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Delete Duplicate Files


Version: 4.4
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Copyright 2005 © By Brana Bujenovic
All Rights Reserved
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Features
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Delete Duplicate Files is powerful tool for deleting duplicated files from the
local hard drives and removable media.
Some of the key features are:
Two major scanning methods: Standard & Light.
Standard Method: Compare files by content (byte-for-byte or CRC32 matche
s).
Light Method: Compare files by name and size.
Variety of additional comparison criteria.
Variety of additional actions.
Scan sub-folders option.
Cross-folders scan option.
Lock-folders option.
Filters.
Originals-Detection Rules.
Actions to perform on duplicates: Delete, Wipe & Move.
Comprehensive results overview.
User friendly and intuitive graphical interface.
Powerful performances.
Logging.
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What's New
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Super Settings (Settings/Misc/Super Settings)
$ Administrative privileges are required for changing Super Settings.
+ Configuration files can now be stored in "current user" or "user specific" dat
a folder.
+ Per user settings storage, when Windows Registry is used.
General
+ 'Prompt for Action' feature.
# Better logging.
* Add several folders to the collection via single "drag & drop".
+ Results/Close All.
Graphical Interface
+ Resizable main window.
# Settings category panes tabs. User settings reorganized.
# Folders, filters and results pop-up menus can be triggered with the "Apps" key
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## Misc tweaks and improvements.
Folders
+ Save folders across sessions.
+ When folder path is specified via command line, without additional parameters:
Check that folder / Uncheck all other folders / start scanning.
+ Now we can add drives to the collection.
+ Ignore Folders: Recycle Bin(s).
Command-Line Switches
# Now we can add multiple folders to the collection, via command line.
+ "/clearall" -> Uncheck all folders.
+ "/checkall" -> Check all folders.
+ "/stopscanning" -> Stop scanning.
+ "/delete" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Delete'.
+ "/shred" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Shred'.
+ "/move" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Move'.
+ "/prompt" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Prompt'.
+ "/results" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Display Results'.
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Version History Legend
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+ --> New feature
- --> Removed/Obsolete old feature
* --> Bugfix
# --> Improvement
$ --> Tip
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Version History
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Version 4.3
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General
+ Pause scanning.
+ Automatically pause scanning options.
+ Stats status bar pane: Duplicates info.
#### Miscellaneous scanning related improvements and optimizations.
+ Status bar descriptions for selected menu items.
+ Automatically resume scanning after [minutes].
+ Compare Files Tool main menu.
+ Auto stop/pause scanning at [time].
Results
+++ Preview Pane.
+ Tools: Calculate hash values.
+ Scan Summary (Displayed at the preview pane).
+ Scan Summary is now saved to/loaded from the Results-files.
+ Display attributes option.
+ Additional status bar panes.
Logging
+ Log basic information about the scan.
+ Log applied filters.
+ Log scanned folders.
+ Log ignored folders.
# Misc logging teaks and optimizations.
Version 4.2
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Light Comparison
+ Match 'names inside the names' option.
+ Match case option, for tags comparison.
Hash-Hash Tool
+ Associated file-types: sfv, md4, md5 & sha1.
+ Use 'Send To' shortcut.
+ Hash-Hash Tool settings pane.
Scan of Schedule
+ Actions on duplicates: shred & move.
General
# Yet faster overall scan, if additional common criteria are used.
* Fixed broken "create hard-links" option.
+ Ignore temporary folder.
+ Folders settings pane.
+ Use 'Send To' shortcut (to add folders to the collection).
+ Logging: External log viewer.
Version 4.1
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New Edition
++++ 64-bit edition of the program!
Settings
+ Settings can be stored in Windows Registry now (Non-portable mode).
+ Non-portable mode: Per user settings. / Use same settings for all users.
+ Session/End [+ Shift key]: Delete all configuration files and exit.
+ Configuration files can optionally be deleted during the un-installation.
+ Program folder will be deleted if empty, at the end of un-installation.
Standard Comparison
+ New hash implementations: MD4, MD5 & SHA1.
+ If cache files are used, various hash values can be saved/loaded to/from corre
sponding cache files.
Misc
+ Now it's possible to add folders to the collection via drag & drop from Window
s Explorer.
+ Settings/Exotic: Apply Windows Themes options -> Yes/System areas only/No.
Version 3.9
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+ New Hash-Hash tool.
Version 3.8
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Packed Files [New Feature]
+ Compare packed files.
+ Do not delete/move/shred packed duplicates.
+ Do not show packed duplicates on the Results list.
+ Compare source archives as units.
+ Compare packed archives as units.
+ 7zip program is used to unpack & repack archives: 7z, zip, tar, gzip, gz and s
ome other types.
Scanning - General
# Faster intro operations. Relevant for folders with large number of sub folders
& files.
# Now it's possible to stop the scan, or move to the next folder, during the act
ion-operations.
Originals List
+ Double-click action: Open/Launch.
+ Open/Launch on selected packed files opens the source archive.
Results
* Fixed a bug that would cause a crash when the list-item cell contains more the
n 260 characters.
Graphical Interface
+ Stats status bar.
+- Menus: Session/Filters/Suspend & Session/Filters/Match All. Removed analog ra
dio-buttons.
Misc
# Help files updated.
Version 3.7
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General
+ Settings/Resources Consumption: Commit memory regions dynamically: Off/Moderat
ely/Aggressively.
File Tags
+++ Light: Compare file tags for corresponding file-types.
+ Support for Microsoft Office Files (Summary tag) & mp3 files (IDv1 tag).
+ Settings/File Tags: Compare tag fields.
Graphical Interface
+ Action/Cross-Folders Comparison menu item.
# Additional custom made buttons: Cross-Folders Comparison, Start/Stop, Next Fol
der.
# Added menu items check-marks.
Version 3.6
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General
++ Standard/CRC32 Comparison: Cache settings.
+ Custom Check/Clear Folders: Adjust settings/Scan sub-folders.
Graphical Interface
# Custom made buttons: Delete/Shred/Move/Display Results.
# Misc improvements.
+ Statusbar "mouse over" info text.
+ "Settings/Action to Perform on Originals" category panel.
+ "Action/To Perform on Duplicates" menu items.
Version 3.5
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Graphical Interface
* Fixed Results-window toolbar-creation crash.
# Main toolbar scaled up to 32 pixels height.
# Updated several toolbar-images.
* Fixed a bug that would cause 24x24 pixels images to appear blurred on Vista.
# Added support for XP/Vista common-controls styles.
* System file-type icons are displayed with full XP/Vista color palette, where a
pplicable.
# WINAPI file-selection dialog upgraded to the "version with the vertical places
-bar".
+ Results/View/Refresh.
+ Separate Ignore List settings panel.
+ Action/Set Scanning Method menus.
# Custom-made Scanning Method buttons.
General
+ Settings/Ignore Files/Ignore no-name files.
Version 3.4
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General
+++ Auto-Stop Scanning options.
+ Action menu.
SFV-Files
+ Logging: Log CRC32 values, to corresponding sfv-files (Standard Comparison).
+ Standard Comparison: Load CRC32 values from corresponding sfv-files.
Version 3.3
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Filters / Originals Detection Rules / Stats
+ Text conjunction options: starts with/ends with.
* Fixed a bug where Ignore Case switch is ignored for RegExp matches.
General
+ Ignore hard-linked files option (NTFS).
+ Custom folders check-criteria: Folder Name, Full Path, Description.
+ Exotic (hidden) settings.
+ Multiple Compare Files instances allowed.
Results
+ Select group members: First/Last.
+ Sort Results hot-keys: Ctrl+F1 - Ctrl+F9.
+ Conditional highlight.
# Updated Rename File dialog.
+ Show/Hide columns.
#*+ Save/Append to file.
+ Results are saved automatically on scheduled scans, if Active
action is checked, when "End Session", "Log Off" or
"Turn Off Windows" is checked, as "action after the scan".
+ Date and Time display formats: Standard & Alternative.
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+ Expand/Size Down Duplicates Pane.
# Modal dialogs hot-keys: Enter for default action, and
Esc for cancel.
+ Compare Text Files: Window/Close (Ctrl+W).
+ Compare Text Files: Window/Stretch (Ctrl+F6).
Version 3.2
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General
* Fixed a bug where day of the week is not considered for
scanning schedules.
+ Custom check/clear conjunction options:
contains/does not contain/is/is not/starts with/ends with/
matches wildcard/matches RegExp.
+ Custom check/clear match case option.
+ Check/clear folders toolbar buttons.
Originals List
+ Windows Explorer right-click pop-up menu.
+ Open selected file on Enter.
# Duplicates selection cleared, when no original is selected.
+ Expand/Size Down Originals Pane.
Results
+ Display originals.
+ Automatic-highlight criteria: Location.
+ Select highlighted.
# On move: Destination folder needs be specified only once.
Version 3.1
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General
+ Case insensitive file-name matching (Standard).
+ Case insensitive file-extension matching (Standard/Light).
+ Common comparison/Dates: Allow tolerance of X days/months/years.
+ Common comparison/Dates: Compare only day/month/year.
+ Common comparison/Times: Allow tolerance of X hours/minutes/seconds.
# Faster overall scanning.
* Fixed missing Filters/Stats/Originals Detection Rules times matching.
+ Action: Create hard-links to originals (NTFS).
+ Action: Delete a folder if the last file in it was deleted/shredded/moved.
# Additional extra warnings.
+ Unique folder paths for configuration files: Folders, Filters and Results.
New Tools
+++ Delete Duplicate Files Wizard.
+++ Compare Files.
Logging
+ Maintain mini-log for every duplicate.
+ Now it's possible to specify main log file name and location.
+ Main log size label.
Folders Collection
+ Folder Properties Notes.
+ Append Folders Set.
+ Load/Folders Set dialog.
+ Settings/Scan on Schedule/Folders Set/View.
+ Folder Properties hot-key: Ctrl+P.
+ Move folder up/down menu items.
+ Sort folders by: Name/Full path.
+ Display: Drive letter/Parent folder/Full path.
+ Check/Clear custom.
Light Comparison
+ Size tolerance.
+ 'Match Case' option.
+ Match all characters before/after the first/last occurence of _.
Filters
+ Filter/Insert/File-Based.
+ Filter/Insert/Pre-Defined.
+ Append Filters Set.
+ Load/Filters Set dialog.
+ Settings/Scan on Schedule/Filters Set/View.
+ Filter popup menu.
+ Settings/Filters: Pre-Defined Items list.
* Fixed a bug where duplicated filters could be loaded.
Graphical Interface
+ Main toolbar.
+ Main icon.
+ Menu item images.
+ System Tray pop-up menu.
+ Splash screen.
+ View/Wide Folders Column.
# More detailed comparison description labels.
# More tool-tips.
Scan on Schedule
+ Scanning method.
+ Action to perform on duplicates.
Results
* Time (Created/Modified/Accessed) is now displayed at Date & Time columns.
* Correct times are now displayed at Create Filter/Original Detection Rule dialo
g.
+ Custom select: Clear previous selection option.
+ Display in multiple windows (one for each group of duplicates).
+ View grid lines.
+++ Set Status: Conditionally Original.
+ Select All: Originals/Duplicates.
++ Select Group Members: All Except First/Last.
++ New selection criteria: Folder Name/Location.
* Fixed a bug that would cause a crash if session is ended while some
of the modal dialogs are active.
+ Sort menu items check-marks.
+ Select/Invert Selection.
+ Select/None.
+ Select All Duplicates hot-key: Ctrl+A.
+ Summary/Copy/[Field].
+ Tools/Compare Files.
+ Tools/Manually Compare Text Files.
+ Toggle Highlight.
+ File/Create Stats Item.
+ Expand/collapse selected/all groups.
+ Expand/collapse groups hot-keys.
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Demo-Mode Restrictions
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Action-feature is disabled in demo-mode.
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Purchasing & Registration
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This program is shareware. The registration price is US$ 18.
To make a payment please go to "http://www.shareit.com/product.html?productid=30
0057100",
and follow Quickbuy link from there.
Soon after you make a payment you will receive your registration information via
e-mail.
Registration information consists of user name and serial number.
When you register the program, this is what you get for your money:
(a) A registration code and instructions on how to input this code to register y
our copy of Delete Duplicate Files.
This process will get rid of demo-mode restrictions.
(b) Free upgrades to all future versions of the same series.
(c) Technical support, via e-mail.
Supporting shareware development will result in better programs.
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Feedback
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Please direct your feedback to support.egadgets@gmail.com.
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System Requirements
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To use Delete Duplicate Files you must have the following:
o IBM PC or compatible.
o Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7.
o Administrator privileges for the installation.
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Installation
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To install Delete Duplicate Files:
1. Download the installation program.
2. Exit running applications.
3. Click Windows Start button, select Run..., then click the "Browse"
button.
4. Browse to the folder where you saved the installation program.
5. Choose installation program file and click "OK".
6. Follow installation wizard steps, and read the description for every
step.
(Click the Next button to go on to the next step, or click the Back
button to return to the previous step.)
7. Specify a folder in which to install Delete Duplicate Files, then click "Next
".
8. Delete Duplicate Files is installed in the destination directory.
9. The installer will offer to place a shortcut to Delete Duplicate Files
on your desktop and Quick Launch bar.
10. The installer will offer to start Delete Duplicate Files.
To uninstall Delete Duplicate Files:
1. Close Delete Duplicate Files and other running applications.
2. Click Windows start button, select Control Panel, then click "Add or
Remove Programs".
3. Find and Select Delete Duplicate Files from the list, and click "Remove".
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Enable HTML Help
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To open the Help file, start Delete Duplicate Files, and press F1. If Help displ
ays "This
page cannot be displayed", do the following:
1. Close Help.
2. Locate DDF.chm file, inside the folder where Delete Duplicate Files is instal
led.
3. Select and right-click the chm-file.
4. Select "Unblock" from the pop-up menu.
5. Return to Delete Duplicate Files, and press F1 again.
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Disclaimer of Warranty
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This software is provided on an "As Is" and "As Available" basis without warrant
ies of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including but not limited to, th
e implied warranties of title, noninfringement merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. I do not warrant that the software will be - uninterrupted,
timely, reliable, secure or error-free and expressly disclaim any warranties as
to the program contained herewith.
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Release Date
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November 10th 2010

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