How to delete Duplicate Files on Flash Drive?

USB flash drives are small, portable data storage devices. They are highly useful for storing large amounts of data and are also very easy to carry around. Their quick data transfer rates make the device even more desirable.
However, despite the benefits that USB flash drives carry, it is not surprising to find problems with it, common problems such as data corruption and data loss are present, also the accumulation of duplicate files on your USB Flash Drive is predominant.

In this article, we'll be discussing the solutions on how to tackle duplicate files on a flash drive; as we know duplicate files are of no use and take up valuable storage space for no good.
So, let’s find out how to avoid the problem of file duplication and erase the duplicates on your flash drive.

Use the Search Feature on Windows to Find Duplicate Files

This method comes in handy, only if you have fewer duplicate files, it is not recommended for a high number of duplicate files. Also, using this feature you can only get the names of the file, that is the search operation only relies on the file name and extension to determine duplicates, the contents of the files are not given any consideration at all. 

We recommend not using the search feature if you have large chunks of duplicates or data saved on the drive, this feature will only make the task clumsy as you have to perform a heavy amount of inspection to find which ones are duplicates. 

However, if you still want to give this a try, this is how you can use the Search Feature to remove duplicate files from a flash drive.

• Open This PC on your desktop.
• Double-click on the USB/Flash drive to open it.
• Click on the View tab.
• Click the Preview Pane (This will help you preview the files and identify any duplicates).
• Select the Details, in the Layout category.
• Then look for the Current View, just next to the Layout category.

• Click Group by > Name (this will sort files name-wise)
• Now you to search for various file extensions by entering one by one (e.g. .mp3, .csv, .pdf etc) 
• Once you see the results, use Shift + Delete to permanently delete the duplicate files on a flash drive.

Turn Off the ReadyBoost

ReadyBoost is disk cache software used in Windows Vista and later versions. It caches data from the hard disk to random access memory to increase computing performance. It relies on the SuperFetch system and adjusts its cache based on user activity. 
Enabling the ReadyBoost feature may cause your system to use the drive to store files and leave them un-deleted as you eject your drive. By turning it off you will reduce the number of files that get duplicated every time you plug in your flash drive.  
To Turn-off the ReadyBoost follow the steps below: 
1. Connect the Flash Drive to your PC.
2. Double click on This PC icon on your Desktop.
3. Then right-click your flash drive, select Properties from the context menu.
4. The Drive Properties dialog will open. Click on ReadyBoost.
5. Now select the “Do not use this device” option.
6. Click Apply and click on OK.

Use Remo Duplicate Files Remover Tool to Locate and Remove Duplicate Files

If you find the above methods tedious and find it hard to rely on them,  you can always use a well-designed professional to quickly remove duplicates from USB flash drives. Make sure that the tool is reliable and comes from a trusted software provider.

Remo Duplicate File Remover is a reliable option to remove duplicate files from flash drives. This all-in-one tool supports deleting duplicate files from any internal hard drive and external drives such as (HDD, SSD’s, USB, Flash Drives) connected to the computer.

The tool works with deep scan algorithms to locate all files quickly on your storage devices and it is capable of removing all the duplicate files such as videos, photos, files, etc…You can also get a preview of the duplicates and decide which files to delete.

Remo Duplicate File Remover is designed for Mac and Windows Operating Systems and Andriod Phones as well. Download now.

You can just Install the Remo Duplicate File Remover tool and follow the very easy on-screen instructions to delete all duplicate files, videos, photos on the flash drive with Windows or Mac Operating system.

If you looking to delete duplicates on Windows OS, please refer to Delete duplicate files from Windows and if you want to erase duplicates on Mac OS please refer to Delete Duplicate files on Mac.


FAQ’s 

How do I find duplicate files on a flash drive?

You can find duplicate files on a flash drive by using Remo Duplicate File Remover Tool. Its deep scan algorithms help you fetch any duplicate files on a flash drive quickly and you can locate them in the preview feature and delete the ones you don’t need.

How do I delete duplicate files on a flash drive, Mac?

To delete duplicate files on a flash drive Mac you can use the Finder App which is difficult for large files or you can simply download and run Remo Duplicate File Remover Mac to erase duplicate files in a fraction of time.