If the system tray of your desktop constantly displays a message about the lack of free disk space, therefore, you need to clean up the hard disk from unnecessary files. You can use programs to remove temporary files, such as CCleaner, as your primary cleaning tool. But in some cases, free disk space is wasted on placing duplicate files.
Necessary
SizeExplorer software
Instructions
Step 1
It so happens that not every user of Windows operating systems constantly monitors the health of their hard drive. SizeExplorer will help to display not only the size of folders, but also duplicate files. You can download this program from the official website
Step 2
After downloading the file, proceed to installing the program. Double-click the exe file, in the window that opens, change the language "French" to "English" and click the "OK" button. Then click the Next button, in the next window select the I accept item and click Next.
Step 3
In the next four windows, check the box next to Create a Desktop and click Next. Now it remains to click the Install and Finish buttons. The program will automatically start. Pay attention to the welcome window, it says about the non-free basis of the program - it is, but the program can be used for 21 days, which will be quite enough for one launch.
Step 4
Close this window by clicking the "OK" button. Then press the F8 key to bring up the settings window. Go to the Languages tab, select the last line Russia and click the OK button. After restarting the utility, the language of the displayed items will be automatically changed.
Step 5
Now select any media in the left pane and click the Explore button. On the right side of the program, you will see the result of the operation performed. Select any folder or all by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A. Then click the Duplicate button in the top button bar. In the window that opens, specify the required search options and click the "Find" button.
Step 6
There may be many files among the search results that have duplicates. To automatically delete unnecessary copies, click the top menu "Edit" and select "Select Duplicates". All selected files can be deleted using the Delete key. But it is not recommended to use the automatic method, because you can accidentally delete files from system folders.
