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| == Find and Remove Duplicate Files ==
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| Whether you’re using Linux on your desktop or a server, there are good tools that will scan your system for duplicate files and help you remove them to [https://www.howtogeek.com/185173/4-ways-to-free-up-disk-space-on-linux/ free up space].
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| * Solid graphical and command-line interfaces are both available.
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| Duplicate files are an unnecessary waste of disk space.
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| * After all, if you really need the same file in two different locations you could always set up a symbolic link or hard link, storing the data in only one location on disk.
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| === FSlint ===
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| [[FSlint]]
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| === fdupes ===
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| [[fdupes]]
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| === dupeGuru===
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| [[DupeGuru]]
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| == How To Find And Delete Duplicate Files In Linux ==
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| I always backup the configuration files or any old files to somewhere in my hard disk before edit or modify them, so I can restore them from the backup if I accidentally did something wrong.
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| * But the problem is I forgot to clean up those files and my hard disk is filled with a lot of duplicate files after a certain period of time.
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| * I feel either too lazy to clean the old files or afraid that I may delete an important files.
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| * If you’re anything like me and overwhelming with multiple copies of same files in different backup directories, you can find and delete duplicate files using the tools given below in Unix-like operating systems.
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| ; A word of caution
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| Please be careful while deleting duplicate files.
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| * If you’re not careful, it will lead you to [https://www.ostechnix.com/prevent-files-folders-accidental-deletion-modification-linux/ accidental data loss].
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| * I advice you to pay extra attention while using these tools.
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| === Find And Delete Duplicate Files In Linux ===
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| For the purpose of this guide, I am going to discuss three utilities namely
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| # Rdfind
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| # Fdupes
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| # FSlint
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| These three utilities are free, open source and works on most Unix-like operating systems.
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| ===== Rdfind =====
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| [[Rdfind]] | |
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| == How to Find Duplicate Files in Linux and Remove Them ==
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| ''Brief: FSlint is a great GUI tool to find duplicate files in Linux and remove them.
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| * FDUPES also find the files with same name in Linux but in the command line way. ''
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| If you have this habit of downloading everything from the web like me, you will end up having multiple duplicate files.
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| * Most often, I can find the same songs or a bunch of images in different directories or end up backing up some files at two different places.
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| * It’s a pain locating these duplicate files manually and deleting them to recover the disk space.
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| If you want to save yourself from this pain, there are various Linux applications that will help you in locating these duplicate files and removing them.
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| * In this article, we will cover how you can find and remove these files in Ubuntu.
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| ''Note: You should know what you are doing.
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| * If you are using a new tool, it’s always better to try it in a virtual directory structure to figure out what it does before taking it to root or home folder.
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| * Also, '''it’s always better to [https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/ backup your Linux system]!'''''
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| === Quellen ===
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| * [https://itsfoss.com/find-duplicate-files-linux/ https://itsfoss.com/find-duplicate-files-linux/]
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| * [https://www.howtogeek.com/201140/how-to-find-and-remove-duplicate-files-on-linux/ https://www.howtogeek.com/201140/how-to-find-and-remove-duplicate-files-on-linux/]
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| * [https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-find-and-delete-duplicate-files-in-linux/ https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-find-and-delete-duplicate-files-in-linux/]
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