Hello, Bob.
Thank you for reaching us with your concerns. A folder is considered to be duplicate in case it solely contains duplicate files. If only some files in a folder
are identical, these files will be shown in a respective category (Pictures, Music etc.), but the folder as whole won't be shown in the scanning results dialog. Also, a folder won't be marked as duplicate if the duplicate files it contains are set to be ignored.
We request you to review the files carefully before deleting them as this action is irreversible. Also, you can make use of the Auto-Select All button (located in the lower part of the dialog, to the left from the Remove selected button).
Clicking it triggers a new roll-down menu, offering you either to 'Keep the oldest copies', or to 'Keep the newest copies'. Using one of these options automatically selects (for removal) all copies of every duplicate file found, except the oldest / newest one.
I ran the Duplicate File Search and came back with over 600gb of duplicate pictures, files etc. Much more than I expected. I am hesitant to delete all those duplicates without knowing how accurate the search findings are. What are other users experience with this tool? How accurate is the system in leaving 1 copy and only deleting duplicates? I obviously don't want to lose anything of importance. Thank you, bb
Hello, Bob.
Thank you for reaching us with your concerns. A folder is considered to be duplicate in case it solely contains duplicate files. If only some files in a folder
are identical, these files will be shown in a respective category (Pictures, Music etc.), but the folder as whole won't be shown in the scanning results dialog. Also, a folder won't be marked as duplicate if the duplicate files it contains are set to be ignored.
We request you to review the files carefully before deleting them as this action is irreversible. Also, you can make use of the Auto-Select All button (located in the lower part of the dialog, to the left from the Remove selected button).
Clicking it triggers a new roll-down menu, offering you either to 'Keep the oldest copies', or to 'Keep the newest copies'. Using one of these options automatically selects (for removal) all copies of every duplicate file found, except the oldest / newest one.
Thank you for reaching us with your concerns. A folder is considered to be duplicate in case it solely contains duplicate files. If only some files in a folder
are identical, these files will be shown in a respective category (Pictures, Music etc.), but the folder as whole won't be shown in the scanning results dialog. Also, a folder won't be marked as duplicate if the duplicate files it contains are set to be ignored.
We request you to review the files carefully before deleting them as this action is irreversible. Also, you can make use of the Auto-Select All button (located in the lower part of the dialog, to the left from the Remove selected button).
Clicking it triggers a new roll-down menu, offering you either to 'Keep the oldest copies', or to 'Keep the newest copies'. Using one of these options automatically selects (for removal) all copies of every duplicate file found, except the oldest / newest one.