How to find and remove duplicate files
A hard drive is like a family garage--junk expands to fill available space. An SSD behaves very much the same way, but with less space.
A good duplicate file finder will help you reduce your digital junk levels. It can search for files with the same name, the same size, and/or the exact same contents. It helps you examine each file and decide which one to keep. It can ignore small files, so you can concentrate on the more wasteful redundancy.
I'm going to recommend two such programs, both free for non-commercial use.
All things considered, I recommend Digital Volcano's Duplicate Cleaner Free. The attractive, three-tab interface allows the program to provide plenty of options without overwhelming you.
But this old, portable version is not difficult either, and it works. It also has, oddly enough, an icon that makes me think of a public restroom.
Either of these programs should help you free up significant drive space--although you will have to face some decisions that only a human can make.
Searching for duplicate photos has its own challenges and requires specialized software. See Find duplicate photos for more on this.
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