Duplicate File Detective 3.5.2

The functionality some applications provide is not obvious from their title. Take the Opera web browser for example. Would you know that it is a web browser by simply looking at its name? Of course you wouldn’t – you know Opera is a browser because it made a name for itself by being a proper alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

The functionality other applications provide is obvious from their title. The Key Metric Software-developed application Duplicate File Detective definitely falls in this category. This Windows utility, as its name so adequately points out, will sniff out duplicate files that needlessly take up space on your computer. In a single pass this application will scan folders, drives, removable storage devices, even network shares and will tell you where the duplicate files are hiding.

After Duplicate File Detective identifies duplicate files that waste your disk space, you can choose what to do next. You can move the duplicates to another location, you can ZIP them to save space, or you can just get rid of the duplicates by deleting them.

Duplicate File Detective is easy to use and gets the job done fast. Now before you go get it, take a look at the technical details presented below:
Download – the download weighs in at 6.2MB.
Supported OS – at the time of writing this and according to the developer, Duplicate File Detective provides support for the following Windows versions: Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Limitations – you can use Duplicate File Detective free of charge for a trial period of 15 days. Once that trial period is over, you will have to get a license to keep using the application.

Pros

• Highly customizable
• Nice user interface
• Rapidly locate duplicate files
• Delete, move, ZIP duplicate files
• Works with Windows 7

Cons

• Free to try (15-day trial)

About Key Metric Software
Founded back in 2003 and headquartered in Michigan, Key Metric Software is a privately owned software development company that is committed to developing quality software and providing excellent customer service and satisfaction. Mark Richards is the founder of Key Metric Software and the driving force behind the company.

Additional details on Key Metric Software and its products are available here.
Additional details on Duplicate File Detective are available here.

Duplicate File Detective has been reviewed by George Norman on 22 Nov 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Duplicate File Detective 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential