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Auslogics Duplicate File Finder: Delete Duplicate Files for Free
There comes a time when your hard drive becomes so full that there is hardly any space left – you can’t install new software and you even can’t defrag because there is not enough free space. When this happens, a lot of people panic and start uninstalling software and deleting files. As a result they end up deleting something they really need. Of course, you could always move your files to an external hard drive or even use Cloud storage, but that’s not always convenient. Luckily, there is a better way to free up disk space without having to move or delete any useful files or software – all you need to do is delete duplicate files with Auslogics Duplicate File Finder. With the help of this software you can free up a lot of valuable disk space without any hassle.
If you are an active computer user, then most likely you create a lot of files. You save documents in MS Word and Excel, download songs, videos, photos, and software. After all, that’s what using your computer is all about. However, this leads to a low disk space problem, especially if you accumulate duplicate files. These files get created in a few different ways. Sometimes we forget that we’ve downloaded something off the Internet, download it again, and save it to a different folder. So you end up with two copies of the same file. Other times you edit a document and save a second version without deleting the first one. Believe it or not, duplicate files can take up gigabytes of space and also make you less productive because you need to do more work when searching for the right versions.
There is another reason for you to delete duplicate files. When you accumulate too many duplicate files, your computer starts slowing down. That’s because the more files there are, the longer your hard drive needs to find the files you want to open. On top of that, your antivirus has to do more work if it has to scan duplicate files, and disk defrag takes a lot longer. Deleting duplicate files with the free Auslogics Duplicate File Finder will not only free up disk space, but also improve computer performance.
Auslogics Duplicate File Finder will quickly scan your computer for duplicate files and present you with a list. The great thing about this program is that it’s free and can match files by a number of parameters, including by content. This way you can be sure that only true duplicates are deleted. There is also a handy preview feature that allows you to preview the duplicates you are about to delete.
Remember to search for duplicate files every once in a while and you’ll find that you have more free disk space than you thought.
Speed Up Your Computer with Auslogics Disk Defrag
Remember how fast your computer was out of the box? Your Windows loaded within seconds, files opened with a snap, and browsing the Web was a great experience. Unfortunately, computers slow down with time no matter how fast they are at first. This happens for a number of reasons, but the main cause of slow computer performance is disk fragmentation. Auslogics Disk Defrag can fix that.
File fragmentation occurs because Windows tries to save new files in the most space-efficient manner. It attempts to fill every available bit of space. To do that, it needs to split files, e.g. the files become fragmented. When you need to open a fragmented file, your hard drive’s read arm needs to perform a lot more operations than when you are opening a non-fragmented file. As a result, fragmented files take longer to open. But the worst bit is that this is true for every single piece of data stored on your computer – Windows system files, files needed by your software, your browser and so on. That’s why fragmentation reduces overall computer performance. Worse still, severe fragmentation can even lead to computer freeze-ups and crashes. The answer is to defragment your hard drive on a regular basis.
Windows has its own built-in disk defrag tool. However, it’s very slow and doesn’t do the job properly. It also lacks some important disk optimization features that guarantee flawless disk performance. Luckily, there are a lot of free alternatives. One of them is Auslogics Disk Defrag – a really well-known disk defrag and optimization utility. It’s a lot faster than the Windows defragmentation utility, can perform advanced disk optimization, and has a very intuitive interface.
Let’s have a look at some of its features:
Free Space Consolidation
Conventional defragmentation only defrags files, but does nothing to defragment free disk space. This means that free space remains fragmented. As bits of fragmented free space get filled with new files, the files become fragmented as well. As a result, fragmentation starts building up right after you defrag your files. Auslogics Disk Defrag can defragment the free space, which prevents new files from becoming fragmented.
Hard Drive Optimization
Windows system files are the most important and most used files on your PC. They are accessed no matter what you do and are essential for computer boot. Often Windows system files get placed on slower tracks of your hard drive and take longer to load. This slows down your whole operating system. Auslogics Disk Defrag defragments system files and moves them to the fast tracks of your disk. This keeps your system running fast and smooth.
Interactive Fragmentation Map
Auslogics Disk Defrag generates an interactive disk map that shows all files on your disk. The map is divided into blocks. You can see which files are in each block and whether they are fragmented or not by simply clicking on them. You can also personalize Disk Defrag by selecting the fragmentation map style and color theme that you like best.
Auslogics Disk Defrag is really easy to use. Novice users will have no problems figuring it out. As for more advanced users, they will appreciate Disk Defrag’s advanced options and command line tools.
Speed Up Your Computer with Auslogics Disk Defrag
Remember how fast your computer was out of the box? Your Windows loaded within seconds, files opened with a snap, and browsing the Web was a great experience. Unfortunately, computers slow down with time no matter how fast they are at first. This happens for a number of reasons, but the main cause of slow computer performance is disk fragmentation. Auslogics Disk Defrag can fix that.
File fragmentation occurs because Windows tries to save new files in the most space-efficient manner. It attempts to fill every available bit of space. To do that, it needs to split files, e.g. the files become fragmented. When you need to open a fragmented file, your hard drive’s read arm needs to perform a lot more operations than when you are opening a non-fragmented file. As a result, fragmented files take longer to open. But the worst bit is that this is true for every single piece of data stored on your computer – Windows system files, files needed by your software, your browser and so on. That’s why fragmentation reduces overall computer performance. Worse still, severe fragmentation can even lead to computer freeze-ups and crashes. The answer is to defragment your hard drive on a regular basis.
Windows has its own built-in disk defrag tool. However, it’s very slow and doesn’t do the job properly. It also lacks some important disk optimization features that guarantee flawless disk performance. Luckily, there are a lot of free alternatives. One of them is Auslogics Disk Defrag – a really well-known disk defrag and optimization utility. It’s a lot faster than the Windows defragmentation utility, can perform advanced disk optimization, and has a very intuitive interface.
Let’s have a look at some of its features:
Free Space Consolidation
Conventional defragmentation only defrags files, but does nothing to defragment free disk space. This means that free space remains fragmented. As bits of fragmented free space get filled with new files, the files become fragmented as well. As a result, fragmentation starts building up right after you defrag your files. Auslogics Disk Defrag can defragment the free space, which prevents new files from becoming fragmented.
Hard Drive Optimization
Windows system files are the most important and most used files on your PC. They are accessed no matter what you do and are essential for computer boot. Often Windows system files get placed on slower tracks of your hard drive and take longer to load. This slows down your whole operating system. Auslogics Disk Defrag defragments system files and moves them to the fast tracks of your disk. This keeps your system running fast and smooth.
Interactive Fragmentation Map
Auslogics Disk Defrag generates an interactive disk map that shows all files on your disk. The map is divided into blocks. You can see which files are in each block and whether they are fragmented or not by simply clicking on them. You can also personalize Disk Defrag by selecting the fragmentation map style and color theme that you like best.
Auslogics Disk Defrag is really easy to use. Novice users will have no problems figuring it out. As for more advanced users, they will appreciate Disk Defrag’s advanced options and command line tools.