DeDupler

DeDupler is a lightweight application that can search for and identify duplicate files in order to free up space on your computer. This is possible via a comparison process that can follow various criteria defined by the user.

DeDupler is characterized by a simple design, although this does not tamper at all with its functionality and this is a fact proven during our tests. Despite needing a facelift, Deduper can accomplish the task accurately, providing a decent series of options in this respect.

Key Features:

• Search for and identify duplicate files


• Comparison process with user-defined criteria


• Simple design with efficient functionality


• Real-time scan progress in the main GUI


• Processing options for removal or symbolic link creation

The application is able to process only one folder at a time, which may pose a dose of inconvenience to users who want to process larger amounts of data, but we're hoping to see this feature in the next releases.

The duplicate verification criteria is a process based on user-defined rules. The main principle that DeDupler uses is that of a hash check (with support for MD5 and SHA12), which can be complemented by an extension comparison that will set the application to restrict the search to a custom list of formats.

Technical Specifications:

• Support for MD5 and SHA12 hash check


• Option for extension comparison


• Ability to highlight duplicate files in the same color


• Option to replace duplicates with symbolic links


• Results displayed in a list format

The scan process can take a while, depending on the amount of data located in the selected folder, but if it helps, the evolution is shown in real-time inside the main GUI of the program.

The features missing from DeDupler are the possibility to scan multiple folders at once, as well as more advanced search criteria (by tags, byte, filename, etc). With a better design and some of the recommendations we've made, it could come across as beyond average.