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Is it safe to delete duplicate files?

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Is it safe to delete duplicate files?

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It depends on the situation. Files can be divided as data files and/or program/system files. Program files usually located in program folder or system folder, them usually an .exe or .dll file. It is not recommended to delete files in “Program Files” and “Windows” unless you are an advanced user. For data files, it is safe to delete them. For Clone Cleaner (HCC), it is safe to find duplicates because HCC compares files by a true byte-to-byte comparison which means HCC only highlight files with the same contents regardless of file name. And also you can search for same name or same size duplicates, depends on your search requirements. But it is strongly recommended to review your selected files before deletion.

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