Duplicate File Finder
Searches one or more selecteds drives or folders for duplicate files. Allows you to delete all file duplicates, keeping 1 of each copy.
Search folder(s): enter here the folder(s) or drive(s) you want to include in de duplicate file scan. You can add multiple folders of drive by separating them with a colon (;).
Example: c:\my documents;d:\documents
You can also select multiple folders by clicking the 'browse' button. They will then be added automatically to the search folders field.
File Extension(s): Leave blank to scan all files or enter 1 or more file extensions divided by a colon (;).
Example : MP3;WMV;AIF;WAV;DOC;PPT;PDF
Compare files by:: Select the comparison options you want Duplicate File Finder to use. Select at least 2 options.
Autoselect: This option will automatically select duplicate files in the list after the scan has completed, keeping 1 file of each group unchecked. The file that is left unchecked is the first file the program encounters in the scan. If scanning in multiple folders, this will be the file located in the first folder specified in the 'search folder(s)' textbox.
Delete selected files: Deletes all files you have selected in the listbox after scanning was completed. Files will not be sent to your recycle bin, they will be permanently deleted.
EXAMPLE
In this example we will compare a large music collection (c:\My Music) with another large collection on an external drive (H:\). In this case we want find all file duplicates, regardless of the filename. We want to delete the duplicate files on our C drive but keep the original files on the external H drive. The field in the Duplicate File Finder windows will be filled out like this:
- Search folder(s): H:\; C:\My Music
- File Extension(s): MP3;WMV;AIF;WAV
- Compare files by: Size, Content
- Autoselect : Checked
After pressing 'find' the scanner will start searching for duplicate files in both specified folders. After it has finished searching, duplicate files on the C drive will be selected. All we have to do now is review the list of duplicates and then press the 'delete selected files' button.
Back to Help Index
|
|