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Duplicate File Finder Mini Changelog

What's new in Duplicate File Finder Mini 7.0 Build 010

Oct 11, 2017
  • Features / improvements:
  • Important (I): can move the checked duplicate files to other place.
  • I: added the [Date Created] column to the result list.
  • I: can copy the full path of the highlighted resource to the Clipboard.
  • I: greatly optimized the toolbar and context-menu of the result interface: size, layout, icon, location, etc.
  • I: added the "Find" function to the result interface.
  • I: Standardized a few shortcut keys, made them consistent with Windows, such as use <Alt+Enter> to display resource properties window (previous versions use <F4>).
  • Optimized the text color of the warning message on the Options interface (friendlier).
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug fixes:
  • I: if you loaded result from main interface, the listing is not sorted by size in descending order.
  • Result interface: pressing <Enter> on system dialog box may open the highlighted resource.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 6.0 Build 009 (Sep 18, 2017)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Important (I): made the progress window for deleting duplicate files - lists the files to be deleted for confirmation, displays progress bar, dynamically updates list during deleting, prevents the UI to be not responded during deleting files. Also available for moving duplicate files to Recycle Bin.
  • I: gives you a report after deleted duplicates: number of files, released space, the files that cannot be deleted and reasons. Also available for moving duplicate files to Recycle Bin.
  • I: supports to display file size as TB if the file size reaches 1 TB.
  • I: now can show the update history directly if the new version is available and you chose to view the updates (in previous versions, just only jump to the 'Update History' segment, but have not expanded it, you need to expand it manually to see the update history).
  • I: now can show the "Usage" directly after clicked the Help button (in previous versions, just only jump to the 'Usage' segment, but have not expanded it, you need to expand it manually to see the details).
  • Optimized the "Request Remote Support" feature - links to company site directly, in order to avoid clicking the mouse twice and jumping the page again.
  • Removed the "Add to Quick Launch Bar" option from the installer, because from Win Vista, it has no meaning.
  • Added the "Update History" menu item to the "..." button.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Optimized official webpages.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 5.0 Build 008 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Important: optimized the interface greatly: more beautiful, friendlier and easier to use.
  • Important: uses the Segoe UI font which is used in Vista ~ Win10 and highly recommended by Microsoft for all interfaces, makes it to be more beautiful and friendlier greatly.
  • Important: changed the screenshots (website) from GIF to PNG, in order to let you see the clear and original interfaces.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Optimized software texts.
  • Optimized the color of license type and "license to..." labels for about interface.
  • Changed the splitter color from black to gray for about interface to make it friendlier.
  • Optimized the installer, simplified the installed steps.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 4.0 Build 007 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important: perfected UI effect for any system DPI setting, in any supported Operating Systems (system DPI setting: in Windows 7, it can be changed at "Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Display -> Make text and other items larger or smaller").
  • Important: supports Windows 10.
  • Important: uses Golden Ratio for the main interface and its start position.
  • Beautified About interface.
  • Optimized software texts.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 3.1 (Apr 16, 2014)

  • Displays the statistics of the checked files.
  • Supports to highlight the selected group.
  • Supports to open/run the highlighted file by a friendlier way: double-click.
  • Optimized some interface texts, especially, the singular and plural, e.g. file/files, folder/folders, byte/bytes, group/groups, second/seconds, minute/minutes, and so on.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 3.0 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Supports to save / load the result.
  • Adds the result filter (by size).
  • New user interface, more beautiful and friendlier.
  • Added option: Anyway, do NOT scan the system files (yes/no).
  • Added option: Anyway, do NOT scan the hidden files (yes/no).
  • Added option: Anyway, do NOT scan the following system / special folders. The default setting contains Windows, Program Files and Application Data for All Users / Current User folders, and more.
  • Supports to invert checks. Now, you can only check one file for all groups, and then click button to check all other files (only retain one file for all groups).
  • Provides more statistics on the result interface, such as scanned files/folders/drives counts and size, the found files/groups counts and size, spent (seconds or minutes) and filtered files/groups counts and size.
  • Optimized the prompt displaying algorithm to get the faster scanning and comparing speeds.
  • Optimized the "Open/Run", "Open Location" and "Display Properties" actions: only for the highlighted file, not all checked files.
  • Does not need your confirmation for every file, only asks one time (with file counts) for all unwanted duplicate files before deleting.
  • Uses the intelligent unit and decimal for file sizes and spent times.
  • Uses the thousands separator to display all numbers.
  • If it is finding duplicate files currently, it will show the prompt when you exit this program.
  • Does not allow you to change the search conditions during finding.
  • Prompts you to save the result when close the unsaved result window.
  • The more reasonable size categories.
  • Adds the following prompt to the result interface: It sorts the result by file size in descending and displays the two adjacent groups in different color, in order to help you to locate the larger unwanted files. By default, it does not check any file, please manually check the unwanted duplicate files for deleting. Please retain one file for a group at least, unless you are sure that all files in this group are unwanted.
  • Moved all actions which need to run the default email client to the online webpages, in order to avoid the confusion if who has not a default email client.
  • Asks you to know the detail of Plus edition when the result shows.
  • Does not display the grid in the result list.
  • Optimized its official webpage.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Sometimes, it does not set the colors for the adjacent groups properly after delete all files under a group.
  • A little wrong/unsuitable text.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 2.0 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • Adds "Find Us on facebook/Twitter/Google+" functions.
  • Adds "View All Duplicate File Finder Products" and "View Company Homepage" functions.
  • Activates the browser after opened a webpage.
  • Optimized the product logo.
  • Optimized the definition of software icons.
  • Reduced the installer size.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 1.2 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • Publish as freeware.
  • Optimized performance: does all processes in the memory to make the speed increased more than 20 times.
  • Optimized the interface and documentation.
  • Can display the spent time on the result interface.
  • Added function: Show Properties for the checked duplicate files.
  • Added option: check system drive or not.

New in Duplicate File Finder Mini 1.1 (Jan 10, 2013)

  • Added the following functions to the Result interface: Move to Recycle Bin, Uncheck All.