---
id: duplicates.what-do-the-numbers-in-the-duplicates-status-line-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/what-do-the-numbers-in-the-duplicates-status-line-mean
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "Scanning and Auto-scan"
question: "What do the numbers in the Duplicates status line mean?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does sets and to free mean in Duplicates?"
  - "How many files were scanned for duplicates?"
  - "Duplicates files scanned count explained"
  - "What is a duplicate set?"
  - "Why is the files scanned number lower than my file count?"
short_answer: "It shows how many duplicate sets were found (each set is a group of identical files), how much space removing the extra copies would free, how many files were actually compared, and when the scan ran. Small, hidden and in-package files aren't counted."
tags: ["duplicates", "status", "results"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-werent-my-small-files-checked-for-duplicates", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-are-duplicate-sets-sorted"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What do the numbers in the Duplicates status line mean?

After a scan, the line under the source name sums up the result: how many **duplicate sets** were found (a set is a group of identical files), how much space can be freed by keeping one copy of each, how many files were compared, and when the scan ran.

The file count is the number of files actually compared — not every file in those folders. Files under 1 MB (unless **Include small files** is on), hidden files, and anything inside packages such as photo libraries and app bundles aren't counted, because they weren't compared.

"To free" counts only the extra copies; the copy you keep is never included.