Duplicate .RAR Files Elimination Made Easy

Internet downloads, scheduled backup applications, copying files from different locations produce duplicate RAR files. These redundant files waste a valuable space of your hard drive and slow down the machine.

You can keep a well organized hard drive free from such dupes using a duplicate file finder utility that has the ability to scan archives.

A degree of care is needed while removing duplicate RARs. Needless to say, dupe RARs needn’t have same file names. They may contain same data, yet file names and locations may vary. Basically, they are scattered everywhere and it is nearly impossible to deal with this mess when your hard drive is overwhelmed by these.

 

Eliminating Duplicate RAR Files

Here are the steps to eliminate duplicate RAR files:

1. Download a duplicate file cleaning tool such as Clone Files Checker.
2. After downloading the tool, install it on your PC and open it through its shortcut.
3. You’ll want to add folders to the list containing duplicate files.You can add partitions too.
4. Customize the scan and make sure only “Archive” files are scanned.
5. After scanning selected folders you’ll be greeted with two options- Quick Fix and Review & Fix. Click an option that best suits you.

Benefits

• Uses search algorithms to scan multiple partitions/ folders simultaneously
• No need to review and compare files to identify duplicates
• Backup feature makes it easy to restore deleted files, if required to do so.
• Two alternatives – delete duplicates using one-click or review each item in the list
• Supports adding new file extensions into existing scan filters.