Directory Compare by size/content (ignore name) won't sort

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uidaltap
Posts: 4
Joined: 06 Jan 2010, 02:49

Directory Compare by size/content (ignore name) won't sort

Post by uidaltap »

I rename my files like I rearrange my home office ---> much too often!

Commands > Compare Directories forces "with same name"

Commands > FInd Files and Directories >
- Named *.*
- Look in e:\Lots_of_BackUps
- Check Search file content -
- Check Search subdirectories
- Commands
- Find Duplicate Files
- Uncheck Name; Check Size and Content
- OK
- Salamander finds them and groups the duplicates together
and uses shadows to differentiate the groups

??????????? Click on Path doesn't work
??????????? View > Sort by Path is BLOCKED

- Cursor back up to "Look in" and enter one of the subdirectories:
e:\Lots_of_BackUps\Last_Month
- Commands > Refine - Subtract from Found Items

??????????? REMOVES THE ENTIRE LIST !!!!!!!!!

??????????? The manual suggests that is how you search
for cars and then limit to john within cars.

>>>>>>>>>>>> How do I get rid of the duplicate files
in the directories ????

>>>>>>>>>>> I'm trying to find SORT BY PATH, so I can
just scroll though and block delete.

>>>>>>>>>>> My backups have 250,000+ files, so the a manual click
on each box is not an option!

I'm hoping there is a solution in the Vers 3.0 I purchased today.
Any ideas? Thanks
therube
Posts: 674
Joined: 14 Dec 2006, 06:22

Re: Directory Compare by size/content (ignore name) won't so

Post by therube »

While Salamander is very good at much, it only provides very basic duplicate file handling, IMO.

Two very good, full featured duplicate file finders:

Duplicate Cleaner (free version is most likely sufficient).
AllDup (free)
WinXP Pro SP3 or Win7 x86 | SS 2.54
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