If you have accumulated a lot of duplicate files on your computer and want to move those duplicates to another location, then you have came at the right place.
We will guide you in a step wise manner on how to remove duplicate files from your system or how to move duplicate files to external storage media or to cloud services like Google Drive, OneDrive etc.
How to Find Duplicate Files and Move to Cloud?
Going on to track duplicate files manually is going to prove to be a huge ask. A much better and efficient method is to look for an automated solution in the form of a specialized software program. Clone Files Checker is all what you need. You can download it for free and test it before making your mind on buying it’s license. Follow these steps to find and move / remove duplicate files to cloud storage.
- Launch Clone Files Checker and on the top left corner you can see the Step 1 section, from where you can select certain folder(s)/ hard drive(s) to be included/ excluded from the scan for duplicate files.
- Step 2 provides you with the flexibility to either scan for all kinds of files or to limit the scan to a certain kind(s) of files. Once you have made your choice, click the blue colored Start Search button to initiate the scan.
Adding up the location to be scanned and selecting the file types to be scanned
- Once the scan is over, a popup window which will inform you about the number of duplicate files detected and present you with 2 options, namely Fix Wizard and Review & Fix.
- Clicking on Review & Fix will lead you to the next screen where you can inspect all the duplicates individually and decide on the opportune course of action to be taken for them.
- Click Select Duplicates and then choose one option that you desire. Next, click Select Action and a new window will appear that provides for choosing between Permanent Delete and Move to Folder.
- Select Move to Folder and you can move the duplicate data to a folder that is synced to a cloud service. Clone Files Checker will move the files to that synced folder (provided that you have an Internet connection).
- Alternatively, if you select Fix Wizard, you will be provided with the option to select which version of the files you want to retain (newest or older) and then you will have to choose between moving the files to a specific folder or permanently deleting them. Simply select the cloud-synced folder and Clone Files Checker will move all the duplicate data to the specified folder.
Different (Free) Cloud Services:
Dropbox: This service provides you with 2 GB free cloud space where you can store all your important data and access it from anywhere on the globe. You can also buy more space if the need arises or make good use of Dropbox’s offer to get additional storage with different mobile devices for one year.
Google Drive: This is another top-notch service from the house of Google. It provides you 15GB free cloud space to keep your data safely and also allows you to share those files with anyone else who is using Google Drive/ GDrive.
OneDrive: Microsoft also offers its users 5 GB of free cloud space, with the service known as OneDrive. This service also includes online office applications which provide you with access to MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, OneNote etc.
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