release_history:opus13_detailed:duplicates
Directory Opus 13 - Detailed release notes

  • Similar to Find panel (see above for detail):
    • Improved UI.
    • Reset menu.
    • Presets.
    • Exclude folders by path, wildcard or hidden/system attributes.
    • Show Results in left/right tab.
    • Indexed search as a pre-filter.
    • "Suppress UAC prompts" option.
    • "Duplicate Files" now has its own folder format, distinct from the more general "Collection" format.
  • Duplicate selection UI:
    • New user interface for selecting which files should be deleted and which should be kept.
    • After searching for duplicates, click the Select button to open the new UI.
    • Folders containing duplicates are listed in a tree, allowing you to select or deselect different branches, among other options.
    • Shift-click to change multiple checkboxes at once, or use the various tools above the tree.
    • "Preferred locations" list for selecting duplicates by location. Can be saved for reuse.
  • Miscellaneous:
    • Removed separate "Delete mode" and Delete button. No longer needed.
    • New option, "Ignore hard links".
    • New option, "Ignore offline files".
    • New option, "Minimum size".
    • When matching by checksum, an initial checksum is calculated of just the start of potential matches. The full checksum is only calculated if the partial checksums match.
    • Panel supports auto-shrink (previously only Find and Synchronize did).
    • Commands:
      • Find DUPES supports MINSIZE, OFFLINE, IGNORELINKS, NOAUTORUN, PRESET, SHOWRESULTS, QUERY, QUERYENGINE args.
      • Find DUPES now defaults to RECURSE CLEAR UAC=no.
      • Find DUPES RUNINPANEL lets a single command configure the panel and then start the operation.
      • Set Utility=Dupe PRESET="My Preset" – similar to Find panel.
      • Select DUPES – Same as the panel's Select button, allowing you to set a hotkey or use it with the panel hidden.

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