What's new in Duplicate Commander 3.0
Aug 14, 2012
- From a user suggestion, made the toolbar icons in the Search pane more descriptive
- Changed the look and feel of the main window and of the Searching dialog on Windows XP
- Fixed some bugs with the Check by Cross Reference function
- Corrected some errors in the user’s manual
- Other minor bugs fixed
- Fixed a bug that caused an Access is Denied message when the program was started (when checking the file systems)
- Major toolbar overhaul
- New look and feel
- Redesigned and faster search algorithm
- Redesigned internal caching of duplicates
- MUCH more stable
- Full Screen mode implemented
- Replaced scrollbar with native scrollbar
- Replacing the scrollbar fixed a problem with the scrollbar not appearing on systems that have visual styles disabled
- Replacing the scrollbar fixed various scrolling problems
- When searching the list, the positions of the matched files are now displayed beside the scrollbar instead of on it
- Users now use a left-hand pane on the main window to select what folders to search
- Lighter weight list system implemented, thus fixing many problems below
- Auto-updater implemented; the user is now notified by updates by a flashing icon on the toolbar; the updater installs the new version automatically
- A PDB file can now be installed with DC for more verbose bug tracking
- Search profiles can now be pinned and accessed easily
- Link button now hidden on files that are not verified duplicates when scanning by filename
- A tooltip is now shown when the user hovers mouse over a file; the tooltip displays whether or not the group is a verified group based on actual data or not
- New search engine fixed a bug where not all duplicates were being found
- Fixed a crash that occurred because the listview columns were not created
- Check operations are now executed on a separate thread
- Check operations are now MUCH faster
- A crash was fixed that occurred when deleting the last item in the list, then clicking the headers
- The main window’s last size, state, and position are now stored in the settings file and restored again on program startup (thank you Rucker!)
- Folder exceptions can now be limited to the current scan
- The Search toolbar now overflows into a context menu when the window is too small to fit it all
- Added an option in the Options dialog where the mouse wheel step inside the list can be set
- Fixed a crash that occurred if the search was canceled and later started again
- Fixed an issue with one of the progress bars not working
- Added the ability to check items by date and time
- Added the ability to do an advanced search by date and time
- Added a cache and menu item for recently saved search profiles
- Added a cache for recently saved file lists
- Loading file lists are much faster because caching folders is now avoided (only when importing file lists made using 3.0 or later)
- Fixed a very minor issue with the Advanced Search
- Jump buttons reworked
- Reworking of the jump buttons fixed a very minor issue with the jump buttons being disabled during an advanced search
- Fixed a crash that occurred if a file list was loaded and the user clicked check smallest/check biggest and a file didn’t exist
- When asking to create an undo script, a Cancel button was added
- Fixed an issue where the list wasn’t scrolling all the way to the top when using the mousewheel
- Experimental Advanced Junk Finder removed (if you want it back, please e-mail me)
- About box redesigned
- First Run wizard implemented instead of several message boxes
- An error now displays if the options.ini file is missing at startup
- Users may now exclude file extensions from the list by right-clicking the file with the desired extension in the list, going “Exclude this file’s extension” and selecting “This scan only” or “All scans”
- Users can now select the size for the toolbar’s icons
- Like on Facebook link added
- Watch Video Tour link added
- Much better user’s manual created
- Code was cleaned up
New in Duplicate Commander 2.5 (Apr 13, 2012)
- Lots of bugs fixed
- Lots of bugs fixed in the algorithm
- Discarded 4th and 5th memory memory/speed throttling modes in the Compare by Filename option because too much memory was used
- Added an option to the Help menu for copying author’s e-mail address to the clipboard
- Various message boxes reworded
- Other changes
New in Duplicate Commander 2.2 (Jun 13, 2011)
- Fixed a bug in the auto-update checker that was causing a crash at program startup
- Fixed a couple of problems that caused crashes during scan
- Redesigned the scanning dialog
- Other minor fixes
New in Duplicate Commander 2.1 (May 3, 2011)
- Made the toolbars and menubar look better under Windows Vista/7
New in Duplicate Commander 1.8 (Dec 26, 2010)
- Crashes at startup in 64-bit versions of Windows fixed
New in Duplicate Commander 1.5 (Dec 14, 2010)
- Created a new list display system that makes the program easier to use and also works better with lower end systems such as Pentium 3's
- Conflicts with UAC on Windows Vista resolved
- Users can now jump between items found by the find-as-you type search box by using the arrow buttons on the toolbar
- Renovated the find-as-you-type search box; items that are found in the list are highlighted all at one time, and their positions in the list are shown on the scrollbar by blue lines
- Fixed a bug that caused the textbox of the "scan a percentage of files only" not to become enabled
- Completely revised the user's manual; this results in a +/-300KB size reduction of the standard version
- Users can check/uncheck all items found by the find-as-you type search box
- Added a Delete button that appears beside an item when the mouse is over it (can be disabled in DC options)
- Items now become lightly highlighted upon mouseover (can be disabled in DC options)
- Groups that don't have all items checked now shows a mixed-state checkbox beside the group
- True duplicate groups are now symbolized by a blue circle displayed next to the group; false groups are now symbolized by a red circle
- Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a non-existant folder
New in Duplicate Commander 1.1 (Nov 25, 2010)
- Fixed a nasty bug where duplicate folder entries were being displayed in the Check By dialogs
- Fixed an issue where some items were being wrongfully checked if checking by extension and limiting specific folders
- Skin of menu bar removed (a user on a review site thought the interface was ugly, maybe this will help some)
- Fixed a bug that was causing the "Check/uncheck all in group except" feature not to function at all
- Fixed a user submitted crash that occurred when encountering a file name that was too long
New in Duplicate Commander 1.0 (Nov 2, 2010)
- Fixed an exception that occurred when right-clicking an empty area of the duplicate list
- Fixed an "index was out of range" exception that occurred when doing some operations
- Redesigned the Search for duplicates window
- Compare Options moved from the Options window to the Search for duplicates window to be easier for users
- Jump types removed; now you can only jump between checked items (if you want it back e-mail me!)
- Folders of duplicates are now retrieved after searching, so that the "check by" windows load faster
- Added an option that automatically removes groups that contain 1 file
- Added an option that turns off warning the user about non-NTFS drives on startup
- Options window slightly redesigned
New in Duplicate Commander 0.9 (Oct 23, 2010)
- Fixed an exception that occurred when deleting a selected item in the list and that item was the first one, or the last one
- After deleting the last item of a group, the item above it (that then becomes the last item of the group) then becomes selected
- Fixed various problems with the Check by file size window
- Added the capability to limit the check by file size, string, and extension functions by folder
- Fixed a bug that caused the byte-by-byte comparison button to be hidden by other parts of the toolbar
- Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to copy a file whose access was denied
- Fixed a bug where the timestamp for the first file in a group was being shown for all files in the group
- Fixed several issues that caused users not to be able to drag-and-drop folders and search profiles into the "Search for duplicates window"
- Added a feature where you can check/uncheck all folders in a group except a certain folder
- Fixed a bug that kept the toolbar buttons from working if the search process was cancelled
- Fixed a bug that kept the toolbar buttons from working after copying duplicates to a folder
- Added progress text in the status bar when loading/saving the duplicate list and loading the "check by" dialogs
- Fixed a bug that caused duplicate entries to show up in the error window
- Redesigned the application icon
- Added a "match whole phrase" option to the toolbars of the "check by" windows
- Redesigned the delete checked, and delete selected icons in the toolbar
- Only checked items in the list are now iterated when copying duplicates to a folder
- Modified the user's manual
New in Duplicate Commander 0.8 (Oct 17, 2010)
- Fixed yet another crash that occurred on some systems while checking for updates
- Fixed a bug where if the last item in the list was deleted, the item above it didn't get the focus
- Added a "Delete selected item" button in the toolbar
- Redesigned the Searching window
New in Duplicate Commander 0.7 (Oct 14, 2010)
- Target framework dropped from 4.0 to 2.0 (no more having to upgrade to .NET 4.0 to use Duplicate Commander!)
- Fixed a serious crash that occurred at startup if the computer was not connected to the internet when checking for updates
- Fixed a bug in the search profile system
- Fixed a crash when using the Advanced Junk Cleaner on Vista and Windows 7
New in Duplicate Commander 0.6 (Oct 6, 2010)
- When deleting files and creating hardlinks, the whole list is no longer iterated; only checked items are (speed improvement on big lists)
- Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to create a hard link from a file that didn't exist
- Fixed a bug in the "Remove all groups that contain only 1 file" command where the last group wasn't being deleted
- Added a slight delay in the list search function to speed up list searching in big duplicate lists
- Fixed a few bugs with the check by folder(s) and check by extension(s) dialogs
- Status bar now stays updated with the total size of potential junk folders in the advanced junk cleaner
- Added an option to scan a certain percentage of each file's content
New in Duplicate Commander 0.5 (Sep 27, 2010)
- Fixed error messages that would display during search
- Fixed a crash that occurred on some systems when deleting duplicates
New in Duplicate Commander 0.4 (Sep 24, 2010)
- Fixed a problem where the wasted space amount on the status bar was being inconsistent
- Fixed a bug with filenaming in the undo script system where the appended index did not reset
- Fixed an exception that occurred if the "jump down" button was clicked during a file operation
- Now alerts you when a new version is available
- Trivial bug fixes
New in Duplicate Commander 0.3 (Sep 22, 2010)
- Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a folder that has a file being used by another process
- Fixed an exception that occurred after clicking the byte-by-byte comparison button
- Added "only check one file in every group" option to the Check by folder window
- Fixed an issue where deleting a folder caused other items not associated with that folder to be deleted from the list
New in Duplicate Commander 0.2 (Sep 19, 2010)
- Fixed a crash that occurred during search that was due to a file path being too long
- Ignore hard link option added, that when enabled ignores all hard links in the search
- Hard links are now referenced with a link symbol beside the group and filename
- Fixed a bug where the status panel would not update after adding a folder of a listed file as an exclusion
- Added an option in the Edit menu to delete all groups that have just 1 file (useful for weeding out the groups where duplicates have already been deleted)
- Folder browser is now built-in to the Scan for duplicates window