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Windows 10
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Review and delete
Use the ‘Image preview’ button to compare two photos
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handy for checking photo thumbnails quickly. Once you’re happy,
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Click the right-hand button next to the ‘Folder name:’ box
to select your path. Now click the bottom-most Mark button to
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Select scan folders
Switch to the Scan Location tab to select one or more
drives or folders to search. Select one in the left-hand pane, then
click ‘>’ to move it to the right. Decide if you’re searching for
sub-folders or not – click Protected if you want to make it
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Download Duplicate Cleaner Free (www.digitalvolcano.
co.uk/duplicatecleaner.html), then install and launch the
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size and date limits, too, if you wish.