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pkolaczk/fclones

Efficient Duplicate File Finder observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pkolaczk/fclones · Rust · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

27/100

  • Activity 9
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2279
  • days_rel: 548
  • days_push: 548
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2915 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

fclones is a fast, efficient command-line tool written in Rust for finding and removing duplicate files. It uses content hashing and size-based pre-filtering to quickly identify duplicates across large file systems.

Use cases

  • find duplicate files on disk
  • free up disk space by removing duplicates
  • deduplicate photo or music collections
  • clean up duplicate downloads
  • list duplicate files before deleting
  • replace files with hardlinks or symlinks to save space

When to choose

  • you need a fast, reliable duplicate finder for large file systems
  • you want a scriptable CLI tool rather than a GUI
  • you need options like linking or removing duplicates safely
  • you work on Linux, macOS, or Windows from the terminal

When to avoid

  • you prefer a graphical duplicate finder
  • you need to find similar (not exact) files like fuzzy image matching
  • you need a cross-platform desktop app with preview UI

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli file-system search-engine files developer-tools windows rust cli cross-platform duplicate-files disk-cleanup file-deduplication command-line linux macos

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Member repositories

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