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Bytessence DuplicateFinder
Bytessence DuplicateFinder is a freeware program designed to detect clones of the files stored on your computer. Duplicate files have a negative impact over your system's performance because they waste valuable space, they increase the antivirus scan time, they make defragmenting take ages and they make it harder for you to organize your files.
BDF employs optimized detection algorithms and file filters so the scanning time is greatly minimized. The detected files can be removed in no time with the help of the automatic file selector and the predefined set of actions (copying, moving or recycling).
Features
- 100% spyware and malware free
- Very easy to use
- Wizard-like, multi-language user interface
- Unicode filename support
- Scans folders or file groups
- Optimized detection algorithms (file size, CRC32 and bytewise comparison)
- Duplicate detection by contents, dates, name, size
- Employs file filters (date, attributes, size) to minimize scan time
- Automatic duplicate file selector
- The duplicates can be copied, moved, recycled or passed as parameters to external programs
- Free e-mail support
System requirements
- 233 MHz processor (or better)
- 64 MB RAM
- 4 MB of free Hard-Disk space
- Operating system: Windows(TM) NT 4.0, 2K, XP, Vista, 7 (32bit)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Screenshots
 Welcome page |
 Scan zones page |
 Options page |
 File scan page |
 Results page |
 Automatic selector page |
Click on the thumbnails to see the full-sized images.
What's new in version 1.3
- Added possibility to resize the main window of the program
- Added capability to search for files in the duplicate list
- Added system icons for the files in the duplicate list
- Added a new selection mode for the selection manager
- Added update searching capability
- Added possibility to delete the duplicate files directly
- Fixed progress indicator not resetting when scanning two times in a row
- Fixed selection manager not selecting the right files in some cases
- Updated the License file
- Updated Help files
- Updated the icon file of the program
- Various other small fixes and tweaks
Download BDF
You can download BDF from the links below. If you would like to use BDF from a memory stick or similar device, it's recommended to download the portable version, otherwise you'll most probably find the installer version more convenient. Please make sure to uninstall older versions before installing the current release to avoid any conflicts. To check the integrity of the downloaded files you can use our freeware MD5 calculator available here.
| Version | Release date | Size | MD5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 (portable) | 07 Oct 2011 | 929 KB | 1DA22F4D3B9DE77C091F501B84B406DC |
| 1.3 (installer) | 07 Oct 2011 | 1141 KB | 7FEEB66BCF157579AC0E57D8077DCD97 |
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Translations
BDF is available in the following languages (alphabetical order):
| Translation | Author | Download |
|---|---|---|
 Arabic |
Ismail Salah | Included in the main package |
 English |
Bytessence | Included in the main package |
 French |
LEFEVRE Christian | |
 German |
Vera / Michael Vogel | Included in the main package |
 /  Portuguese (BR) |
Rodolfo Bendinelli | |
 Romanian |
Bytessence | Included in the main package |
 Russian |
Valerij Romanovskij, Postavy | Included in the main package |
 Spanish |
Marcelo Camacho | Included in the main package |
 Swedish |
Åke Engelbrektson | Included in the main package |
 Turkish |
K.Deniz Yilmaz |
If you wish to contribute with language files you can translate one of the files from the Localization folder of your BDF installation (please see the FAQ section for more information).
Frequently asked questions
A: To localize BDF you can open the file called 'English.ini' from the 'Localization\' directory of your BDF installation and translate the lines. The files use the standard INI layout so you can use any raw text editor for translation (like Notepad). To make the job easy you can use IniTranslator, an open-source translation utility. After you finish, save the file with UTF8 encoding. If you want to share it with other users you can send it in an archive at the support e-mail (see the contact page) and it will be published here.
A: To install translations, unpack the archive to a temporary location (like the Desktop) and copy the extracted .INI file to the 'Localization\' directory of your BDF installation (for example 'C:\Program Files\Bytessence DuplicateFinder\Localization\'). After copying the file, restart the program if it was running then open the Settings dialog. At this time you should be able to see the name of the installed file in the drop-down list. To activate it, select the desired language and press 'Accept' to save the settings and load the new language. The changes will take place instantly.