Published May 1, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT Megan is a Software Writer at XDA Developers who has been writing about consumer technology since 2016. With a postgraduate degree in New Media journalism, she has always been passionate about diving deep into topics and writing about them in a way that makes them easier to understand for everyday consumers. She runs her own blog called Tech Valkyrie and has contributed to Tom's Guide and Android Authority . She also worked at MakeUseOf as a Lead Editor. In her spare time she plays video games and geeks out about the latest tech. If you're tired of downloading countless utility apps to manage the storage on your PC , you'll be happy to know that there's a way to identify duplicate files on your device while only using built-in tools. After all, incidents like the recent hijacking of CPUID's download site show that even trusted sources can carry risks. Since Windows doesn't have a dedicated GUI utility for finding duplicate files, the trick uses a handy PowerShell script.…