Translations:Digitization, Preservation and Ingest/233/en

While we are at it, we should use this opportunity to clean up our files a bit. Over the course of collecting, organizing, copying, and temporarily storing our digital files, it is likely that we will have created duplicates, or that folders contain hidden files or files that do not belong in them. Having duplicates and other unwanted files in our collection can create confusion, in addition to unnecessarily taking up space in our storage. It is therefore a good practice to remove them before ingest. Depending on the size of the collection, this could be a very time-consuming and error-prone task if performed manually. Luckily, there are software tools that can do this for us efficiently and reliably. Examples of dedicated tools for this purpose include “FolderMatch” and “CloneSpy.”