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Delete Duplicate Files Changelog

What's new in Delete Duplicate Files 6.7.0.1

Sep 18, 2019
  • Files enumeration speed increased for 10% on average.
  • Standard Windows folder-selection dialog.
  • Hold down Shift key for alternative folder-selection dialog, for example: Shift + 'Folder/Add' sub-menu.
  • Main menu shortcut: Alt+F.
  • Splash screen removed.
  • Fixed the bug where command line parameters were not marshaled to existing instance, when first instance was started by administrator, and second by non-administrator.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.6.1.1 (Mar 3, 2018)

  • Two major scanning methods - Standard & Light:
  • Standard Method: Compare files by content (byte-for-byte or CRC32 matches).
  • Light Method: Compare files by name and size.
  • Variety of additional comparison criteria.
  • Variety of additional actions.
  • Scan sub-folders option.
  • Cross-folders scan option.
  • Compare files over networks.
  • Lock-folders option.
  • Filters.
  • Originals-Detection Rules.
  • Automatic-actions (to perform on duplicates).
  • Comprehensive results overview.
  • 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
  • User friendly interface.
  • Powerful performances.
  • Unicode support.
  • Logging.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.5.0.1 (Jan 17, 2014)

  • GI:
  • Removed resize delays and flashing.
  • Fixed the issue where certain tooltip windows, tiny as they are, would block main keyboard shortcuts.
  • View/Refresh [F5].
  • When the focus is on a combo-box, Alt+Down arrow opens the drop-down menu.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when the Results are displayed after computation-intensive scan, on machines with particular graphic cards.
  • Toolbar can receive the focus when the Tab key is pressed now.
  • Focus can no longer be "trapped" while set on the toolbar.
  • Focus can no longer be "lost" (so you have to use the mouse/touch screen and click/tap).
  • Removed now obsolete set focus keyboard shortcuts. To restore/cycle focus rectangle simply press the Tab key.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.4.0.1 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Scanning Speed:
  • Main interface no longer becomes unresponsive during computation-intensive operations/when running on legacy machines.
  • Scanning speed range broadened so it can be used on high-end/super machines.
  • Fixed the issue where scanning speed in certain sections goes wild/outside the specified range.
  • Scanning Speed statusbar indicator.
  • Scanning Speed can be changed during the scan now.
  • Left-click on Scanning Speed statusbar pane to decrease and right-click to increase the speed.
  • GI:
  • Originals, Duplicates and Log panes are re-sized proportionally with the main window now.
  • # Misc improvements

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.3.0.1 (Dec 27, 2013)

  • Display Filter [Ctrl+Shift+F].
  • When the filter is active, displayed are only files which name contains currently typed word/phrase.
  • Filter matching is not-case sensitive.
  • When the filter is active, File Name column background is painted in light blue.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.2.0.1 (Dec 12, 2013)

  • GUI:
  • Main Menu button [Compact View]
  • Network-folder graphical indicator
  • Results:
  • Sorting criteria now applies for groups (in the same fashion it applies for individual items when ungrouped)
  • Fixed a memory leak that would occur when "Display system file-type icons" is turned on [ver. 2.1]
  • Originals can be displayed on the fly now (View/Originals) [Ctrl+O]

New in Delete Duplicate Files 6.1.0.1 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • General:
  • Unicode support.
  • Files and folders titled in Chinese, Hebrew, Greek, Cyrillic and other alphabets and languages, can be compared now/added to collection.
  • Unicode international language support applies for notes, file-tags and filters as well.
  • Network operations are supported now.
  • Windows 8 is officially supported now.
  • Improved Results loading speed.
  • GI:
  • Selected and enabled menu-item hover effect.
  • Popup menus can contain images now.
  • Folders/On-Display Filter:
  • Match Full Path.
  • Match Name switch.
  • If all criteria are off, text-box is grayed out.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.9.0.1 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • Filters Pane:
  • Multiple-item selection is supported now
  • Filter/Stats menu item
  • Hot-Keys:
  • Enter -> Edit first selected item
  • Shift+Alt+Up -> Move selected filter(s) up the list
  • Shift+Alt+Down -> Move selected filter(s) down the list
  • Delete -> Delete selected filter(s)
  • Removed filters-buttons
  • Folders On-Display Filter:
  • Fixed "Encountered an improper argument" error [32-bit Edition]
  • Match Case switch

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.8.0.1 (Dec 5, 2013)

  • Folders Pane
  • On-Display Filter
  • Typed letter, word or phrase should match folder name, at least partially, in order for item to be displayed
  • On-Display Filter is off when the field is empty
  • Note image is displayed on the item, if note exist for the folder
  • Folder images are now slightly scaled depending on displayed number of items
  • It's 16 for above 100 items, 20 for above 10 items and 24 pixels for 10 items or less

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.7.0.1 (May 23, 2013)

  • Graphical Interface:
  • 3 GI Modes: Default, Compact and Stealth.
  • GI Modes tray pop-up menu.
  • Single click (on tray icon) restores to previous mode.
  • Balloon messages.
  • Larger menu images. Added several new images.
  • Menu images are drawn now in full color palette (as available in OS).
  • Menu images are drawn now regardless of themed/not themed Windows settings.
  • Menu images added to Results window and Compare Files tools.
  • Fixed startup resizing bug.
  • Compare Text Files Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Vertical Layout: Ctrl+V.
  • Horizontal Layout: Ctrl+H.
  • Show Line Numbers: Ctrl+L.
  • Clear All Difference Marks: Ctrl+Shift+Delete.
  • Clear All Bookmarks: Ctrl+Delete.
  • Mark Different Lines: Ctrl+M.
  • General:
  • Restricted User Mode.
  • Activate via "Settings/Misc/Super Settings" or by adding RUM=1 to the Settings section of DDF.cfg file.
  • If RUM is on, and current Windows user has no Administrator-privileges, following restrictions apply:
  • User Settings are not accessible.
  • GI Mode is Compact (Default is disabled).
  • Use the same settings for all users is off.
  • Use portable configuration files and Portable Mode are off.
  • DDF Shell Extension:
  • Resolved the compatibility issue encountered on some systems.
  • Unicode build.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.6.0.1 (Jan 23, 2013)

  • Light Comparison Additions - File Tags:
  • Compare ID3v2 tags (mp3 files).
  • Supported fields:
  • Track #, Disk #, Track Title, Lead Artist, Album Title, Year, Genre, Comment, Album Artist, Composer, Publisher, Original Artist, Copyright, URL, Encoded & BMP.
  • Compare image files tags (jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, tif & tiff files).
  • Supported fields: Authors & Subject.
  • Filters:
  • "Size in Bytes" [conjunction option] [numeric value].
  • Stats button. Display matches count per scan, session, & total.
  • Create Filter/Match Case switch.
  • Results:
  • Summary/Highlight/Set.
  • Summary/Highlight/Clear.
  • Select/Highlighted.
  • Selection Box: Match Status/Any.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.5.0.1 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • General:
  • Improved performances in initial scanning phase (aka "Gathering required information...").
  • GUI:
  • Graphical elements that were painted disproportionally, on systems with Display Settings set above 100%, are scaled internally now.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.3.0.1 (Apr 2, 2012)

  • Comparison:
  • Additional hash method: SHA-2 (256, 384 & 512 bits flavors).
  • Improved performances for direct comparison.
  • Files with invalid names are now automatically excluded from comparison and logged (folder level).
  • Graphical Interface:
  • Reverted back to platform toolset MFC 90 (from MFC 100), due certain stability issues.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 5.2.0.1 (Mar 27, 2012)

  • General:
  • DDF now supports Windows 7 Preinstall Environment (i.e. "new DOS" or "recovery console").
  • Plain folder-selection dialog replaced with Advanced folder-selection dialog.
  • Results - Preview Pane:
  • Internet Explorer viewer completely removed from the program. There are new internal plain text and image viewers, used for corresponding file types.
  • $ Note, internal image-viewer does not support entire gamma of image sub-types (as Internet Explorer), for now.
  • All printing is now handled internally.
  • Plain text files are now displayed in source format (HTML or other tags displayed).
  • Multiple (selected files) preview removed, for now.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.8.0.1 (Jan 23, 2012)

  • General:
  • Windows Restart Manager is supported now.
  • Use Vista-style file-selection dialog option.
  • Results:
  • Columns order can be changed now.
  • Drag and drop column headers to change the order of columns.
  • Print (selected) summaries / Preview Pane content.
  • Basic auto-highlight filters upgraded to standard filters.
  • Display size in: Bytes, MB & GB.
  • Display size in "largest common denominator units".
  • Attributes column / Sort results by attributes.
  • Display attributes as text/images.
  • Number of duplicates per original is displayed now in Status column.
  • Fixed "slow painting" bug.
  • Remove selected summaries (Summary/Remove).
  • Custom summaries font (Settings/Results).
  • Fixed broken hot-keys. Added new hot-keys: Ctrl+Shift+D (Shred) & Ctrl+M (Move).
  • Preview Pane - Display multiple selection (Settings/Results/Preview Pane).
  • List and Preview Pane text size can be scaled now.
  • "[main menu]/View/Text Size".
  • Text size hot-keys.
  • Added more menu-items statusbar tips.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.7.0.1 (Dec 30, 2011)

  • General:
  • Auto-resume scanning when system memory utilization drops below: 90-70%.
  • Results:
  • Select files hot-key: Ctrl+Num *.
  • Set focus on the list (hot-key: F3).
  • 'Add to Ignore-List' will automatically remove (selected files) from the list.
  • Misc tweaks and improvements.
  • Graphical Interface:
  • Toolbars can receive the focus now. Set-focus hot-key: F2.
  • Toolbar buttons scaled up to 50x50 and 50x120 pixels (main) and 50x100 pixels (results).
  • Toolbar buttons can contain text now.
  • Some graphical elements can not be themed now.
  • Progress-bar, for example, is not painted with common pale greenish (Aero),
  • instead it's solid black (when Standard method is used) or solid red (when Light method is used).
  • Generic message-boxes replaced with customized Info-Box.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.6.0.1 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • User Settings:
  • Reset settings (to default values) per category (Reset button).
  • Apply unsaved changes to all categories (Shift + Apply button).
  • Reset settings for all categories (Shift + Reset button).
  • Results:
  • Results-windows are now fired from separate threads.
  • Following file types can now be displayed on Preview Pane: "png", "ico", "txt", "eml" and "xml".
  • Custom list of Preview Pane extensions can be stored inside the file: ExtensionsPreview.lst.
  • "ExtensionsPreview.lst" should be located inside the main data folder.
  • Extensions should be listed one per line (no quotation marks, dots or other extra characters).
  • Temporary scan summary report file is not used any more.
  • Scan on Schedule: Automatically save Results.
  • Log Viewer:
  • Log text box is no longer limited to 29 248 characters.
  • International Language Support:
  • All text-boxes (on the main interface, settings panes, tools windows and internal dialog boxes) now display foreign/accented characters.
  • Tools:
  • "Compare Files" and "Manually Compare Text Files" tools now have their own threads.
  • Graphical Interface:
  • Default background color is now painted internally. New default background color.
  • If Vista/XP theme is used, beckground color will replace OS's generic "pale" color.
  • If Vista/XP theme is not used, beckground color will replace OS's generic gray color.
  • If Vista/XP theme is not used, progress bar color indicates active scanning method (black-standard, red-light).
  • Gradient filling on settings-category tabs and other enhancements.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.5 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • Folders:
  • Move folder up/down hot-keys: Alt+Up & Alt+Down.
  • 'Sort Descending' option.
  • Automatic sorting.
  • Auto-sorting is off by default, as sorting order indicates which folders should be scanned first.
  • To turn it on, check one of the menu items under 'Session/Folders/Sort by' menu.
  • Auto-sorting is automatically turned off when folders are moved manually up/down the list.
  • Folders sorting by name and full path is now case insensitive.
  • 'Sort by Description' option.
  • Scanning:
  • Scanning process can be stopped now during the intro operations.
  • More efficient intro operations.
  • Modal Dialogs & Graphical Interface:
  • Modal dialogs ("file-selection", "check-folders", "create filter" and others) are now systematically closed when ending the session.
  • DDF uses now pre-Vista style of "file-selection" dialog.
  • Extended support for Vista/7 themes, transparent toolbar buttons and other graphical interface enhancements.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.4 (Sep 24, 2011)

  • Super Settings (Settings/Misc/Super Settings):
  • Administrative privileges are required for changing Super Settings.
  • Configuration files can now be stored in "current user" or "user specific" data folder.
  • Per user settings storage, when Windows Registry is used.
  • General:
  • 'Prompt for Action' feature.
  • Better logging.
  • Add several folders to the collection via single "drag & drop".
  • Results/Close All.
  • Graphical Interface:
  • Resizable main window.
  • Settings category panes tabs. User settings reorganized.
  • Folders, filters and results pop-up menus can be triggered with the "Apps" key.
  • Misc tweaks and improvements.
  • Folders:
  • Save folders across sessions.
  • When folder path is specified via command line, without additional parameters: Check that folder / Uncheck all other folders / start scanning.
  • Now we can add drives to the collection.
  • Ignore Folders: Recycle Bin(s).
  • Command-Line Switches:
  • Now we can add multiple folders to the collection, via command line.
  • "/clearall" -> Uncheck all folders.
  • "/checkall" -> Check all folders.
  • "/stopscanning" -> Stop scanning.
  • "/delete" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Delete'.
  • "/shred" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Shred'.
  • "/move" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Move'.
  • "/prompt" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Prompt'.
  • "/results" -> Set 'Action On Duplicates/Display Results'.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.3.0.1 (Mar 29, 2010)

  • General:
  • Pause scanning.
  • Automatically pause scanning options.
  • Stats status bar pane: Duplicates info.
  • Miscellaneous scanning related improvements and optimizations.
  • Status bar descriptions for selected menu items.
  • Automatically resume scanning after [minutes].
  • Compare Files Tool main menu.
  • Auto stop/pause scanning at [time].
  • Results:
  • Preview Pane.
  • Tools: Calculate hash values.
  • Scan Summary (Displayed at the preview pane).
  • Scan Summary is now saved to/loaded from the Results-files.
  • Display attributes option.
  • Additional status bar panes.
  • Logging:
  • Log basic information about the scan.
  • Log applied filters.
  • Log scanned folders.
  • Log ignored folders.
  • Misc logging teaks and optimizations.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.2.0.1 (Jan 16, 2010)

  • Light Comparison:
  • Match 'names inside the names' option.
  • Match case option, for tags comparison.
  • Hash-Hash Tool:
  • Associated file-types: sfv, md4, md5 & sha1.
  • Use 'Send To' shortcut.
  • Hash-Hash Tool settings pane.
  • Scan of Schedule:
  • Actions on duplicates: shred & move.
  • General:
  • Yet faster overall scan, if additional common criteria are used.
  • Fixed broken "create hard-links" option.
  • Ignore temporary folder.
  • Folders settings pane.
  • Use 'Send To' shortcut (to add folders to the collection).
  • Logging: External log viewer.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 4.1.0.1 (Dec 29, 2009)

  • 64-bit edition of the program!
  • Settings:
  • Settings can be stored in Windows Registry now (Non-portable mode).
  • Non-portable mode: Per user settings. / Use same settings for all users.
  • Session/End [+ Shift key]: Delete all configuration files and exit.
  • Configuration files can optionally be deleted during the un-installation.
  • Program folder will be deleted if empty, at the end of un-installation.
  • Standard Comparison:
  • New hash implementations: MD4, MD5 & SHA1.
  • If cache files are used, various hash values can be saved/loaded to/from corresponding cache files.
  • Misc:
  • Now it's possible to add folders to the collection via drag & drop from Windows Explorer.
  • Settings/Exotic: Apply Windows Themes options -> Yes/System areas only/No.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 3.6 (Aug 16, 2009)

  • General
  • Standard/CRC32 Comparison: Cache settings.
  • Custom Check/Clear Folders: Adjust settings/Scan sub-folders.
  • Graphical Interface
  • Custom made buttons: Delete/Shred/Move/Display Results.
  • Misc improvements.
  • Statusbar "mouse over" info text.
  • "Settings/Action to Perform on Originals" category panel.
  • "Action/To Perform on Duplicates" menu items.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 3.3.0.1 (Jan 15, 2009)

  • Filters / Originals Detection Rules / Stats
  • Text conjunction options: starts with/ends with.
  • Fixed a bug where Ignore Case switch is ignored for RegExp matches.
  • Ignore hard-linked files option (NTFS).
  • Custom folders check-criteria: Folder Name, Full Path, Description.
  • Exotic (hidden) settings.
  • Multiple Compare Files instances allowed.
  • Select group members: First/Last.
  • Sort Results hot-keys: Ctrl+F1 - Ctrl+F9.
  • Conditional highlight.
  • Updated Rename File dialog.
  • Show/Hide columns.
  • Save/Append to file.
  • Results are saved automatically on scheduled scans, if Active
  • action is checked, when "End Session", "Log Off" or
  • "Turn Off Windows" is checked, as "action after the scan".
  • Date and Time display formats: Standard & Alternative.
  • Expand/Size Down Duplicates Pane.
  • Modal dialogs hot-keys: Enter for default action, and
  • Esc for cancel.
  • Compare Text Files: Window/Close (Ctrl+W).
  • Compare Text Files: Window/Stretch (Ctrl+F6).

New in Delete Duplicate Files 2.7.0.1 (Sep 18, 2008)

  • Version 2.7.0.1
  • New feature
  • Removed/Obsolete old feature
  • Bugfix
  • Improvement
  • Tip

New in Delete Duplicate Files 2.6 (Aug 15, 2008)

  • Folder Properties/Scanning History.
  • More detailed Statusbar info (Scan-info pane).
  • Faster file processing.
  • Lower memory consumption - all type of scans.
  • Settings/Misc: Display folders with invalid path.
  • Command-Line Switches
  • [folder path] - Add folder to the collection.
  • You can just drag folder (in Windows Explorer) to the
  • program shortcut to add folder to the collection.
  • /folderscan [folder path] - Scan this folder for duplicates.
  • View/Set Focus on Pane/Originals.
  • View/Set Focus on Pane/Duplicates.
  • View/Expand [/Size Down] Log Pane.
  • "Set Focus on Pane" hot-keys (F2-F6).
  • Tools/Clear Log.
  • Removed obsolete buttons.
  • Label: Additional comparison criteria.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 1.7 (Mar 15, 2008)

  • [Standard] Beside the file content compare:
  • Creation date
  • File size
  • File name
  • [Light] Beside the file name compare:
  • Creation date
  • File size
  • Originals Detection Rules
  • This new feature is a set of rules, similar to Filters, where you can set the conditions and determine which out of the two identical files should be considered the original.
  • [Conjunction option] Match (DOS-style) wildcards.
  • [Conjunction option] Match Regular Expression.
  • Match Case.
  • [Criteria] Match Date - Created/Modified/Accessed.
  • Filters settings panel.
  • [Settings] Save filters across sessions.
  • Suspend filters.
  • Move selected filter up/down.
  • Lock folder.
  • Additional status-bar & logging information.

New in Delete Duplicate Files 1.4 (Jun 30, 2007)

  • Scan Sub-Folders - To scan sub-folders (of the checked folders) just toggle Scan Sub-Folders button.
  • Originals List - Originals are now listed alongside the corresponding duplicate files.
  • New file names.