but also for files in general. It provides the ability to search almost anywhere on the computer, has a very wide range of settings, and supports plug-ins. In addition, it is distributed completely free of charge and translated into Russian, which makes it possible to use it without any restrictions.

    AllDup

    AllDup is a small free program that is designed to search for identical (including graphic) objects on the hard drive. It supports a large list of formats, which guarantees a high-quality search for duplicates. AllDup will also be an excellent option for computers that are used by several people at the same time. What sets it apart from the rest is the ability to create multiple profiles with certain settings. This feature will greatly save users time that would otherwise be spent on reconfiguring the program. More to the list positive qualities AllDup can be added to the Russian language and free distribution by the developer.

    DupeGuru Picture Edition

    Using DupeGuru Picture Edition, the user will receive a free, simple and uncomplicated search engine for duplicate photos on a computer with Russian-language interface. Among additional features It is worth highlighting that here you can export the results to a browser or to a CSV format that is read by .

    Dup Detector

    Dup Detector is probably the simplest utility on the list provided. It does not have the Russian language and any additional features other than creating galleries from images, but at the same time it provides a choice of several options for searching for duplicate photos. In addition, Oak Detector is distributed by the developer completely free of charge and supports a large list of graphic formats.

    This article discussed programs with which you can quickly and easily extra effort detect duplicate photos on your hard drive and delete them permanently. Let everyone decide for themselves which tool to use, but it’s worth knowing that any of them will 100% cope with the task.

    Hello, dear ones. Remember, in my green website-building childhood (a whole year ago) I already recommended and described to you program for searching and deleting identical photos? So, that was great program, but paid (although the solution to this problem can be found quite easily on the Internet). And here I also described the program in order to find and delete duplicate files . Damn, it's paid too! 😯

    Today I will correct myself - I will describe to you a free and quick program to search and delete various copies of files on your computer, of which you have a lot. They sit quietly in the corners and giggle at you, increasing the size of the disk, slowing down the system (after all, scanning files is vital for its normal operation and goes almost constantly), simply littering the computer with unnecessary load, complicating defragmentation process…

    Duplicate files needs to be deleted and we will do this now. Naturally, I will describe everything step by step and in pictures, with all the nuances. And of course, I will give you two versions of the program - the regular one from the official website and the portable one.

    Auslogics Duplicate File Finder is a free program for finding and removing duplicate files

    Don’t even doubt it – there are duplicate files on your favorite computer. The nature of their appearance has not yet been studied by scientists. Over time, they grow like mushrooms, appearing out of nowhere... Of course, this is a joke - we create duplicates ourselves, without even noticing it. Let's get rid of them already. To begin with, of course you need to download the program.

    As promised, here are two versions for you - everyone has the right to choose the one they need, but I highly recommend choosing the portable one. The fact is that in the standard version they will push (or try) an additional toolbar into all browsers - do you need it? For example, no matter how hard I tried, I still caught him - I barely got rid of him. (How? And like this.)

    Download Auslogics Duplicate File Finder: 7 MB

    Download Auslogics Duplicate File Finder Portable: 6 MB


    This is how I installed regular version programs...

    Installing Auslogics Duplicate File Finder

    Yes, installation takes place on English, but remember that you and I are not afraid of difficulties and will overcome everything...

    And here is the price of free - be sure to uncheck the boxes and who knows, maybe you will be lucky and the toolbar will not be installed.

    Create an icon on your desktop?

    Click “Finish” and the program for searching and removing duplicate files will start. Then everything is very easy and simple. As you can see, the program is entirely in Russian.

    We select the disk on which we will search for duplicate files or even a separate folder...

    We choose what exactly we will search for, or rather what types of files will be searched from...

    If you are not very versed in the system, I do not recommend choosing the first, top item. The fact is that the system itself uses many identical files and places them where it is more convenient and faster for it to get to them - such duplicate files are not only not recommended to be deleted, but categorically bad!!!

    To be on the safe side, create a restore point...

    Here are my duplicate files. That's not all - I already found and deleted more than 300 MB during my first acquaintance with the program (I didn't just take screenshots).

    Now we need to clarify for the program how to remove duplicates...

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