Fast Duplicate Finder - What's New?
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Fast Duplicate File Finder - What's New
Version 5.9.0.1:
- Fixed: Wrong group order after Delete/Move/Copy action is performed
- Added: Quick-Check option "Match full path" (Available only in PRO version)
- Added: Scan options "Compare only files with same extensions" and "Do not compare file extensions" are saved to the project
Version 5.8.0.1:
- Added: Two new auto-check options - "Shorter paths" and "Longer paths"
- Improved: Greatly optimized performance when scanning large amount of files
- Improved: RAW images preview
- Fixed: Exported as XML results contain swapped FileName and FileSize attributes
- Fixed: Exported as CSV results contain the full file name including path in the FileName column instead of only the file name part
Version 5.5.0.2:
- Improved: Performance optimizations
- Fixed: Progress-bar displaying 100% for long time
Version 5.4.0.1:
- Added: Option to auto-check shorter/longer file names
- Fixed: Crash on damaged DNG files
- Fixed: Not all folders under user folder were scanned if "Protect system files and folders" option was checked
Version 5.2.0.1:
- Added: 64 Bit version for higher performance and larger file lists
- Added: Option to toggle "Preserve group integrity on sort" - was always ON by default
- Improved: Faster Save/Load/Export to XML on large projects
Version 5.0.0.1:
- Added option to Copy checked files to a target folder
- Fixed moving/deleting files from UNC paths like //server/folder/image.jpg
- Clicking on the vertical splitter handle restores right panel (previously panel was restored on mouse over)
- Added option "Match full path" to exclude folder names from auto check (Available only in PRO version)
Version 4.9.0.1:
- Greatly improved speed in "100% equal files" mode, especially if comparing large files with different content.
- Added two new "After Scan" options: "Save project and display results" and "Save project and close application.
Version 4.7.0.1:
- Extended date options in Auto Check, Filter, Quick Check and Exclude from Auto Check, so that created, modified or last accessed file date can now be used.
- Added separate columns Created, Modified and Accessed to show each individual file date.
- Created, Modified and Accessed file dates are saved to the exported projects.
- Fixed - similarity slider can be now increased to 100% using the mouse.
- Fixed order of duplicate groups - preserved on load/save
- Fixed loading projects where decimal separator is different from the current locale decimal separator.
- Fixed moving files from UNC paths like \\Server\Path\
Version 4.3.0.1:
- Added option to Keep Folder Structure while moving files. In the previous versions it was always ON
- In Filter dialog added option to filter folders by name
- Clicking on the folders grid header icons now checks/un-checks all folders
- Browse for folder dialog is updated so that if no folders are checked - the currently selected folder is added
- If delete/move file operation fails, hex error code is displayed in the log
- Desktop folders can be scanned, all shortcut files on desktop are skipped
Version 4.1.0.1:
- In results grid added pop-up menu item "Remove from List..."
- In results grid added pop-up menu item "Remove Group from List..."
- Fixed issue deleting large amount of files
- Fixed issue that prevented the program to show results on rotated desktops
- Fixed loading some older project file formats
- Faster and safer way of getting associated file icons
Version 4.0.0.1:
- Added support for Unicode file names
- Improved folders list - added display of the Exclude From Auto-check and Exclude From Self-scan features
- Added preview of Microsoft Office files up to version 2007 (Requires installed Microsoft Office)
- Columns sort now sorts the entire columns as well as the individual groups
- In "Similar File Names" mode added option "Do not compare file names extension"
- Faster deleting/moving large amount of files
- Improved scanning speed when the scanned folders contain a large amount of files
- Fixed results grid top panel was not updated after files were deleted or moved
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements
Version 3.7.0.1:
- Added command-line parameters -s (silent) and -exp (see command-line help for details) (available only in Pro version)
- Improved scanning speed when the scanned folders contain a large amount of files
- Fixed results grid top panel was not updated after files were deleted or moved
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements
Version 3.5.0.1:
- Added new comparison method - Similar File Names
- In Filter dialog added option to include or exclude the matched files from scanning
- In Quick Check added new button "Check All Except First in Group"
- Added new option "Show warning if all files in a group are marked for deleting"
- Faster loading of large projects
- Enhanced "Browse for Folders" dialog
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements
- Improved Windows 8 support
Version 3.2.0.1:
- Added support for symbolic links in Windows 7
- Enhanced Move/Delete files and results window
- Fixed some CSV export issues
- The program will check for Recycle Bin size and show a warning if you want to delete the files to Recycle Bin and there is not enough space available
- The program can delete read-only files
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements
Version 3.0.0.1:
- Added Quick Check/Uncheck functionality, which allows you to check/uncheck files by their folder, extension, file size, file date, etc. (available only in Pro version)
- Added command-line option "-run" which automatically start the scanning process after the program is started. (available only in Pro version)
- Added option to automatically log-off, shutdown, hibernate or stand-by the system after scan is finished.
- Much faster preprocessing phase when scanning large amount of files.
Version 2.8.0.1:
- Added Pause/Resume functionality.
- Added new options tab to select which columns you want to be shown in the results grid.
- Added warnings when unchecking a selection of files and there are user checked files.
- Added hints in filter dialog if the folder location doesn't fit in the "Don't Scan Folders" box.
- You can now add/remove multiple folders at once in the filter dialog.
- Preview window now uses Media Player 9 for previewing video files.
- Fixed some bugs when moving files.
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements, nicer disabled tool-bar.
Version 2.5.0.1:
- You can now add multiple folders at once using the enhanced Browse for Folder dialog.
- Added new option "Remove from list groups containing single file after delete/move".
- Added new option "Show user checked files in different color".
- Added new option "Show user checked files in bold font".
- Added new Auto Check option to check "Files with newer dates".
- Added new Auto Check option to check "Files with bigger sizes" in similarity mode (available only in Pro version)
- Added folder pop-up menu "Disable self-Scan For This Folder". This is useful if you want to scan two (or more) folders against each other. (available only in Pro version)
- Export the results to XML or CSV file. (available only in Pro version)
- Added grid pop-up menu item "Check All Except Excluded" (CTRL+E) which will check all files except the excluded ones from the Advanced dialog in Auto-check options or files whose folder is excluded from auto-check.
- Added grid pop-up menu item "Properties" which shows windows explorer file properties window.
- Ctrl+K checks the selected files (also available as a grid pop-up menu)
- Ctrl+U unchecks the selected files (also available as a pop-up menu)
- Quick rename files using F2 or Rename grid pop-up menu.
- Left and Right arrow keys can now be used to navigate to previous/next duplicate in the big preview window.
- Enter and 'C' key checks/unchecks the duplicate in the big preview window.
- Added line numbers in duplicate results grid.
- Fixed column sorting on all columns.
- There are now two separate columns for File Name and Folder.
- Other small GUI fixes and enhancements.
Version 2.0.0.1:
- Added new scan method for searching for similar files (available only in Pro version)
- Added filter files functionality, so you can exclude files from scanning (available only in Pro version)
- Added auto-check mode for smaller files sizes when searching for duplicate files (available only in Pro version)
- Added option "Delete empty folders" after scan
- Added option "Compare only files with equal extensions" which will increase the scanning speed when searching for similar files.
- Fixed auto-check when there are folders disabled for auto-check.
- Fixed previewing media files in the big preview window.
- Optimized memory usage and allocation, faster speed when scanning very large number of files.
Version 1.1.0.1:
- Improved auto-check algorithm.
- Changed hashing algorithm.
- Fixed preview window, now supports 48bit images.
Version 1.1.0.0:
- Greatly improved scanning speed.
- Much faster auto check on long duplicates list.
- Added option to skip zero byte files.
- Ctrl+A selects all files in the list.
- Ctrl+I inverts the checked status of selected files.
Version 1.0.0.0: