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HashSweep

📋 Description

A powerful Python script that identifies and manages duplicate files across your system using SHA-256 hashing for accurate detection. It helps you reclaim valuable disk space by safely removing redundant files while giving you full control over the deletion process.

🎯 Key Features

  • Smart Detection: Uses SHA-256 cryptographic hashing to ensure 100% accurate duplicate identification
  • Multiple Scan Modes: Choose between current directory only or recursive scanning through all subdirectories
  • Safe Management: Three operation modes for maximum control:
    • Interactive Mode: Manually choose which duplicates to keep/delete for each file group
    • Auto-Delete Mode: Automatically keeps newest files and deletes older duplicates
    • Skip Mode: Just identify duplicates without deleting anything
  • Comprehensive Summary: Detailed report showing space recovered, files processed, and statistics
  • Performance Optimized: First filters by file size, then verifies with hashing for speed
  • User-Friendly: Clear prompts and progress indicators throughout the process

📁 Supported Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS

📦 Dependencies

None! Uses only Python standard library modules

Installation on Windows 10/11

cd Downloads && curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NotMathew/HashSweep/refs/heads/main/HashSweep.py && python HashSweep.py

Installation on Linux

git clone https://github.com/NotMathew/HashSweep.git
cd HashSweep
python HashSweep.py