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These Tools help to find duplicate data, empty files or empty directories.
Then the software delete the not needed things
Duplicate Cleaner ProDear team, see this review of your program on a known website. What is good? As opposed to many other tools, it is able to select arbitrary all duplicated files except one. Problems When there was not change in the program version, very often there are folders that are absolutely identical. When I now compare my backup of portable programs of May 2020 and the ones of March 2021, only some folders have changed, namely the ones where A) I installed a new version or B) the ones that contain some cached data. Beware that the current selection possibilities solely based on files are not sufficient. see also this ticket here. |
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Step1b: Search Criteria: Scan locationChoose the folders that are protected; files in this folder will not be deleted. Examples: A) Main photos protected, B) Data, SyncPhoto and SyncTeam are protected. |
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Results:Step2: Mark by locationDuplicates Backup folders or input folders can be deleted, we keep only the main folders
Example: Mark for deletion
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Step2b: Delete the files
We use the File Removal function. we mark “remove empty folder”.
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Step3: Duplicate Folders
For Duplicate Folders we typically choose one folder that remains in arbitrary way. and again choose 3b: File Removal This is typically used for software folders, same software in many places, or their subfolders. Aim |
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Step4: Mark by Text Pattern
Duplicate files often contains patterns like:
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4b: File Removal
during the file remove process, you will encounter this warning message. Usually one presses No here. Unfortunately you need to continue manually and find folders that would be erased completely. You may continue with another pattern.
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Press No and unmark the pattern or press on unmark all.
You can continue with the following steps.
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Step4: Mark by Smallest Files for deletion In rare cases one can find duplicates with a smaller size. and delete them via File Removal |
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Step5: Mark Longest Folder Names in each group
If you have ordered files into subfolders, you might use the option “Mark Shortest Folder Names” We usually use the longest folder names, given that duplicate folders were create |
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Step6: Mark by created date/time
Choose Newest files in each group for deletion
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Why newest files: When duplicate files are created, they obtain new time stamp.
This can happen when taking a picture. |
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Step7: Mark by modified time.
Similar to Step6. |
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Step8: Mark by Group
Mark all but one |
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Anti Twin |
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Duplicate Videos or Files under Latest Sprint |
Antitwin Double Videos |
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Choose Folders where to delete filesStep2: Choose right folders
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AntiTwin Files on Doc Site |
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Step2: Choose right folders
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Antitwin Plcoud Sync Issue |
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Delete FilesStep3: Delete Files Directly
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Duplicated Files Latest Sprint Solution Antitwin |
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Example how to run AntiTwinVideo Status: Change to Public Old Video Before we run manual backups, we should remove the duplicate data.
Tasks: Search for duplicate videos,files via AntiTwin and delete them Remove short videos with “Test test test”
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Example for Deletion RulesThe following are the rules for deleting files on the team folder Do not Delete:
Can delete the duplicates:
Not used any more:
Folders that become a backup:
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Anti Twin Where Delete DuplicatesAnti Twin Where Delete Duplicates |
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Video: Example to run Antitwin Video Status: Delete |
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Anti Twin 00 versus
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Empty FilesFiles with size 0 Find empty Files*.mp3 *.wav *.aax *.flac *.opml *.azw *.epub *.mobi *.html *.htm *.chm *.gz *.zip *.rar *.vcf *.csv *.iso *.doc *.dox *.eml *.ppt *.pptx *.pps *.xls * xlsx *.xlst *.pdf *.dic *.bmp *.gif *.hdr *.jpg *.png *.jpeg *.tif *.tiff *.xmp *.mp4 *.avi *.torrent *.3gp *.asf *.mov *.wmx *.webm *.apk *.txt *.xml
^*\.(mp3|wav|aax|flac|opml|azw|epub|mobi|html|htm|chm|gz|zip|rar|vcf|csv|iso|doc|dox| eml|ppt|pptx|pps|xlsxlsx|xlst|pdf|dic|bmp|gif|hdr|jpg|png|jpeg|tif|tiff|xmp|mp4|avi| torrent|3gp|asf|mov|wmx|webm|apk|txt|xml|kbx)$ testing |
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Empty FoldersDelete empty folders with a tool called RED, Remove Empty Directories. |
Empty Directories Options |
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Delete Empty Folders with Glary UtilitiesWe compare empty folders with Glary Utilities and Windows explorer on Ipad folders. All empty folders which are find with Glary Utilities, are really empty when we check them into windows explorer. |
Compared empty folders Ipad |
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Empty Folders on Pcloud
This video shows that there is some problem with pCloud. Still some folders are empty and not deleted. move to Pcloud problems. |
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Delete Empty Folders with Glary Utilities
Using Glary Utillities |
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This video explain how to remove empty folders with Glary Utilities
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Delete Empty FilesEmpty Files are files with a size of 0 bytes. we have two programs:
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NAS Zero Byte FilesNAS Synology Full Zero Byte Files (no trello card) Trello Summary: Empty |
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Synology Zero Bytes Files not Found |
Synology Zero Bytes Files not Found |
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NAS Empty Dir 0 Bytes Empty |
NAS Empty Dir 0 Bytes Empty |
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