When launching Indexxo for the first time, you will be asked to create a
preset. If you have multiple storages (folders) and want them to be
processed differently, you can create a preset for each of your storages.
Presets help you organize Indexxo settings.
What is a preset?
Preset is a saved set of settings that you can instantly switch between. You
can create and edit as much presets as you want.
How to choose files and directories
Indexxo needs at least 1 file or folder to index.
Open preset settings
Click on one of the Add buttons depending on what you want to include
Switch to Excluded tab if you want to exclude something
Find duplicate files
Indexxo decides whether files are identical or not based on their hash.
Empty files and folders are not analyzed.
Choose files that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Duplicate hashes
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve duplicate hashes card. It will be present if there are
files with duplicate hashes in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need
Find empty files
Indexxo decides whether files are empty based on their size.
Choose files that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Empty files
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve empty files card. It will be present if there are empty
files in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need
Find empty folders
Indexxo decides whether folders are empty based on their content. Be aware
that folder can still have files if have explicitly excluded them.
Choose folders that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Empty folders
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve empty folders card. It will be present if there are empty
folders in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need
Find files and folders with identical names
Indexxo decides whether names are identical based on their full name,
including extension. This analyzer is case-insensitive.
Choose files and folders that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Duplicate file names and/or Duplicate folder names
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve duplicate file names or
Resolve duplicate folders names cards. They will be present if there
are duplicate file/folder names in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need
Find similar images
Indexxo can find similar images even if they were modified.
Choose files that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Similar images
Modify this settings if needed by clicking the gear button
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve similar images card. It will be present if there are similar
images in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need
Find similar videos
Indexxo can find similar videos even if they vary in length and were edited.
Choose files that you want to analyze
Open Analyzers in preset settings
Turn on Similar videos
Modify this settings if needed by clicking the gear button
Return to preset settings
Click Start
Click Resolve similar videos card. It will be present if there are similar
videos in your storage.
You can now select and delete files that you do not need