Duplicate Files Search & Link
Find duplicate files and merge by hard link
Description
The disk keeps filling up, you dig in, and it is all duplicates: the same installer downloaded three times, a photo backup nested inside another. Duplicate Files Search & Link finds the repeats first, then offers something safer than deleting: replace the duplicates with hard links, so every path still exists while the disk stores one copy.
Finding duplicates does not have to mean deleting them. Its operation modes include hard links, which merge several identical files into links to the same data, so the old paths keep opening and programs do not fail because a file vanished. Results come in groups, with size, size on disk, fragment count, hard link count and date for every file, then filters, scripting and in-list search narrow things down before you tick items in bulk. This entry is 10.8.3, about 9.6 MB, so the download link points to the official page.
Grouped duplicates:Duplicates are laid out by group, showing how many copies there are and how much each takes.
Hard link replacement:Swap duplicates for hard links to save space without breaking existing paths.
Detail columns:File size, size on disk, fragments, hard link count and date each get their own column.
Filters:Show or hide filter rows to narrow results quickly.
Scripting:Automate the selecting and handling of duplicates with scripts.
Custom grouping:Add further grouping modes on top of the default to organize results.
Operation log:Actions are written to a log so you can check them afterwards.
Finding duplicates does not have to mean deleting them. Its operation modes include hard links, which merge several identical files into links to the same data, so the old paths keep opening and programs do not fail because a file vanished. Results come in groups, with size, size on disk, fragment count, hard link count and date for every file, then filters, scripting and in-list search narrow things down before you tick items in bulk. This entry is 10.8.3, about 9.6 MB, so the download link points to the official page.
Features
Grouped duplicates:Duplicates are laid out by group, showing how many copies there are and how much each takes.
Hard link replacement:Swap duplicates for hard links to save space without breaking existing paths.
Detail columns:File size, size on disk, fragments, hard link count and date each get their own column.
Filters:Show or hide filter rows to narrow results quickly.
Scripting:Automate the selecting and handling of duplicates with scripts.
Custom grouping:Add further grouping modes on top of the default to organize results.
Operation log:Actions are written to a log so you can check them afterwards.
