dupeGuru vs Duplicate File Detective
dupeGuru
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Duplicate File Detective
duplicatedetective.comSide by side
| Figure | dupeGuru | Duplicate File Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 9 |
| Spec score · Duplicate File Finders | 8.6 (#3) | 7.9 (#12) |
| Purpose | dupeGuru is a desktop GUI tool for finding duplicate files on a computer. | Duplicate File Detective finds and helps safely remove duplicate files on Windows PCs, servers, and network storage. |
| Support | The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker to report bugs or suggest features. | A paid license includes priority access to technical support. |
Plans
Duplicate File Detective
- Personal Edition license$30, paid once
- Single-User Pro license$60, paid once
- Single-User Pro license - 5 Pack$210, paid once
- Single-User Pro license - 10 Pack$360, paid once
- Single-Consultant Pro license$399, paid once
- Site-Wide Pro license$700, paid once
- Multi-Consultant Pro license$1,399, paid once
- Country-Wide Pro license$2,200, paid once
- Enterprise-Wide Pro licensePriced on request
In their own words
dupeGuru
dupeGuru is a desktop tool for finding duplicate files on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Its Standard, Music, and Picture modes offer different ways to compare files. Filename scans can detect similar names, while Music mode can compare names or selected tags and show music-specific details. Picture mode looks for similar images, including different-sized images when that preference is enabled. Contents scans identify exact matches, first using file sizes to rule out files that cannot match and then comparing contents with MD5 hashes. A recursive contents scan can also locate duplicate folders. Users can filter and sort results, preview files, and delete, move, or copy marked duplicates. Reference folders and duplicate groups are designed to protect reference files and leave at least one item in each group. The documentation recommends checking results before deletion: similar-word matching can cause false positives and slow scans, and picture comparisons can be CPU-intensive. dupeGuru is free, with packages listed for Windows, macOS, Debian, RPM, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu PPA.
Duplicate File Detective
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