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srent5
Mar 12, 2008, 06:32 PM
I was just wondering what the easiest way to find duplicate files on my mac would be. thanks



TEG
Mar 12, 2008, 06:44 PM
Spotlight.

Unless they are music, then just use the Show Duplicates option from the View Menu.

TEG

srent5
Mar 12, 2008, 08:32 PM
Is there any way to have the computer search the hard drive for all duplicate files, I dont know which files specifically to look for so spotlight isn't really my easiest option, unless there is a way to do so in spotlight. Thanks.

TEG
Mar 12, 2008, 09:17 PM
Not really, since there are a lot of files with duplicated names but have different functions all across the computer.

TEG

srent5
Mar 12, 2008, 09:39 PM
Not really, since there are a lot of files with duplicated names but have different functions all across the computer.

TEG

yah, that makes sense, I was just trying to figure out any way to free up space on my HD, but thanks for the quick responses!