AMWTFiles are compared by their contents, so renamed copies are found and different files with the same name are not.
- Choose the folders to look inPictures and Downloads are suggested. Add any others, such as an external drive's photo folder.
- Click Find DuplicatesFiles of the same size are compared, first their start and then their whole contents.
- Check what's tickedEvery copy except the oldest is ticked. Untick any you want to keep, or use Tick all but the newest.
- Move to the TrashCopies go to the Trash (the Recycle Bin on Windows), where you can put them back. Empty it to free the space.
Hidden folders, app folders and photo libraries are left out, so removing a copy never breaks an app or a library. A file that changed since the search is left where it is.
Near-duplicates, such as the same photo resized, are not exact copies, so they are not listed.
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