TuneUp - How does the Duplicate Finder check duplicates

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Sorry for the delay in response, Ulrich.
PC TuneUp search for files/folders with the same name, the same size, and/or the exact same contents. Another algorithm is comparing the results and pairing the files.

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Thanks for the answer.
Do you know what method is used to check files (not folders)?

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Hello Ulrich,

I can understand your concern. 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.

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How does the duplicate finder determine files are duplicates of each other?  File name, size, CRC, ??
The UI appears very poor so far. (I had a product from Hugmot that was brilliant but does not run on Win7 or higher sadly )

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Hello Ulrich,

I can understand your concern. 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.

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Sorry for the delay in response, Ulrich.
PC TuneUp search for files/folders with the same name, the same size, and/or the exact same contents. Another algorithm is comparing the results and pairing the files.

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You're welcome Hans,
I have forwarded this case to our senior team. We will contact you once we receive a reply from our senior team.
Best regards,
Alok.