NoClone v.s. Windows XP duplicate finder

NoClone

Windows XP duplicate finder

Comparison

True byte-by-byte comparison: no false duplicates; accurate

CRC32 hard function: may result in false duplicate files; inaccurate

Similar files

Specify similarity

 

Mp3 tags

 

Definition of duplicate files

Flexible definition:

  • Contents
  • File name
  • Date
  • Size etc
  • Same file name
  • and/or CRC32 only

Search criteria

Flexible search criteria:

  • Sub-folders
  • File types
  • Multiple folders
  • Search against master folders
  • Single folder
  • Sub-folder only

Protect system folders


Exclude Windows and Program files folders

Duplicate Outlook emails

 

Mark duplicates

Time-saving

  • Smart marker
  • Mark all except one

Time-consuming:
Select one file at a time

Deduplication options

By Batch

  • Delete
    permanently
  • Delete to recycle bin
  • Move
  • Replace by shortcut
  • Replace by NTFS hard link
  • Copy

On single file only

  • Delete
  • Move
  • Copy

Scalability

Scan more than 1 million files

May fail on large scan

Housekeeping

Export result to CSV, Excel, XML; save search session

Export to text file only

Windows Vista

Works with Vista

Not supported

 

Other features:

Works with any file types

  • Search duplicate files contents and similar files regardless of file name, file size and date
  • Search duplicate pictures (jpg, gif), video (avi, mpg), songs(mp3) , DLLs, Office documents(xls, doc, ppt, pub), pdf and any file types

Powerful fuzzy match

  • Similar file search – sophisticated and efficient file similarity comparison function

Search duplicate Outlook emails 

Flexible search criteria

  • Multiple path search, exclude, search against master folders
  • Define your own duplicates: by file name, file size, contents, date

Compare folders

  • Find different copies of files in USB drive, mobile hard drives regardless of folder structure

Search across network paths

Time-saving

  • Smart Marker: mark duplicate files by date, version , size, folder and file name pattern

Multiple removal options

  • Delete to recycled bin; delete permanently; move to archive
  • Replace by NTFS link / shortcut (remain same path to access files)

Save search session

  • Export result to CSV, XLS, XML format

Various applications

  • File management, document management, digital forensics and plagiary detection