---
id: duplicates.does-it-find-duplicate-folders-or-apps
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/does-it-find-duplicate-folders-or-apps
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "Where it looks and what it skips"
question: "Does Storage Studio find duplicate folders or duplicate apps?"
alt_questions:
  - "Can it detect two identical folders?"
  - "Find duplicate folders mac"
  - "Does the duplicate finder find duplicate applications?"
  - "Two copies of the same app on my Mac"
  - "Will it compare whole folders?"
short_answer: "No. Duplicates compares individual files, not whole folders, and never looks inside app bundles. Identical files in two folders still appear as sets one by one. For unneeded apps, use the Apps window to review and uninstall them."
tags: ["duplicates", "folders", "apps"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/what-does-the-duplicate-finder-skip", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-does-storage-studio-decide-two-files-are-duplicates"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does Storage Studio find duplicate folders or duplicate apps?

No. The duplicate finder compares individual files. It doesn't compare whole folders, and it doesn't look inside app bundles or other packages. If two folders hold the same files, those files show up as duplicate sets one by one, so you can still clear the extra copies.

For apps — for example an old installer copy of an app sitting in Downloads alongside the installed one — use the **Apps** window, which lists your installed apps and can uninstall the ones you don't need. See [Apps](https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/).