How to Find and Delete Duplicate Photos and Files on Android
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Over time a phone collects the same photo many times: WhatsApp copies, downloads, screenshots and backups. Our recovery apps (SoundRecovery, DS-Recovery and DS-Recovery PRO) include a duplicate file finder.
Find duplicates
- Open the app and choose the duplicate (similar files) scanner.
- Allow file access so every folder can be checked.
- Wait for the scan. Identical files are grouped together.
Delete the extra copies
- Open a group and look at the copies and their folders.
- Keep one copy, usually the one in your camera folder.
- Select the others and delete them.
Check the folder before you delete: a copy inside an app’s folder (for example WhatsApp) may be the one that app uses. When in doubt, keep it.
More ways to free up space
- Clear your gallery’s trash after deleting duplicates; otherwise the space is only freed after 30 days.
- Large videos? Compress them with Video Compressor & Resizer.
- Have an SD card? Move photos and videos to it.
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