CloneSpy

Spec sheet

Purpose

CloneSpy detects and removes duplicate files to help free up hard drive space.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Support

The site directs questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected].Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Founded

2001Read 28 Sep 2026 · clonespy.com

Checksum files

It can create checksum files from files on DVDs or hard drives and use them to check whether files already exist on the system.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Download

The download page lists CloneSpy V3.43 as an EXE file of 4663 KB.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

File actions

It can delete or move redundant files, export a list, defer operations to a batch file, or replace duplicates with shortcuts or NTFS hard links.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Install options

The installer offers standard and portable installation, and the portable files can be copied to other computers.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Languages

The FAQ says only an English version is provided and translation to other languages is not planned for the near future.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Latest version

The home page lists version 3.43 as the latest version and gives its release date as 12.10.2019.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Limit

CloneSpy performs binary comparison rather than content comparison, so files with differing metadata may not be treated as equal even if a document appears unchanged.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Match types

It can find identical files, same-name or same-title files, files with similar size, and zero-byte files.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Older Windows

The FAQ identifies version 2.7 as the latest CloneSpy version running on Windows 2000.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Privacy statement

The FAQ states that CloneSpy contains no adware or devices for collecting or transmitting user information and that visitor or customer information is not passed to third parties.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Similar media

The FAQ says CloneSpy does not identify visually similar images or songs whose files differ.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Windows support

The FAQ says the 32-bit version runs on x86 and x64 versions of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10; the 64-bit version runs on x64 versions of those Windows releases.Read 3 Oct 2026 · clonespy.com

Plans and prices

Every CloneSpy plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Duplicate File Finders#11 of 387.9