I recovered a hard disk which left me with a bunch of files (mostly .jpg files), some of which were duplicate. All the files were stored in a single directory, I needed a method to quickly identify duplicate files and confirm if the .jpg files could be opened. The DuplicateFileCheck application was created to simplify this process. You can select to either search the top-level directory or all sub directories (default action). All the files are enumerated with an md5 hash created, after this process each file is checked to determine if it is a duplicate. All unique files can be copied to a chosen output folder if required (default action is not to copy). A duplicates.txt is created which logs all the duplicate files detected. As the files I was trying to recover were mainly .jpg I added a check to make sure the jpg files could be opened without an error. Statistics are displayed on files read, files copied and failed .jpg files.
The application requires VB.Net 2.0 or higher.
Features
- Duplicate File Check - logged in duplicates.txt file
- Search top-level or all sub directories
- Option to copy unique files to selected output path
- Detects failed .jpg file (checks if hidden picturebox control can be changed)
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User Reviews
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You should definitely use DuplicateFilesDeleter. I highly recommend it to anyone