Find and Remove Duplicate Files with Krokiet

Duplicate files, forgotten downloads and multiple versions of the same photo can quietly consume a surprising amount of storage. Krokiet provides a simple way to find these files and clean up your computer without manually searching through folders.

What is Krokiet?

Krokiet is the modern graphical interface of the open-source Czkawka project. It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS and is designed to find unnecessary or redundant files.

You can use it to identify:

• Duplicate files by comparing their actual content

• Similar images, even when their size, resolution or format differs

• Large files that consume significant storage

• Empty files and folders

• Broken symbolic links and files with incorrect extensions

How to use it

Select the folders you want to examine and exclude locations that should not be touched. Choose the type of scan and let Krokiet analyze the files.

For duplicates, content-based comparison is especially useful because identical files can have completely different names.

Once the scan is finished, review the results carefully before removing anything. Avoid automatically deleting every detected duplicate: two identical files may intentionally exist in different folders.

Tip: Start with personal folders such as Downloads, Documents or Pictures rather than scanning the entire Windows system drive.

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