File Sweep Help

How do I get started?

Quick answer

File Sweep is a Mac app that finds duplicate files, files of one type, or files by name, in folders and drives you pick. Click Add Location, pick a mode, then click Search.

What it does

  • Finds duplicate files — the same file saved more than once.
  • Finds files of one type — like all videos or all images.
  • Finds files by name.
  • Moves or deletes the files you check.
  • Runs on a Mac (macOS 14 or later).

The window

  • Left side: LOCATIONS — the folders and drives it searches.
  • Top: three modes — Find Duplicates, Find File Type and Search Name.
  • Below that: filters and the Search button.
  • Middle: your results.
  • Bottom: Select, Move… and Delete….

Add a location

  • Click Add Location, pick one or more folders or network drives, then click Add.
  • Or drag folders onto the LOCATIONS list.
  • To remove one, point at it and click the x.
  1. Add a location.
  2. Pick a mode at the top.
  3. Click Search, or press ⌘↩ (Command-Return).

What it keeps

  • Only your locations. The list is there next time.
  • Results are not kept. Quitting erases them.
  • Closing the window quits the app.

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