Publisher review:Duplocator is a python-script that scans a directory and its sub-directories looking for for files with the same content. If you have thounsands of files on your hard disk there are problably some duplicates using up disk space. If you work with images, sound samples, or video clips you will often end up with copies that you actually don't need, but it's too much work to seek them all out and compare them manually. This is a python-script that scans a directory and its sub-directories looking for for files with the same content, not the name. Once two similar files have been found the newest file is moved to a directory called 'duplicates' additionally a log file is kept with references to all the files that were moved. You can later review the duplicate files and remove them to save precious hard disk space. This script makes changes to your hard drive, do not use it on system files or directories about who's purpose or content you are unsure. To run this script, first make sue that you have Python installed. Then download duplocator.py and open the terminal and run the script with the following command: python duplocator.py path/with/files
This script was made and tested on Mac OS X but should work on any operating system. Rather than cleaning up your hard disk this script is primaraly intended for people learning to program in Python. You are invited to read and modifiy the source code yourself.
Duplocator is a Python script for File Management scripts design by brainerror.net.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris
Duplocator script details 
