The program can search for duplicates by their names, sizes or contents (using the CRC32 checksum). Just specify the drive or the folder and Primitive Duplicate Finder will create the list of all file duplicates and copies.

Pros: Primitive Duplicate Finder finds and deletes duplicate files. Duplicates by filename, filename & size or by the file CRC32 checksum can be found by the program. The simple and straightforward interface lets you specify a drive or a folder. You can cover subfolders inside the folder also as an option. File explorer makes it easy to locate the folder you want to search. Then you specify what criteria you want to use for finding duplicates. “Find” will find the duplicates. There’s a button for deleting selected duplicates or if you prefer cancel the process at any time. The log area in the interface shows you the duplicates found.

While the program is specified for freeing up space in the disk, that seems to be of no significant value in today’s scenario of massive size of hard disks. Whereas where it matters is weeding out duplicates in massive MP3 collections or photo depositories. Removing duplicates will really be useful here. Besides various files tend to end up at different folders and cleaning up reduces the irritation/ frustration levels when encountering this kind of situation.

Cons: This is the version 1.0 release so watch out!

Overall a nice and simple application, often quite useful. This is good for a 3 star category.