Duplicate Cleaner Pro Changelog

What's new in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.21.0.2

Dec 21, 2023
  • Match images by colour histogram in Image mode
  • Pixel tolerance for 'Same dimensions' in Image mode
  • Create metadata based subfolder names when moving/copying files
  • Pre-copy check tool for moving and copying files
  • Accessibility - Improved button text for screen readers
  • Left-shift now selects range within group in thumbnail view
  • Fix: Standardized color key for Duplicate files pie chart
  • Fix: Warning triangle not removed when missing USB drive re-inserted.
  • Fix: Column sizes not stored correctly when changing header size by double-clicking
  • Other misc fixes
  • Updated manual

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.20.0 (Aug 30, 2023)

  • 'Add this folder to Ignore list' in Parent folder submenu
  • PDF Thumbnail preview (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  • .TS Video file support
  • Image Metadata: Bytes per pixel (Average)
  • Image Metadata: Sorted/unsorted keywords
  • Save filter range settings for groups/file sizes
  • Store drive grouping setting in Folders to Search
  • Fix: Prev/Next group buttons greyed out in Preview Window
  • Fix: Clear cache error
  • Fix: 0x0 dimensions size shown for images with incorrect file extensions
  • Fix: Preview/thumbs not always showing all images
  • Other misc fixes
  • Updated manual

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.19.0 (Mar 31, 2023)

  • View/Edit Property sheet for multiple files
  • Canon .CR3 raw support
  • New filter for duplicate list: Group has some but not all marked
  • Copy file name/copy folder name/copy both split into separate context commands
  • Keywords list in metadata now sorted alphabetically
  • Fix: Clear Cache button now clears caches
  • Fix: Various fixes for Image scanning on portable media devices
  • Fix: displaying empty root duplicate folder with 'Black square'
  • Fix: Display preview scaling for images
  • Fix: Can't minimize main window when creating virtual drives
  • Fix: "Win_Maximized_" setting error pop up on opening a window
  • Other misc fixes
  • Updated manual

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.18.0 (Dec 14, 2022)

  • Move/Copy files - folder structure options
  • File size tolerance - user can now specify units, including percentage difference
  • Column order in results list is now saved
  • "Scan subfolders" option added to Hash Tool
  • Improved file removal error messages for log
  • Separated metadata pass from file discovery to allow progress to be shown
  • Fix: Overflow when matching very long (duration) video files
  • Fix: Support full exif rotation and flip range on Image preview and thumbnails
  • Fix: Similar metadata field matching not ignoring case
  • Fix: Make 'Same aspect ratio' more tolerant of small pixel differences.
  • Turkish language update
  • Other misc fixes
  • Updated manual

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.17.2 (Oct 3, 2022)

  • Fix: Cancelling scan in certain modes shows blank results tab
  • Fix: Long paths move/rename/copy operation reported as failed when it was successful.
  • Other minor fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.17.0 (Sep 21, 2022)

  • Improvement: Duplicate folder list paging, search and filtering
  • Improvement: Thumbnail mode now supports multi-selection
  • Improvement: Windows Shortcuts now log an error on long path
  • Improvement: JFIF support added to image mode
  • Fix: Export duplicates to csv/batch fails (exported 0 files) if duplicate tab not loaded
  • Fix: List searching and marking doesn't work as expected on metadata groups containing null data.
  • Fix: Previously saved scans not loading
  • Fix: Long path support for reading/creating hardlinks
  • Fix: Errors caused by multiple program instances. Now enforced single session unless using custom data location set via the commandline (see manual).
  • Fix: Direct delete (Del key) not triggering refresh in Unique files list
  • Fix: No results when certain combinations of tolerances used.
  • UI: Misc UI improvements
  • UI: DataGrid changed, grouping view removed.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.16.0 (Apr 30, 2022)

  • Language updates: IT,HU,SK,DE
  • UI Improvements and fixes
  • "Exact match - including blanks" setting for metadata (Im, Vid, Aud modes)
  • Added more cultural separators (e.g. commas) to relevant fields
  • Ignore "copy" part of filename - Updated so it detects numbers eg File, File (2) etc - works with x - Copy, x - Copy (2), x (2)
  • Removed pop-up warning on renaming all files in a group.
  • Improved pop-up input for renaming files and entering folder names.
  • Preview Window - remember thumbnail size
  • FIX: Catch for AccessViolationException crash in external library (Protected memory - corrupted process state) - Graceful exit and writes to log file.
  • FIX: Sel Assist misc fixes
  • FIX: Duplicate folder search bar not working
  • FIX: Thumbnails/tiles not updating
  • FIX: Update user filter settings with fixed HEIC/WEBP separators if needed
  • FIX: Full/Quick Video soundtrack fingerprint settings tweak.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.15.0 (Mar 14, 2022)

  • Thumbnail and preview window display fixes
  • Installer update

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 5.14.0 (Mar 4, 2022)

  • Added: Simplified Chinese translation
  • Added: Updated Estonian language translation
  • Added: .m2ts, .rm/.rmvb video support
  • Added: Photoshop PSD image support (needs raw image support option checkmarked)
  • Added: "Mark by Location" section to the Selection Assistant
  • Added: Selection Assistant:"All but matching set in each group" mode
  • Added: Custom similar audio settings
  • Added: 'Find duplicates' sub-options to "Folders to Search" context menu.
  • Added: New image metadata fields including subseconds, tags, rating and IPTC title/description
  • Added: Keyboard shortcuts in Duplicate folders tab
  • Added: Temporary space limit setting for zip/archive files
  • Added: Disable Windows sleep while scanning
  • FIX: Group background coloring including clearer banding
  • FIX: Crash when changing Timespan tolerances
  • FIX: Secondary locale settings are ignored
  • FIX: Saving Selection Assistant settings.
  • FIX: Files in long paths >260 are not reporting as being deleted (listed as -99 fails) (via WindowShell) even though they are deleted.
  • FIX:The left and right arrows above the right sidebar of the image preview do not deactivate when the groups reach the end.
  • FIX: Rotated images displaying at wrong size in thumbnail mode
  • FIX:Duplicate filename+path within zip files causing delete operation to fail.
  • FIX: Improved rotated image detection.
  • Updated manual
  • Many other fixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.4 (Jan 30, 2020)

  • Translation update and fixes
  • Command line license key registration implemented for version 4.x installer (-register="00000-00000-00000-00000-000000" flag)
  • Bugfix: Not matching first folders in root in 'Same folder name'

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.3 (Oct 28, 2019)

  • Updates and improvements to Camera RAW Image support
  • Improvements to the updating of the Duplicate Folder list after removing files
  • Bugfix: Error messages on starting (Path/Folder tree)
  • Language updates
  • Installer tweaks

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.2 (May 21, 2019)

  • Move/Copy via Windows Shell now optional
  • Improvements for users with High-Contrast themes
  • A few other minor tweaks

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.1 (Nov 9, 2018)

  • Can now read metadata from Camera RAW Images (Scanning and preview)
  • Option to use embedded preview when scanning Camera RAW Images [Faster]
  • Improvements & fixes to Image Preview window
  • New list filters: Addded file type groupings & improved file filter editor
  • Added .jpe file extension support
  • New Criteria - Ignore duplicate groups within same folder (Duplicates in different folders only)
  • Thumbnail mode now supports RAW Images (Uses embedded JPG)
  • Keyboard shortcut for Find window: 'Find next' [CTRL-N]
  • Selected rows now retained upon sorting list
  • Added option to turn off duplicate list tooltips
  • Added command line switch to skip loading of folders from profile [/nf]
  • Bugfix - Removed extra comma on end of CSV export
  • Bugfix - Bug loading 4.0.5 and earlier profiles into 4.1.0
  • Bugfix - Current line moves to top of list after marking with Image Preview
  • Bugfix - Image mode - 'Exact match' not working for RAW Images

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.1.0 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • New comparison mode: Similar Audio
  • View the Duplicate list by grouped and thumbnail views. Thumbnails can show images and audio file artwork
  • Unique mode improvements for drive/folder comparison projects
  • Selection Assistant option: Work on unmarked groups only.
  • Selection Assistant improvements for 'All but one in each group' (Utilize existing marks, prefer longer file names)
  • Improved file-information pop-ups (hover over file name in list)
  • Saved file filters can now be combined
  • Improved checks to for initial folders mapping to the same location
  • Duplicate folder list column widths saved
  • Various other fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.5 (May 4, 2017)

  • Alternative delete method added (Non-windows shell based)
  • Bugfix: Crash if criteria date less than 2038 or greater than 1901
  • Bugfix: Incorrect saving of font option in certain locales (Strikethru issue)
  • Bugfix: Crash on some systems due to application instance checking in .NET Framework
  • Bugfix: Copyitem error when attempting to move/copy deleted files
  • Various other minor fixes
  • Improvements made to installer/uninstaller

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.4 (Jan 5, 2017)

  • Image mode - 100% Exact pixels comparison mode added
  • Image Preview - various improvements including selectable thumbnail size/ratio
  • Overwrite/Rename option for Move/Copy function
  • Improved 'Find in list' functionality : selectable search columns
  • Improved layout for High-DPI/Large font/4K displays
  • Improved group ordering
  • Refresh list (check files) operation now background threaded
  • Bugfix - Database not found when using network UNC based profile location
  • Bufgix - Hard linking on read-only files leaves temp files
  • Bufgix - slow down when cycling through files with Image Preview window open
  • Bugfix - Removed group-related filters on unique tab
  • Bugfix - List position changes when marking and current position >50000
  • Other bugfixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.3 (Aug 18, 2016)

  • Drive group view in path scan list
  • Hash cache improvements

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.2 (Aug 5, 2016)

  • Support for RAW camera image formats
  • Support for High-DPI and large font displays
  • Audio data only comparison mode
  • Progress indicator when frontloading files to delete/move
  • Bugfixes: Windows Vista crash, Windows 8/10 hardlinking, other minor fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.1 (May 24, 2016)

  • Database issue fixes
  • CSV import issue fixed
  • Adding folders from command line issue resolved
  • License issue fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 4.0.0 (May 6, 2016)

  • Updated GUI
  • Find unique files functionality
  • Match by same file extension
  • Match by same folder name (full path or to a specified depth)
  • Size matching tolerance
  • Date matching tolerance
  • Exclude filter can now work on folder names
  • Flag input folder(s) as a Master - Only files which duplicate the ones in the Master will be listed
  • Flag input folder(s) as Protected - you can't mark or remove from a protected folder
  • Image Mode - Match by tags (Digitised dates, comments, ImageUniqueID, etc)
  • Image Mode - Match by closest distance (for geotagged images)
  • Audio Mode - Match by more tags including TrackNo, year, genre, comment, AmazonID, MusicBrainzID, AcoustID, etc
  • Selection Assistant - Undo last selection
  • "Search within list" feature
  • Hash Caching - speeds up repeat searches
  • Now uses the windows file engine for deletion, etc - gives more feedback and is much faster
  • .NET Framework 4.5 support
  • Many other fixes and optimizations.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.7 (Sep 21, 2015)

  • Scroll lock key support in main list.
  • User-definable database location via ini file
  • File discovery speed improved (Esp. NAS/Network drive)
  • Send license to program via installer (-register="00000-00000-00000-00000-000000" flag)
  • Bugfix: Arithmetic overflow error during scan.
  • Bugfix: Crash when moving mouse over list [Tooltip]
  • Bugfix: Move image preview window on back screen if outside bounds
  • Bugfix: Splash screen exception if system busy.
  • Other minor fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.6 (May 15, 2015)

  • Program closedown speed improved.
  • Duplicate folders view: Now shows files from zip archives in list [Pro]
  • Duplicate folders count now shown in completion dialog [Pro]
  • Can now load .dc Profile from send-to menu / double click in explorer [Pro]
  • Bugfix: Network drive selector issues [Pro]
  • Bugfix: Scan complete dialog hidden behind main window
  • Bugfix: Select by location bug when missing trailing backslash
  • Bugfix: Duplicate folder export CSV - text fields now quoted [Pro]
  • Other minor fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.5 (May 15, 2015)

  • New function to export Duplicate Folders list (from File menu)
  • Updated keyboard shortcuts: Enter/Return to execute file, Menu key or Shift-F10 for context menu.
  • Image viewer - window size/location is now saved.
  • Image viewer - F11 toggles maximized window
  • (Bugfix) Creating Hard links from locked files fails with temporary files left over.
  • (Bugfix) Invalid (non-Windows) filename characters cause scan to halt.
  • Other minor fixes
  • Taiwanese Chinese language support

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.4 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • Added button to delete custom file type filters
  • Language and localization updates and fixes
  • Other minor fixes

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.3 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • Russian, Armenian language support
  • Similar image comparison improved, including rotated images
  • (Bugfix) Don't Scan against self - Image Mode issue - resolved.
  • (Bugfix) Read-only files will now delete in non-recycle mode
  • (Bugfix) SQL Logic Error while scanning in similar file mode - resolved.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.2 (Oct 25, 2013)

  • Network view in path browser (Pro)
  • Displaying the results of the last scan on startup now optional
  • Hard linking now available for non-exact duplicate files (e.g. Images, music). Use with care!
  • Audio data content comparison performance improved
  • Issues with Move/Copying files with long pathnames - resolved.
  • Include .aac files in audio mode scan
  • Image mode scan finding nothing on second scan (cache issue) - Fixed

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.1 (Sep 3, 2013)

  • Italian language support updated
  • [Scan Engine] Bugfix: Error adding file to SQL transaction (ignore file extensions option)
  • [Scan Engine] Bugfix: Duplicate image scan returning non-duplicate images in some cases [64 bit only]
  • [Misc] Bugfix: Export CSV Issue - (Null Error)
  • [Duplicate Files View] Bugfix: Files view showing Display Error

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.2.0 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • [Misc] 64 Bit Integration
  • [Duplicate Folders View] Can now multi-select folders for Marking/Expansion in Duplicate Folders view
  • [Selection Assistant] Fixed issues with Underscore character in 'Select by text' and filtering
  • [Duplicate Folders View] 'Unmark folder' context option now provided
  • [Duplicate Files View] Contextmenu – more keyboard shortcuts (ie F6 copy Path/name)
  • [Duplicate Files View] Bugfix: Rename doesn't cancel when hitting esc/moving cells
  • [Duplicate Files View] Bugfix: 'Rename' disappears when clicking in blank space
  • [Criteria] Bugfix: Don't allow blanks in min/max filesize
  • 'Refresh Folders' button now updates for removed folders/files
  • Bugfix: Duplicate Folder detection improved

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.6 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Displays tooltips for truncated fields in list
  • Sorting now clears selected rows
  • Select by Location efficiency fixes
  • Select by Location (from window) now preserves (unmarks) files within the selected folder/tree
  • Installer "Start In" location changed to user folder

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.5 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Dutch language support updated
  • Bugfix: Error saving/loading date based settings with some system setups
  • Bugfix: Select by Text Pattern: Regex/Whole column option works again
  • Bugfix: CSV Import fixes for importing from v3.0.0-3.0.9
  • Bugfix: 'License Invalid' issue
  • Bugfix: Zip Move/Copy fails on some files issue
  • Bugfix: Zip scan-long filename popup

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.4 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Memory optimizations
  • Now displays sizes in Terrabytes where appropriate
  • 'Group 0' issues fixed
  • Useful error message if problems with licensing library
  • Ping noise on scan completion
  • Selected tab colour desubtlerized
  • Codebases of Free and Pro aligned
  • bugfix '124' move file display popup removed

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.3 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Added 'Exclude Path' to right-click path selection menu
  • New option to ignore file extension in same/similar filename criteria
  • SHA-512 Hashing added
  • 'View log file' added to View menu
  • Bugfix: Settings save issue
  • BugFix: Prevent zip files with long path names throwing error
  • BugFix: Minor criteria display issue

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.2 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Installer and Executable now digitally signed
  • Long path name (>260) support (file scanning - Standard mode only)
  • Long path name support (delete *NOT Recycle - Recycler doesn't support long paths*)
  • Long path name support (rename,copy,move)
  • Efficiency fix - File checkbox
  • Efficiency fix - 'Mark all selected'
  • Efficiency fix - 'Mark by longest/shortest path name'
  • Bugfix: Icon now shown for files with no extension

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.1 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Case sensitivity in filter/comparison fixes
  • Efficiency tweaks

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.1.0 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Major engine update, now database driven.
  • Session along with duplicate file/folder list and marks is retained upon exiting/starting the app
  • Filter the list by Marked/not marked files and groups
  • Filter the list by Path, group or filetype
  • Duplicate folder tree has marked folders indicated - is synced with file list
  • Columns in duplicate folder tree
  • Hide/Show list columns (right click on header)
  • File and folder icons shown in list
  • Command line switches supported, for automation of scans. (See manual for commands)
  • Various bugfixes and tweaks
  • Brazil-Portuguese and Turkish language support added

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.9 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • New 3.0 manual added, with contextual help buttons.
  • Clickable folder navigation in Duplicate Folder files browser
  • New keyboard Shortcuts: CTRL-A :Add Path, F1 Help
  • Bugfix: List population error with ignored hardlinks
  • Bugfix: 'Jump to containing' option visible on root nodes
  • Bugfix: File deletion memory/performance adjustments

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.8 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • 'Same Resolution' image comparison option
  • Italian language added
  • Bugfix: List population error
  • Bugfix: Incorrect filetimes returned in list with some files.
  • Bugfix: Other minor fixes.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.7 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Dutch language support added
  • Copy and Move files from Zip archives
  • All file removal/change operations are now logged in the log file (when enabled)
  • Option to limit number of Duplicate files found in a scan
  • Thumbnails can be turned off in image viewer
  • Bugfix: Deals more usefully with unhandled problems - Eg. Missing/damaged Windows Fonts
  • Bugfix: Image viewer refresh + speed
  • Bugfix: Displayed total scanned size inside zip files corrected
  • Bugfix: Zip files in path list
  • Bugfix: zip files are no longer shown in duplicate list if they are also being scanned internally
  • Bugfix: Other general zip file handling fixes & messages
  • Bugfix: Localization fix
  • Bugfix: Listview memory efficiency
  • Bugfix: Other minor fixes.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.6 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Updated Image viewer - efficiency fixes and new 'Fit Image' behaviour
  • Automatically (silently) check for updates on startup (can turn off in options)
  • Installer checks for running process before upgrading
  • Bugfix: Scan window minimize behavior
  • Bugfix: "Ignore Hardlinks" option
  • Bugfix: "Don't Follow Junctions/Mountpoints" option
  • Bugfix: Error when deleting files from imported CSV list.
  • Bugfix: Refresh button not dropping missing files correctly
  • Bugfix: Undesirable behaviour fixed when using # and [ in Select by Text Pattern

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.5 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • New context menu for path tree
  • 'About' dialog now doesn't pop-up by default for new installs
  • Search Criteria page can now scroll to allow for small displays
  • Bugfix: Show large size folders int overflow issue in duplicate folder view
  • Bugfix: 'Root' search folders now compared in duplicate folder view
  • Bugfix: Image viewer: Image size in main picture doesn't update
  • Bugfix: Min/Max file sizes - was ignoring values after comma
  • Bugfix: Correct control scaling when using windows in large font mode
  • Bugfix: Path tree node icons
  • Bugfix: Incorrectly protecting paths like 'C:\Program Files (copy)'

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.4 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Minor bugfixes
  • French Language
  • German Language

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.3 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Bugfix: Audio tag comparison issue

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.2 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Bugfix: int32 overflow when building duplicate tree
  • Bugfix: Buy Now link goes to old page
  • Bugfix: Image Browser: images get jumbled when changing to new group while still drawing.

New in Duplicate Cleaner Pro 3.0.1 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Bugfix: No Zero size kb count after deletion