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DupScout Server Remove Duplicates

DupScout Server allows one to replace duplicate files with shortcuts or hard links, move duplicate files to another directory, compress and move duplicates or delete all duplicate files. In order to select a duplicate files removal action for all duplicate file sets, open the duplicate files search results dialog and press the 'Action' button. In order to select a different duplicate files removal action for one or more specific duplicate file sets, select the required duplicate file sets, press the right mouse button and select an appropriate duplicate files removal action.

WARNING: The Windows system directory contains many duplicate files, which are critical for proper operation of the operating system and removal of any of these files may damage the operating system and make it completely unusable.

Once finished selecting duplicate files removal actions, press the 'Execute' button on the duplicate files search results dialog, review selected duplicate files removal actions, press the 'Execute' button to confirm the operation and wait for the duplicate files removal process to complete.

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12-May-2026

DupScout v18.1 adds a new, adaptive duplicate files search mode, adds support for new file types to the built-in file classification plug-ins allowing one to search specific types of duplicate files and improves the duplicate files search statistics pie charts. In addition, the new version improves the duplicate files search options dialog, improves the DupScout command line utility and fixes a number of bugs.

10-Apr-2026

DupScout v18.0 redesigns the duplicate files search results dialog, adds the ability to filter file search reports by the report ID and improves the file search reports dialog. In addition, the new product version improves the JSON, CSV and XML duplicate files search reports, improves the main DupScout GUI application and fixes a number of bugs.

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