DupeDeDupe

William Mailloux

# Quick Start

## Remove Dupes

1. Click on the Input Folder text box to show a folder selection dialog - choose root folder to search.
2. Click Scan button - wait for scan to complete.
3. Review the selections made by Dupe De Dupe and modify as needed.
4. Click Delete Checked to move the files.
5. Review the files removed in the Restore Tab.

The scenario above will find duplicate files by content and, on Delete Checked, move them to the default folder (%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\DupeDeDupe). This is a folder on your Desktop called "DupeDeDupe".
If you open that folder you will see the same structure as that of the Input Folder with the duplicate files in the same relative location. There will also be another _undo.bat file for each file. This file is to allow you to resore if you have cleared the list in the Restore tab.

## Restore Files

### Restore in the App

1. Click on the Retore tab.
2. Select the checkboxes next to the items to restore.
3. Click Restore Selected

### Restore from the DupeDeDupe Folder

1. Find the file that you want back in the DupeDeDupe folder. This folder is on your desktop by default.
2. Locate the file_ext_undo.bat in the same folder as your file.
3. Double click the _undo.bat for your file - file will be restored.

# Settings

## Using a Different Duplicates Folder

1. Click on the Setting tab
2. Click on the Trash Folder text box to show a folder selection dialog - choose root folder to store duplicates.

On the next Scan and Delete Checked the files that are moved will be moved to the new location.

## Using the Windows Recycle Bin

1. Click on the Setting tab
2. Click on the Use Recycle Bin button. The text for Trash Folder will change to [Recycle Bin]

On the next Scan and Delete Checked the files that are moved will be moved to the Recycle Bin. You can restore files from the Recycle Bin in the normal Right Click on file name, Restore selection.

# Files This App Creates

1. In %LOCALAPPDATA%\DupeDeDupe there will be a dedupegui.ini containing your last selection and settings - this is a conveience file. It can be deleted.
2. Also in this folder is a dedupegui.deleted file that contains the list of files deleted to a local folder (the default or anything else not the Recycle Bin) - this is a conveience file. It can be deleted.
3. For each file "filename.ext" there will be a file "file_ext_undo.bat" created in the duplicates folder. If you will not restore "filename.ext" you do not need the .bat file.
4. The entire DupeDeDupe folder (or the name you selected) can be removed - it is recommended that you move this folder to the Recycle Bin in case you need it back.

# Bugs and Feature Requests

Please submit bugs and feature requests to billmailloux1@gmail.com