This presentation helps out people in getting rid of duplicates files of all kinds from their flash drives easily and safely.

1. FIND DUPLICATE
FILES ON FLASH
DRIVE

2. • Wondering which files consume your
space from USB Flash Drive? Here is
your answer: Duplicate files. Generally, a
flash drive contains a number of
duplicate files (like documents, music,
videos, archives, and so on). Yes, these
files are eating up your space. Follow the
steps in this article to create more
space and organize files in Flash drive:

3. TURN OFF READYBOOST
• ReadyBoost acts as a caching point
between your memory and hard disk. It
uses available space on your drive to store
temporary contents. First, the good news:
It boosts your system performance. The
bad news: it may create duplicate files all
over your drive. So, watch out: enabling
ReadyBoost may cause your system use
your drive to store files and left them un-
deleted as you eject your drive.

4. • So, watch out: enabling ReadyBoost may
cause your system use your drive to
store files and left them un-deleted as
you eject your drive. Turning it off
avoids duplication of files upon any
accidental removal of your drive. Here
are some steps to follow:

5. 1.Connect the USB Flash Drive to your PC.
2.Double click Computer icon on your
Desktop.
3. Right click your USB flash drive,
select Properties from context menu.
4. Drive Properties dialog will open.
Click ReadyBoost.
5. Select the Do not use this device option.
6. Click Apply | OK.

6. USE WINDOWS SEARCH
• Using Windows Search enables you to
search for individual file extensions and
distinguish original files and their duplicate
versions. This takes time. Perhaps a few
hours, depending on the data you stored in
your hard drive. Remember: Your data is
always scattered in different partitions and
folders you have, so it’s not simple to
review and compare each file. Still, you can
follow these steps:

7. 1.Double click Computer icon and open your USB
Flash Drive.
2. Press F3.
3. Search different file extensions in the Search
Box located on the top right corner. For
example: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .docx, .doc, .pdf, .mp3,
.mov.
4. Click View tab on the Ribbon interface.
5. Set Layout: Details. [Under Layout category]
6. Enable the Preview Pane for better reviewing.
7. Set Group by | Name. [Under Current
View category]
8. Delete all duplicate files from Search Results.

8. USE CLONE FILES CHECKER
• Following all those steps isn’t easier. But we
have a simplest solution: Clone Files Checker.
This makes the whole triathlon simple.
Download this program, and run it. A place to
add your directories is right in front of you.
Scan them. This checker finds all duplicate
files from every nook of your hard drive. And
all you need to do now is to decide: whether
to delete duplicate files permanently after
creating a backup, or just move them to
Recycle Bin or to a new folder.