Any experience with Mac duplicate finders?

January 4, 2011 12:16 PM

A little overwhelmed by the web-offer of free-download duplicate finders for Mac. Personal recommendations please.

Duplicate finders have occasionally been mentioned here, but the one most recommended seems to be for PC only, so: is there something new and snazzy for finding duplicates on my beloved MacBook Pro that people have great experience with? I'm having the usual mess of double pictures thanks to IPhoto, sound files with same content and different names, and old and new drafts and articles in several layers of MyOldComputerInsideMyOldOldComputer folders to straighten out. Thanks!

posted by Namlit to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

I used to use Path Finder a couple years ago. I can only assume it's gotten better since then. I only quit using it when I got a new Mac and subsequently had other reasons not to be on my computer so much (namely finishing grad school).
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 1:40 PM on January 4, 2011

Oh wait... you mean software to locate duplicate files... not substitutes for the Finder.

Oops... nevermind.
posted by buckaroo_benzai at 1:41 PM on January 4, 2011

Best answer: I've used both TidyUp and Find Duplicate Files, and both did a decent job. I liked the simpler interface for Find Duplicate Files, but TidyUp has some useful default settings for finding duplicate photos in iPhoto, songs in iTunes, etc. Both are free to use for a week or so.
posted by slothdog at 3:12 PM on January 4, 2011 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks slothdog, that was what I needed.
posted by Namlit at 9:43 AM on January 5, 2011