Windows 8's built-in search function is pretty good at finding individual files and all the other files that share the same name. However, it does not do a good job of clearly flagging identical files ...

Some files on a Linux system can appear in more than one location. Follow these instructions to find and identify these "identical twins" and learn why hard links can be so advantageous. Identifying ...

Google Drive irrefutably is one of the most widely known cloud storage services. It allows users to conveniently upload and store their documents, images, videos, archives, and other files directly on ...

Copies of files sometimes represent a big waste of disk space and can cause confusion if you want to make updates. Here are six commands to help you identify these files. In a recent post, we looked ...

How much space do duplicate files take up on your iPad? In theory, they use no extra storage. Thanks to the design of the Apple File System (APFS) used on iOS and macOS, duplicating a file doesn’t ...

If your Mac is running low on storage, chances are that duplicate files and photos occupy a significant part of it. If the number is low, you can get away by performing a manual search, a terminal ...

You're not seeing double. There are duplicate pictures you need to let go of on your device ...

As much as we love feature-packed applications that perform countless tasks, there’s nothing wrong with an inexpensive utility that does the one thing we need without much fuss and bother. Such is ...

COOS BAY — Bay Area Seniors Computer Club will be presenting “How to Duplicate Files Easily” on Friday June 3. The presentation will introduce a free program that can duplicate your favorite file ...

Reader Pam is looking for a way to “clean out duplicate files, documents, pictures, etc.,” but doesn’t want to spend money on the project. In other words, she wants a freeware solution. I’ve got just ...

As computer users, sometimes we tend to create duplicate files, and sometimes, we have no idea. For many of us, our Windows 11/10 system has many duplicate files, so the question is how to get rid of ...