1Main interface
Softaken docs: main workspace to browse a folder or drive, run the scan, and review duplicate groups.

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100% SafeSoftaken Free Duplicate Files Remover offers an advanced content-based detection algorithm. By which you can organize and clean your hard-to-manage system with just a few clicks, access valuable disk space and improved system performance, identify mirrored files with the MD5/SHA256 hash technique, remove them, and give a preview of the documents. It's ideal for every user, be it for studying, IT setup, or personal use.
Distinctive key features of Softaken Free Duplicate File Remover:
If you want to keep the system fast, secure, organized, and efficient, with this tool, all of this is possible as it scans and removes copied files, photos, music files, and other documents quickly, and gives you valuable clean disk space. This solves the issue related to Low Disk Space and optimizes the storage.
Only Softaken Duplicate Files Remover screenshots from the official screenshots guide.
1Softaken docs: main workspace to browse a folder or drive, run the scan, and review duplicate groups.
2Softaken: set search options such as file size, date range, and pattern before scanning.
3Softaken screenshots: general settings for how the tool behaves during scan and cleanup.
4Softaken screenshots: advanced options for refined duplicate detection workflows.
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What are the steps of the Duplicate File Remover software?
To ensure completely accurate results, our Softaken Duplicate Files Remover software uses the MD5 and SHA256 hash technique to locate duplicate files by the actual content inside the file, even if the name and the location of the files are different. By this feature it'll smartly detect the similar contents, rather than just comparing them by name and location of the file, which makes it different from other tools in the market.
If you are concerned about removing a crucial file by accident, then don't worry, as this tool ensures secure deletion, and you can access all your removed files in the Recycle Bin if you want to recover or have a change of mind in the future. So rest assured, this tool has got you covered, as it also shows a preview of the document before removal, and before permanent deletion, you can review and restore the file.
If you want to make sure that there aren't any duplicate files this tool creates a unique fingerprint for each file by MD5 and SHA256 in which MD5 helps in fast work and SHA256 secures sensitive files. Altogether spots the mirrored file accurately based on what's inside the file even if the name and the path of the file are different.
Want to remove files automatically or one by one? You can do it by your own choice, select the exact duplicate file you want to keep or get rid of, or let it smartly detect and store the first file of each group. By this feature, you get full control over your files and avoid the risk of accidental removal of anything important.
Without going through all your data, you can perform a targeted deletion. With this filter option, you just need to add a filter like music, videos, documents, archives, pictures, and check all files in one go to get an organized photo library, music, or documents without any hassle or wasting hours.
For effortless and fast mirrored file detection, this tool performs smart grouping in which it scans and organizes all the duplicate files in one place and, by default, marks the first file as Keep and the rest as Delete, but you can also make changes if you want. This makes the process stress-free for the user and gives a clean view.
If you want to avoid accidental deletion of important files, and ensure that only the unnecessary files are being removed. To keep the process safe and organized, it offers a preview of the selected files' content with their information, like file size, data, and location, which you can check before you delete the documents.
Feature filters like file size, date range (From-To), specific patterns, include or exclude certain files, and authority over how the search goes. This lets you customize what files exactly you want to scan and gives you speedy filtering, precise results, smart, and time-efficient searching.
If you want to back up and store all the file details like paths, size, and duplicate group information in a document for team sharing, it lets you export your scanned findings in CSV or Plain Text format, so you can keep all the records. It gives you the privilege to manage the filtered duplicates outside the app in an organized manner to review them later.
This utility gives a clean view of the total number of files scanned, duplicates found, space taken by duplicates, and other critical points. With this you can easily understand how much storage is being wasted, manage files in a more systematic way and free up valuable space that can be used later.
It's a speedy, stable, and ideal app for scanning heavy folders or drives. It works with multiple threads scanning to handle the bulk of files, and an optimized algorithm for efficient work. It's a lightweight tool that doesn't need much space on your device so you won't be facing any lag, crash, or system slowdown issues.
Softaken lists Move & Copy to help in consolidating, freeing up space, and organizing files—it moves or copies the selected file to a new location (licensed edition; Softaken demo cannot move or copy).
Softaken Free Demo scans and identifies duplicates, shows full result details, filter/sort, preview, and save/load search—but Softaken states you cannot delete, move, copy, or export results to CSV/Text until you purchase the full license (from $29). Softaken does not state a “25 to 50 files” removal quota.
Engine Note
Softaken Duplicate Files Remover (buy-duplicate-files-remover). Softaken documents MD5/SHA256 content hashing, type filters, preview, Recycle Bin removal, Move/Copy, Manual/Auto mark (first Keep / rest Delete by default), CSV/Text export, and Folder/Drive browse. Softaken does not list byte-by-byte mode, Keep Newest/Oldest/Shortest Path rules, NAS-by-name, zero-telemetry/offline slogans, or a “25–50 files” demo removal quota (see FAQs).
Product Info
Version1.0
Size14.8 MB
Starting Price$29
LanguageEnglish
Demo & License
Free demo: Softaken — scan, view, filter/sort, preview, save/load search. Softaken — cannot delete, move, copy, or export CSV/Text. A “25 to 50 files” removal limit is not stated. Full unlimited deletion from $29.
DemoScan & preview (no delete)
DetectionMD5 / SHA256
RemovalRecycle Bin · Move · Copy
Licensed editionUnlimited from $29
Scan & Filters
SourceFolder or Drive
FiltersPictures · Videos · Music · Docs · Archives · All
OptionsSize · Date · Pattern
PlatformWindows only (not Mac)
System Requirement
ProcessorAny Pentium Class
Operating SystemWindows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 & Other
Memory2 GB Minimum (4 GB Recommended)
Hard Disk50 MB of free space for software installation
Software Delivery
Interface Available
| Publisher | Softaken Software |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Windows |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Size | 14.8 MB |
| Price | $29 |
| Detection | MD5 / SHA256 |
| Demo | Scan and preview; no delete/move/copy/export |