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Search for similar files that can be read by a specific application

Figure 80: Search for similar files that can be read by a specific application.

Search Location

Any disc or folder.

Criteria

Common Attributes:

Files and Packages:

You can decide to choose the file type and extension from the sets available in the Custom Set popup menu (i.e Music, Images, Text...).

With this set of criteria, the result will contain all kinds of files and packages chosen (depending on the application chosen) that have the same name, date modified, date created and size. This search is a more targeted one that is the preferable approach when searching for duplicates; the results will contain only the files needed and, therefore, choosing which files to be removed should require less time. You can enter specific type(s) and extension(s) manually to further reduce the results size (see Appendix 2 for a listing of common file kinds, types and corresponding extensions for manual entry).


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