fclones
A command-line tool that finds groups of identical files and removes the copies you no longer need.
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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install fclones
About fclones
fclones scans directories for files with identical content and reports them in groups. It can then remove the redundant copies in several ways. Configuration options control which paths, file names and sizes are included in a search.
This repository holds the command-line program and its core libraries. A separate desktop front end, fclones-gui, is maintained alongside it. The project is written in Rust and published under the MIT licence.
Strengths
- Finds duplicates by file content, not by name
- Many options for limiting the search scope
- Several ways to remove duplicate copies
- Separate GUI front end available
Limitations
- Command-line only unless you install the separate GUI
- Removing files by mistake is easy without a backup
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT licence.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Piotr Kołaczkowski
- Platforms
- Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Reclaiming disk space taken by duplicate files from a terminal
- Categories
- Disk tools, CLI tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 2 sources on file.
Alternatives to fclones
Compare allSoftware that can replace fclones for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
rmlint
A fast command-line tool that finds duplicate files, empty directories and other filesystem clutter.
rmlint also finds empty files and folders and writes a reviewable removal script instead of deleting directly, and it is aimed at Linux and Unix-like systems.
fdupes
A command-line program that finds duplicate files in chosen directories and can delete them.
fdupes is a simpler duplicate finder with interactive or automatic deletion, runs on macOS and Linux, and has no separate GUI front end.
fclones as an alternative
Listings that name fclones as an alternative.
AllDup
Free Windows duplicate file finder that compares by content, properties, similar images or music.
fclones is MIT-licensed open source for the Linux command line, finds duplicates by content, and offers a separate GUI front end if you want one.
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