Feature of Duplicate File Finder Plus - Helpful Options: Smart Selection, Comparing Algorithm, Sub Folders, etc.
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Click the Option button (gear-shaped, bottom) on the main interface of our clone remover to open the "Options" interface:![Options Interface](/s/p/options-f.png)
Screenshot A: the options interface of our finding and removing duplicate files app.
Now introduce them one by one:
Smart selection: the part above the first splitter is the smart selection setting area, it has been introduced in another feature - "Smart selection and other multiple checking methods".
"For the big files that reach this size ? MB": here you can specify how to compare large files. Sampling comparison: ensure that the sizes are exactly the same, and then compare the contents of the files every few bytes. Complete comparison: Compare the entire contents of the file byte by byte. In order to improve efficiency, we use sampling comparison for files up to 16 MB by default. You can adjust the threshold of sampling comparison or even set it to "Fully comparison" here.
"Play the following sound after scanning": if you have a lot of files on your computer, scanning and comparison will take a long time, so you can click "Find now" on the main interface and then minimize it, and then use this time to have a break or do other tasks. After the comparison is finished, it will automatically play the specified sound, at this time, you can do checking, deleting or other actions on the result interface. Our software enables this function by default and sets the initial sound, you can also click the "Select" link to use your favorite sound. Of course, your computer's speaker system needs to work properly for this option to make sense :)
"Scan all sub folders for a specified path": if checked, when a directory is specified as the scanning source, all subdirectories under it will be automatically scanned, e.g. specified F:\test as a scanning source, our product will scan F:\test, F:\test\doc, F:\test\xls, etc., if not checked, it only scan the files under F:\test.
"Anyway, do NOT scan the system files": system files are the files needed for Windows to run, to protect your system security, it is recommended to check this option.
"Anyway, do NOT scan the hidden files": you may hide files that are important or need to be protected by privacy to avoid accidental deletion or easy viewing by others, so it is recommended to check this option.
"Anyway, do NOT scan the following system / special folders": by default, our product will add important system folders and software data folders to this list, and you can also specify additional folders that are not involved in scanning. It is strongly recommended to keep this list to protect your system security.
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