When comparing Gemini 2 vs Directory Report, the Slant community recommends Gemini 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best software tools to find duplicate files?” Gemini 2 is ranked 10th while Directory Report is ranked 14th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Ease of use through good UI design
Pro Finds similar photos and removes them in one go
Pro Offers good options for quickly dealing with duplicates
Once duplicates are found you can choose to select certain files based on criteria like when was it created, when was it last modified, size, folders they're in or if the folders they're in contain a particular string.
Pro Reasonable rules for finding both duplicate files and folders
The program can find duplicate files based on any combination of size, name, CRC. It can also compare files byte by byte. Also, it can compare folders (with or without subfolders) based on any combination of size, name, CRC as well as file count.
Pro Gives a clear overview of found duplicates
It shows duplicate items grouped with every second group highlighted.
Cons
Con Useful for pictures, but not for complex file/folder structures
Comparing two folders with fonts needs more time and interaction than doing it by hand.
Con One trick pony
Can't do things like merge, or only show orphans.