How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files on Mac

Follow the tutorial to learn how to search the Mac directory for files and folders through which you can delete the duplicates.

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In this tutorial we will guide you how to find duplicate files on Mac and then delete them if needed. Finding files and then deleting them on Mac is fairly easy. For that open the file directory and search for the folders you wish to delete.
To understand how delete files on Mac follow the tutorial given below.

Step 1 -- Download mackeeper

For this, we will be downloading mackeeper, an application that allows you to find and delete duplicate files.
You can download the application form mackeeper.zeobit.com.
Once you have installed the application, it will automatically open up.
Now, let's move to the Duplicates Finder section over here and all you have to do is to click on the Start Scan option and the application would start searching.

Step 2 -- Search a different directory

If you want to search a different directory, simply click on the Change Folder option.

Step 3 -- Select a different directory

Once the new window opens up, you can select a different directory. For the purpose of this tutorial, let's click on the "All My Files" option.
With that done it will start searching through all the files in Mac and you can find the duplicate files on Mac. You can notice all the duplicate records being displayed in the results one by one.

Step 4 -- Delete a file

Now, in order to delete duplicate files on Mac, simply select it from the results and click on the remove icon. As a result, a popup window will appear on the screen, asking you whether you want to remove the files or not. If you want to move all the files to trash, simply click on the Remove All option.
You can even expand a particular record, and delete a specific duplicate file instead of deleting all the files from the list.
And that's it.

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in this tutorial we will guide you on
how to find and delete duplicate files
on mac for this we will be downloading
mackeeper an application that allows you
to find and delete duplicate files you
can download the application from
mackeeper . zo bit . com
once you have installed the application
it will automatically open up now let's
move to the duplicates finder section
over here and all you have to do is
click on the start scan option and the
application will start searching notice
no duplicate records are found once the
search is completed this is because the
folder in which the application is
currently searching has no duplicate
records if you want to search a
different directory simply click on the
change folder option once the new window
opens up you can select a different
directory for the purpose of this
tutorial let's click on the all my files
option with that done it will start
searching through all the files and mac
you can notice all the duplicate records
being displayed in the results one by
one
now in order to delete a duplicate file
simply selected from the results and
click on the remove icon as a result a
pop-up window will appear on the screen
asking you whether you want to remove
the files are not if you want to remove
all the files and put them in the trash
simply click on the remove all option
you can even expand a particular record
and delete specific duplicate file
instead of deleting all the files from
the list and that's it