Duplicate File Detective

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Cleanup options

Duplicates can be moved, zipped, or deleted, and replaced with links to the original file.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Company

Key Metric Software is a privately owned software development company founded in 2003 and located in Traverse City, Michigan.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Data handling

The publisher says collected purchase and support information is used to deliver licenses and support, and that website communications use SSL/TLS encryption.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Duplicate matching

It identifies file content matches using CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, or SHA-512 hashing, with optional byte-for-byte confirmation.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Folder reports

The duplicate folder report identifies folder pairs sharing duplicate content and reports scan coverage confidence as complete, partial, or incomplete.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Local processing and privacy

The software runs locally, does not collect data through the software itself, and contacts the publisher's servers for update and license checks.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Photo and document matching

Version 8 can find duplicate photos by visual appearance and duplicate documents by embedded properties.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Purpose

Duplicate File Detective finds and helps safely remove duplicate files on Windows PCs, servers, and network storage.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Reporting and automation

Search results can be exported in XML, HTML, CSV, TXT, PDF, and Excel, and the product includes scheduling, email delivery, and a command-line interface.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Scanning targets

It can scan multiple local and network paths, including NAS devices and file server shares, in one pass.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Support

A paid license includes priority access to technical support.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Supported Windows versions

Version 8 supports Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 SP1, plus Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, and 2012 R2, and requires 64-bit hardware and Windows.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Trial

The free 15-day evaluation is fully functional with no feature limitations.duplicatedetective.com · read 9 Oct 2026

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