Best software to find and remove duplicate files

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What is the best software on the market for removing duplicate files?

Here is a list comparing the main software packages available for deleting duplicate files on a computer. Most of them can only delete images, but some can delete audio files or even videos!

The list includes around twenty software packages, all of which have been installed and had the same test protocol. In order to remain as objective as possible, I used a point system to provide a ranking.

Test protocol:
Number of binary files: 107017 including 37373 duplicates
Number of photos: 8152 including 20 duplicates
Number of music files: 897 including 20 duplicates
Number of videos: 72 including 5 duplicates
Test environment: 6-core processor and SSD disk

Points allocation
(+10 if the function is present and fully functional): Binary file analysis +10, Photo analysis +10, Video analysis +10, Audio file analysis +10, Managing a memory cache +10, 64-bit version +10, Integrated duplicate view +10, Real-time results display +10, English version +10.

Analysis of the results:
The Duplicate Media Finder software is the clear market leader kdo-rg.com. It is the only one that can find all types of similar files. It is also extremely fast. In addition, it displays all the duplicates found in the form of thumbnails, which is extremely practical. However, this obviously comes at a price!

There are other software packages that I also liked and that you can find at the top of the table. Feel free to use them if they meet your needs.

Link	Duplicate Media Finder	Similarity	Video Comparer	Duplicate Files Fixer	VisiPics	Duplicate Cleaner	dupeGuru	Auslogics Duplicate File Finder	Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder	Panaustik	Similar Images	Duplicate Video Search	Easy Duplicate Finder	CloneSpy	Anti-Twin	Bytessence DuplicateFinder	DupDetector	Clone Cleaner	DoubleKiller
Tested version	2.0	2.2.0	1.06.009	1.1	1.31	4.0.5	3.8	6.1.4.0	1.1	4.5	11/2003	16	5.6.0.964	3.34	1.8d	1.3	3.0	2.1	1.6.2.82
Last update	29/07/2017	12/10/2016	16/06/2016	?	2013	2017	08/02/2016	20/06/2017	19/10/2012	?	11/2003	2017	?	26/03/2017	2010	07/11/2011	30/05/2002	02/10/2017	07/07/2007
Overall score /150	123	97	89	63	62	60	59	54	53	51	50	49	46	36	36	36	33	27	25
Plateform	Win	Win/Mac	Win	Win	Win	Win	Win/Mac/Linux	Win	Win	Win	Win	Win	Win/Mac	Win	Win	Win	Win	Win	Win
32/64 bits	32/64	32/64	32/64	32/64	32	32	32/64	32	32	32/64	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Free	No	-	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-
Binary file detection	Yes (165s)	No	No	Yes (>2400s)	No	Yes (943s)	Yes (430s)	Yes (600s)	No	No	No	No	Yes (420s)	Yes (650s)	No	Yes (1800s)	No	Yes (1500s)	Yes (3000s)
Similar image detection	Yes (117s)	Yes (211)	No	No	Yes (660s)	Yes (650s)	Yes	No	Yes (314s)	Yes	Yes (120s)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (760s)	No	No
Similar video detection	Yes (51s)	No	Yes (39s)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes (75s)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Similar audio detection	Yes (18s)	Yes (136s)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
English version	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Real time display	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Integrated content visualization	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Cache memory	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Ergonomic score /10	7	6	7	8	5	6	5	8	6	9	3	5	8	4	4	5	2	4	5
Results readability score /10	9	6	7	7	7	6	5	7	5	7	4	5	7	3	5	4	4	5	4
Function score /10	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	3	5	5
Performance score /10	10	9	9	3	5	5	5	4	7	N.A.	8	4	5	4	3	2	4	3	2
Opinion	The most complete software package available is definitely the most useful. kdo-rg.com	A great software package. It’s a shame that it doesn’t detect binary duplicates. similarity-app.com	The best available if you only want to detect video duplicates. video-comparer.com	Small issues. Visually superb but a bit slow. duplicate-files-fixer.com	Great if you are only looking for video duplicates.	Has a module for audio but only compares tags.	The Windows version is no longer in use.	Great, but a bit slow.	Good duplicate detection, but does not offer a detection threshold setting.	The interface is fantastic, but the test stopped before the end because too long.	Rapid software, but the management of identified duplicates is not very practical.	You have to change too many complicated parameters, to get an uncertain result.	Good, but you need to buy a license every year.	Managing identified duplicate (deletion) is not practical.	The binary comparison is only bit-by-bit, which is extremely slow. The photo detection works but is also very long.	Small problem during installation that was quickly solved. I had to install it on C: Pleasantly surprised by the original presentation of the results in the form of a tree structure.	Slow and very difficult to operate. Very few options find many duplicates.	Finds the binary duplicates but is very slow.	No statistics on duplicates found. Even if duplicates are displayed in real time, you cannot scroll through the results until the end.

User reviews and comments

Richard Green on Mar. 25^th 2023 10:19:18 PM

Unnecessary files includes duplicate files ,photos and other items that exists twice or more into your PC in different folders and Locations and to get ride of it you cn use ‘’DuplicateFilesDeleter’’

Rita Liwa on Dec. 24^th 2019 9:29:51 PM

You can use DuplicateFilesDeleter. Its also best. It is very friendly and helpful. It’s make you tension free.

ryanwang on May 10^th 2019 11:38:34 AM

Check DuplicateFilesDeleter also. One of the best powerful tool

Montezuma on Aug. 3^rd 2018 11:06:37 AM

J'ai testé le logiciel qui ressort du comparatif (Duplicate Media Finder) afin de me faire ma propre opinion ;o)) Je l'ai trouvé plutôt bien, voire excellent. Hormis la visualisation directe du contenu des fichiers sous forme de tableaux d'images, j'ai surtout aimé la possibilité de sélectionner les doublons par des ensembles entiers, un peu comme si on était sous excel; hyper pratique. Pour ceux que ça intéresse, il existe aussi une vidéo sous YouTube youtube.com/... kdo-rg.com

Anton23 on Feb. 26^th 2018 7:51:49 AM

Un autre programme pour trouver des doublons a été négligé. J'aimerais connaître votre opinion sur son travail. Manyprog Find Duplicate Files manyprog.com/...

jackyduvar on Dec. 29^th 2017 7:11:05 PM

Bonjour, J'ai testé Panustik. Très bien, il m'a trouvé plus de 400 photos en doubles sur 35.000 . Mais comment les extraire automatiquement pour une suppression de masse? Cdlt

sam654 on Dec. 23^rd 2017 10:07:01 AM

Impressionnant ce comparatif ! J'ai testé les 3 premiers outils qui sortaient en tête du comparatif afin de me faire ma propre opinion. Effectivement, Duplicate Media Finder a deux longueurs d'avance sur les autres. J'ai bien aimé la présentation sous forme de tableaux de vignettes et ceci quelque soit le type de fichiers (mp3, photos, vidéos). C'est super pratique. Par rapport aux autres, que j'ai testé, Duplicate Media Finder est effectivement bien plus rapide.

More comparisons

Richard Green on Mar. 25^th 2023 10:19:18 PM
Unnecessary files includes duplicate files ,photos and other items that exists twice or more into your PC in different folders and Locations and to get ride of it you cn use ‘’DuplicateFilesDeleter’’
Rita Liwa on Dec. 24^th 2019 9:29:51 PM
You can use DuplicateFilesDeleter. Its also best. It is very friendly and helpful. It’s make you tension free.
ryanwang on May 10^th 2019 11:38:34 AM
Check DuplicateFilesDeleter also. One of the best powerful tool
Montezuma on Aug. 3^rd 2018 11:06:37 AM
J'ai testé le logiciel qui ressort du comparatif (Duplicate Media Finder) afin de me faire ma propre opinion ;o)) Je l'ai trouvé plutôt bien, voire excellent. Hormis la visualisation directe du contenu des fichiers sous forme de tableaux d'images, j'ai surtout aimé la possibilité de sélectionner les doublons par des ensembles entiers, un peu comme si on était sous excel; hyper pratique. Pour ceux que ça intéresse, il existe aussi une vidéo sous YouTube youtube.com/... kdo-rg.com
Anton23 on Feb. 26^th 2018 7:51:49 AM
Un autre programme pour trouver des doublons a été négligé. J'aimerais connaître votre opinion sur son travail. Manyprog Find Duplicate Files manyprog.com/...
jackyduvar on Dec. 29^th 2017 7:11:05 PM
Bonjour, J'ai testé Panustik. Très bien, il m'a trouvé plus de 400 photos en doubles sur 35.000 . Mais comment les extraire automatiquement pour une suppression de masse? Cdlt
sam654 on Dec. 23^rd 2017 10:07:01 AM
Impressionnant ce comparatif ! J'ai testé les 3 premiers outils qui sortaient en tête du comparatif afin de me faire ma propre opinion. Effectivement, Duplicate Media Finder a deux longueurs d'avance sur les autres. J'ai bien aimé la présentation sous forme de tableaux de vignettes et ceci quelque soit le type de fichiers (mp3, photos, vidéos). C'est super pratique. Par rapport aux autres, que j'ai testé, Duplicate Media Finder est effectivement bien plus rapide.