Search Duplicate Files - Detailed Example

To begin your search, you first have to specify folders and files that you want to search.

• Select [Search template]
  
  • Exact-content duplicate files: Search for duplicate files with same file content and extension
    
  • Same name duplicate files: Search for duplicate files with same file name and extension
    
  • Duplicate MP3: Search for duplicate MP3 files with same title and artist (album, comment etc can be defined. See Define Report)
    
  • Large Duplicate files: Search for same-content duplicate files with size larger than 1MB
    
  • Large files: Search for files with size larger than 1MB
    
  • Zero-sized files: Search for zero-sized files
    
  • All files: Search for all files
    
  • Custom: User defined search mission
    
• Select folder by clicking [Browse...].
  
• If you want to restrict files of certain types to be found, replace your extension e.g. *.gif in [File Type.:]. You can specify multiple file name pattern by adding more than one file path and specify another file type e.g. *.gif
  
• If sub-folder is included in the search, tick the sub-folder check box or clear it to exclude sub-folder.
  
• You can specify file size, file date and duplicate definition in [Define...]. For details, please check Define Report page
  
• By default, NoClone would search include Hidden Files/Folders. To excluding all the hidden files, click [Exclude Path] on the left panel and type in the searching path in field provided, checking [Hidden folders and files] option and click [+] to add the path. To excluding files under Windows folder, select [Protect Windows Folder].
  
• Press [Add>] button to a add the folder
  
• To add more path in single search, click [Add more path>] . Type in another directory you want to search in the box on the top and click [Add] button above the "Path box"
  
• To add path to compare with master folder, click [Compare again master folder>]. Click [Add] button to add pathes.
  
• You can remove selected folder by selecting added folder and then press [Remove<] button.
  
• Press [Search] button to begin the search.
  
• You can cancel the search during searching by pressing [Cancel], but please wait a moment while stopping.
  
• When search is completed, you can start a [new search] with other criteria or [Back to search] to search again with the same criteria.