Duplicate data is becoming an anxiety nowadays. The usage of computers in vast strata of our lives has meant almost every one of us is getting more and more involved with computers with every passing day. Whether you want to book a flight, read a book, update yourself about the latest version of your favorite sedan, or find when the most awaited flick is being released, computers will do it all.
Since we’re spending a great deal of time on computers nowadays, we’re generating data in massive quantities which wasn’t even imaginable before. And since we human beings are lazy by nature, we love to keep our data disorganized. This leads us to be totally clueless when we have to dig out a particular file from a huge pile. Most of us, when faced with this situation, choose to simply save the same file off the Internet rather than looking up for it on our computer.
This does solve the problem for the time being, but it leads to bigger problems. The hard disk starts getting loaded with duplicates, leaving less to no space for important data. Once the hard disk gets filled up to the brim, our file searches, as well as program load times, slow down by a huge extent. We need to come up with a method that gets rid of duplicate data quickly, and with absolute accuracy.
Duplicate Busters
There are several duplicate busting software apps available in the market, that perform the job with a varying degree of accuracy. Some of them perform a reasonable job in duplicate cleanup, however, there are several areas where they completely fizzle out, even if they perform a decent job in duplicate cleanup in the first place.
Most of these software programs either bombard the user with either too many options and features in the user interface, or the interface provides meagre information, and so the user isn’t sure about what’s going on. This basically kills the reason for using a duplicate cleaner.
And then comes the biggest of all. You’re just never sure about the program’s stability and its working unless you’ve paid a premium for it. The freeware programs available on the web are often malware, which do more harm than good to your computer. And even if the software you’re using is actually purging duplicates, there is always a likelihood that it isn’t doing a perfect job because it was simply designed as a university project by a programming rookie. Heck, it can even (by mistake) delete a file that is not a duplicate at all!
Freeware duplicate cleaning software programs, most of the times, limit themselves to only the most basic task of detecting and deleting duplicates. This means that there is no feature to rollback the duplicate deletion (in case you need to do so), and most importantly there is no history log that can provide you with all the details on the past scans you’ve run.
Also, there would be little to no customization options for the scan. These tweaks come in very handy when you want to scan for a particular filetype and need the scan to be over soon.
Lastly, how can we forget the cloud? This mode is seeing exponential growth and is attracting users in vast numbers. There are several big players in the cloud market which provide premium grade services to the users. This is where a duplicate cleaning utility can prove it’s worth the most, and this is where a freeware completely goes silent. Yet another reason why you should always go for a well-renowned premium duplicate cleaning software app when the need arises.
And then we come to the customer support arena. There is every likelihood there would be very little to no customer support at all available to the user if they end up using a free for all duplicate cleaning program. On the other hand, premium software for cleaning duplicates will surely provide round the clock dedicated customer service, as well as money back guarantee (in some cases). Their websites often contain detailed FAQs sections as well as dedicated how-to videos.
So in the concluding note, we’d like to emphasize once again on the many benefits provided by a premium duplicate cleaning solution. It is designed by an expert to do the job in the best possible way, it ensures the job gets done with absolute accuracy and it will provide a guarantee for everything that it’s developers states it does. Does the freeware provide such advantages?
Ask yourself, and make a well-informed decision.
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Raza Ali Kazmi works as an editor and technology content writer at Sorcim Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. He loves to pen down articles on a wide array of technology related topics and has also been diligently testing software solutions on Windows & Mac platforms. If you have any question about the content, you can message me or the company's support team.