#duplicate files

Just found this tool called Czkawka (hiccup) for deduplication, so far it is hands down one of the BEST tools i have ever used for finding duplicate files.

It scans files and folder (very quickly) and compares hashes to find duplicates.

Enjoy.

It is compatible with Windows Mac and Linux with both gui and cli versions.

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