Duplicate Finder Apps and Alternatives

A duplicate is the same file appearing on a Mac in different locations, unnecessarily taking up hard disk space and slowing down one's file searches

Duplicate finders have been created to scan predefined folders and locate the dupes, then display a report and/or automatically removing them from the hard drive.

It should also be mentioned that users might not want to erase all duplicate items because some of them might have been created backup purposes.

This is why most dupe finders will offer their users the option to manually erase the redundant items or to add locations to be excluded from the search process.

Some of these apps might target only a certain type of file, such as text files, videos, images or songs, providing users with advanced settings and filters for correctly identifying duplicate items.