I need help to remove duplicate files
I have MANY files duplicate on my, new to me, the laptop. Including but not limited to photos and lower costs. I would like to delete all the duplicate files and other unnecessary junk files and I could use some (a lot) of help. I'm not that effective with the numeracy skills so I need it set as simple as possible. Thanks for any help you give. Its a Dell computer inspiron laptop if that means something.
Use Bing or Google to find 'duplicate file remover' or 'duplicate file finder' - there are several dozens of utilities that can do it for you.
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