1. Windows

1.1. Installation

  • Run the TreeSize-x64-Full-8.3.2.1665.exe file with administrative privileges.

  • Select English.

  • Click OK.

  • Choose I accept the agreement.

  • Click Next.

  • Type the license key in the empty field.

  • Click Next.

    C:\Program Files\JAM Software\TreeSize

  • Click Next.

  • Click Next.

  • Check Create a desktop shortcut.

  • Choose For all users.

  • Uncheck Add TreeSize to the Explorer context menu of folders.

  • Uncheck Add TreeSize File Search to the Explorer context menu of folders.

  • Click Next.

  • Click Finish.

1.2. Task

1.3. Usage

1.3.1. Fix Duplicate Files

  • Note: Connect the network drives for duplicate files fix. The user should has Full control permission on the network drive.

  • Start TreeSize Duplicate File Search.

  • Select Duplicate Files tab.

  • Optional: Remove any (UNC-) path in Predefined field.

  • Click on the empty Predefined field.

  • Check the UNC path or Network drive that you want to fix the duplicate files.

  • Note: If many network drives are in the same disk, check all those network drives.

  • Click on the Predefined field to collapse the dropdown list.

  • Under the Duplicate file search - filters, make the size greater than or equal to 1 KB (Size >= 1 KB).

  • Click Start.

  • Check all the duplicate files.

  • Click Deduplicate to replace checked duplicate files by hardlinks.

  • Choose Replace files with hardlinks (per hard disk).

  • Check Log performed operations to.

  • Type the log path in the Log performed operations to field.

  • Click Execute.

  • Click OK.

  • Close TreeSize.

1.3.2. Hardlinks

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Prompt.

    # Create file.
echo "AAA" > C:\Tmp\AAA.txt

# Create hardlinks.
mklink /h C:\Tmp\BBB.txt C:\Tmp\AAA.txt
mklink /h C:\Tmp\CCC.txt C:\Tmp\AAA.txt

# Show hardlinks.
fsutil.exe hardlink list C:\Tmp\AAA.txt