Get the most recent standalone offline installer for Windows of Duplicate Files Search & Link (Duplicate & Same Files Searcher) for free. This program searches for identical files (clones) and NTFS hard links that point to the same file.
Overview of the Same and Duplicate Files Search Tool
This program searches for identical files (clones) and NTFS hard links that point to the same file. Regardless of the file name, it precisely searches the contents of the file using byte-to-byte comparison.
This program lets you replace duplicate files with NTFS hard links (cool!), in addition to deleting them or moving them to a different directory.
The Duplicate & Same Files Searcher’s features
Extensive display of NTFS hard connections, junction points, symbolic links, and duplicate files (special!).
demonstrates file fragmentation (really cool!).
displays color-coded compressed NTFS files.
Files can be manually selected, filtered, and then moved, deleted, or replaced with NTFS hard links.
enables file moving and deletion.
permits the replacement of files via NTFS hard links (cool!).
permits file compression on NTFS drives.
enables choosing which drives and directories to scan.
Allows for pathways longer than 260 characters to be supported.
permits loading and saving of findings.
alternative NTFS streams are supported.
assistance in determining whether the files being replaced by hard links are compatible with NTFS permissions.
Allows comparing the music MP3 content just (experimental) and ignoring discrepancies in MP3 file metadata (ID3 tags).
Technical Specifications and System Prerequisites
Operating systems supported: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7.
RAM: 2 GB of RAM (memory); 4 GB is advised.
200 MB or more of free hard disk space
