{"id":1692,"date":"2019-06-13T11:08:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T11:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2024-12-23T23:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:54:46","slug":"fix-duplicate-files-in-u32-shadow-usb-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/fix-duplicate-files-in-u32-shadow-usb-hard-drive","title":{"rendered":"Fix Duplicate Files in u32 Shadow USB Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>u32 Shadow USB <\/b>is a portable hard disk that works as an external storage medium to store your important backups and files. It has an <b>aluminium body<\/b> that protects itself from heat. With <b>USB 3.1<\/b> you can transfer your data at lightning speed with upto <b>140 mbps speed<\/b>. The total storage capacity is <b>1-2 Terabytes<\/b> which should be more than enough for home and personal usage.<\/p>\n<p>The product comes with a three years limited warranty. You can store various file types including <b>documents, images, music, video<\/b> and <b>archies<\/b>. u32 Shadow USB External Hard Disk is <b>USB bus powered<\/b> and requires no external electricity supply. It is best suited for gamers, professionals and travelers who require maximum <b>portability<\/b>, <b>performance <\/b>and <b>speed<\/b>. It has no moving parts which increases the durability.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It is a <b>plug and play<\/b> drive that requires no driver installation. This means that, you do not need to connect to the Internet and search for a <b>driver software<\/b>. Just connect the device to any<b> Windows, Mac<\/b> or <b>Linux<\/b>-basedlaptop, and it will be ready to work within just a short span of a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the <b>portability<\/b>, it easily fits into your pocket and you can carry it with yourself wherever you go &#8211; whether at <b>work <\/b>or <b>vacation<\/b>. Moreover, you can connect an external hard disk to your <b>Xbox <\/b>and get instant access to your entire game collection.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manually Finding Duplicate Files On u32 Shadow USB Hard Drive<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>If you wonder where do duplicate files come from, you\u2019re going to be disappointed as there\u2019s no definite answer. There are different circumstances when you gather identical copies of original files. For example: while browsing the <b>Internet<\/b>, you may come across the same file and <b>download <\/b>it to multiple occasions. Such files can be scattered across different locations, and make it difficult to identify them one by one. This is true especially when some files contain <b>name <\/b>which are altogether different from the <b>original files<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Another catch involved is that two duplicate files may contain some variation in the <b>data set. <\/b>This is true for <b>incremental backups <\/b>of your documents which work on <b>real-time<\/b>, just like your Antivirus. These type of backups automatically update the changes and capture every single new version whenever you modify the original file. This leads to duplication and wastage of your storage space.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there\u2019s a <b>workaround<\/b>. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Mac Users<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Mac user, you can use the in-house <b>Finder <\/b>functionality to sort your files by their names and find identical copies. This, however, has certain limitations. There is no guarantee that two files sharing the same name contain <b>identical data<\/b>. You must open each file and compare the <b>content <\/b>your own before choosing to actually delete it.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <b>Finder<\/b> application.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <b>File <\/b>manu, followed by <b>New Smart Folder<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <b>Plus <\/b>sign on the top right corner of your screen.<\/li>\n<li>In the first and foremost drop-down box, select the <b>Kind <\/b>option.<\/li>\n<li>In the second drop-down box in the same row, choose your preferred <b>file type<\/b> parameter. For example: <b>Documents<\/b>, <b>Images<\/b>, <b>PDF<\/b>, <b>Videos<\/b>, <b>Music<\/b>, <b>Presentations<\/b>, <b>Archies<\/b>, etc.<\/li>\n<li>In the third drop-down box, you will want to select a <b>file extension<\/b>. For example: <b>.jpg <\/b>if you have selected the Image option.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <b>Plus <\/b>sign again and select the <b>Name <\/b>option.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Content <\/b>in the second drop-down box and type your preferred <b>file name.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Mac will now display a list of all files sorted by their names.<\/li>\n<li>You can go through the list and delete the ones you don\u2019t need.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Microsoft Windows Users<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One way to find duplicates in Windows is to sort all files by their names. You can accomplish this using the <b>File Explorer <\/b>in Windows 10\/ 8.1 or <b>Windows Explorer<\/b> in earlier versions. The steps are given below:<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Windows 10\/ 8.1\/ 8, go to the <b>View <\/b>tab on the Ribbon interface. Click on the <b>Sort by <\/b>drop-down icon, and choose the <b>Name <\/b>parameter.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Windows 7, open the <b>Windows Explorer<\/b> and right click on an empty area of your screen. Select <b>Sort by<\/b>, followed by <b>Name<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Windows Vista users can click on the<b> Arrange By<\/b> drop-down box on the upper right corner, and select the <b>Folder <\/b>option. Thereafter, click on the <b>View <\/b>menu, and select <b>Sort by | Name.<\/b> If the menu bar is not visible, press the <b>Alt <\/b>key to unhide it.<\/p>\n<p>Once your files appear in alphabetical order, you\u2019ll want to find and compare files with the same name to search for duplicates.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automatically Fix Duplicate Files On Mac &amp; Windows <\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The best way to deal with the problem of duplicates is to use a reliable duplicate finder such as Sorcim&#8217;s <b>Clone Files Checker<\/b>. This software uses highly-powered and accurate <b>algorithms <\/b>to find thousands of duplicate files within just a few <b>minutes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Once the results are accumulated, you will be able to select individual files for <b>removal<\/b>, or choose one of the predefined criteria to automatically delete your files. There is also an option to move files to a <b>separate folder <\/b>instead of permanently deleting your files.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of using Clone Files Checker is that you can customize the entire scan process according to your need and requirement. For instance if you wish to scan only a set of <b>file types<\/b>, your best bet will be the <b>Custom Scan <\/b>option. If your intention is to free up maximum storage space irrespective of file types, you should consider leaving the default <b>Full Scan<\/b> option selected. This is perhaps the best possible approach to fix duplicates in <b>Microsoft Windows <\/b>and <b>Mac OS<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to your <b>hard drive<\/b>, you can select other storage mediums such as <b>u32 Shadow USB External Hard Disk, flash\/ pen drives and SD memory cards. <\/b>Windows users can scan popular cloud storage platforms such as <b>Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Dropbox<\/b> without having to download a single file. This saves a lot of bandwidth and precious time. The application uses<b> official API<\/b>s which guarantee <b>privacy<\/b>. You can <b>preview <\/b>the file contents in the right hand side panel of your screen.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the <b>Clone Files Checker <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/clonefileschecker.com\">official website<\/a><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Download the appropriate version depending on your operating system (<b>Mac<\/b>\/ <b>Windows<\/b>).<\/li>\n<li>Install the program on your PC\/ Mac.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <b>Add <\/b>option on the left corner of your screen and select the destination folder.<\/li>\n<li>Similarly, you can add multiple folders to the<b> Ignore List<\/b> which is a collection of folders which will not be scanned for duplicates.<\/li>\n<li>Once the folders are selected, select one of the following options:\n<ul>\n<li><b>Full Scan<\/b>: This is the recommended and default option that automatically searches all sorts of duplicate files without <b>filtering<\/b>. More the files, higher the possibility of finding duplicate content and freeing up larger amount of disk space.<\/li>\n<li><b>Custom Scan<\/b>: This shows up check boxes of individual file types that you can include or exclude from the scan. In addition to file types, you can also configure file sizes such as upper and lower file <b>size limits<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you are done setting up, click on the <b>Start Search<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>The scan might take some time and will prompt you to select one of the following options:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Quick-Fix:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The first option <b>Quick-Fix <\/b>starts a wizard. You would be asked to choose which file versions you want to retain. This includes two options <b>newer files <\/b>and<b> older files.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>After you select the file version, the next thing you will be asked is your preferred action. Here, you can select <b>Permanently Delete <\/b>or <b>Move to Folder<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Permanent delete will delete your files, and they cannot be recovered unless you use the in-house <b>backup <\/b>functionality. The backup feature reduces the size of your files to lower the disk space. You can view the backed up files in the <b>History tab<\/b>, get scan details and restore each file.<\/li>\n<li>Another option <b>Move to Folder<\/b> moves the duplicate contents another location where you can view the files at your own preference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Review &amp; Fix:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The <b>Review &amp; Fix<\/b> is an alternative for the wizard interface where you get a complete list of duplicates along with other details. You can <b>check<\/b>, <b>uncheck <\/b>files for removal.<\/li>\n<li>You can export the scan results to a <b>comma-separated file<\/b>. Just like Quick-Fix, you can use a predefined selection criteria with the <b>Select Duplicates<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<li>After selecting your files, click on the <b>Select Action<\/b> button and choose what you would like to do with the duplicates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>u32 Shadow USB is a portable hard disk that works as an external storage medium to store your important backups and files. It has an aluminium body that protects itself from heat. With USB 3.1 you can transfer your data at lightning speed with upto 140 mbps speed. 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