
The list of tasks that apply to checked files is self-descriptive – delete, move, copy, rename, remove from the list, open root location or open in the default application. The user can customize the scan results view and sort the list according to file name, destination folder, size, match percentile, file type, etc. Scan results are simplistic and comprehensive for a user to analyze and manage. The application also offers to load the results from a previous session. In the bottom right corner, there are main buttons – add or remove folders, scan and load results. The menu is limited to three main sections – File, View and Help.

We'll test the Windows version in this review.ĭupeGuru sports an ascetic GUI - clean and well-organized and a great relief for newbies. dupeGuru runs on Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7/Win 8, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and Linux based Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04, or Arch Linux. Installation of dupeGuru is transparent and simple – no hidden catch, no unwanted toolbars and bundled freeware. This is a demo version of commercial software with a limit of 10 duplicates management at a time.


DupeGuru features a fuzzy matching algorithm that can find exact duplicates, similar files and file names that are not exactly the same for the user to review and decide which files can go to recycle bin, which should relocate or change the name. The flat fact is we accumulate a lot of unnecessary duplicates while we work, browse, watch, play. pdf, identical or very similar image files – the list virtually has no end. Over time, any user accumulates a large amount of duplicate files, be it executable for different versions of the same software, multiple copies of the same. This lightweight simplistic application is a perfect fit for rookies. DupeGuru finds duplicate files on your PC.
