Gemini 2 for Mac Gains Real-Time Duplicate Files Monitor With Alerts

[Apple_Robert]

Wow, $45 for a license for a duplicate file finder utility. It looks really cool, I don't really have this issue but man, that seems like a big hunk of change.

I do pay for a lot of software.

I would give this software update a go if it were $10 - $15. I bet we will see it on sale before the year is out.

 

[Apple_Robert]

How do duplicate files make your system slow?

Your system can develop multiple file personality disorder. And if left untreated, the admin starts talking to him or herself which can be a plus when you want to party and are alone. Otherwise, its not a good sign.

 

[Tech198]

How long has notification been out for MacOS, and only *now* they get around to it? Slow on the uptake

I used Gemini 2 in the past, but switced to open source "deDupe" Much better interface, and faster.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I just used this code to get 30% off the one time license. 949B95

 

[MacBH928]

I hate all these apps running in the background. Even Chrome insists on running in the background to check every hour for upgrade. One background process doesn't matter, but all of these together keep waking the OS to call home and take up CPU, WiFi traffic etc. It's like each developer thinks the user will only be running his app and then this doesn't matter!

Word has that Chrome not only works in the background but makes your MacOS performance worse. I forgot the source, i think its a youtube video.

 

[indiekiduk]

"Duplicate files not only occupy valuable disk space but also make the system slow. For large amounts of duplicates, the scanning process can be time-consuming and resource-demanding," says Oleksandr Kosovan, CEO of MacPaw. "With the Duplicates Monitor, users will now be able to keep the duplicate files to a minimum, making their Macs faster and more organized and sparing disk space for things that really matter."

Nope on APFS duplicates don't take up any extra space

 

[jmhbpc]

Not sure about this version, but original behaves in a suspicious manner by periodically claiming to be damaged and requiring re-download. Gone are the days of simple, and reliable third party Mac apps

 

[MacBH928]

Nope on APFS duplicates don't take up any extra space

by duplicate I mean similar. Sometimes you take 2 screen shots, or save a file twice, or have it under different names. Not an exact copy of the same file