Tidy Up! Editor's Review

Tidy Up! is a file utility that can search, display and delete the duplicate files from your hard drive.

The application does the same job as dupeGuru, but it has pluses that include more advanced options, speed and stability. Unlike dupeGuru, Tidy Up! provides most of its functionality from the user interface, thus the GUI (Graphical User Interface) is more loaded. However, you get quicker access to some of the functions.

The interface allows you to quickly select drives or directories that would be scanned for duplicate files. It also provides you a list of attributes and files/packages options that you must check in order to find the duplicate files. The common attributes list gives you the possibility to use options like: file name, modification date, creation date; while the files/packages options allows you to use options like: item type, extension, item's creator, total item's size, or content of Files Options. The files and packages list also provides an option which, when selected, can find zero-length files.

The speed and the stability of the application are quite good, even if you use lots of options with large quantities of data. I have tested this application using all the mounted drives, and the Local Area Network drives. The result was very good, and the application didn't get stuck.

Pluses: it provides you the possibility to clean-up duplicate files from your drives ; it's very configurable; is stable and fast.

Drawbacks / flaws:

In conclusion: if you would like an application which can clean-up your duplicate files, then Tidy Up! is a strong option.

version reviewed: 1.2.8