Windows 8's built-in search function is pretty good at finding individual files and all the other files that share the same name. However, it does not do a good job of clearly flagging identical files ...

Some files on a Linux system can appear in more than one location. Follow these instructions to find and identify these "identical twins" and learn why hard links can be so advantageous. Identifying ...

As computer users, sometimes we tend to create duplicate files, and sometimes, we have no idea. For many of us, our Windows 11/10 system has many duplicate files, so the question is how to get rid of ...

As much as we love feature-packed applications that perform countless tasks, there’s nothing wrong with an inexpensive utility that does the one thing we need without much fuss and bother. Such is ...

Copies of files sometimes represent a big waste of disk space and can cause confusion if you want to make updates. Here are six commands to help you identify these files. In a recent post, we looked ...

COOS BAY — Bay Area Seniors Computer Club will be presenting “How to Duplicate Files Easily” on Friday June 3. The presentation will introduce a free program that can duplicate your favorite file ...

Reader Pam is looking for a way to “clean out duplicate files, documents, pictures, etc.,” but doesn’t want to spend money on the project. In other words, she wants a freeware solution. I’ve got just ...