dupeGuru Music Edition help¶
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dupeGuru Music Edition is a tool to find duplicate files on your computer. It can scan either filenames or contents. The filename scan features a fuzzy matching algorithm that can find duplicate filenames even when they are not exactly the same.
Although dupeGuru can easily be used without documentation, reading this file will help you to master it. If you are looking for guidance for your first duplicate scan, you can take a look at the Quick Start section.
It is a good idea to keep dupeGuru Music Edition updated. You can download the latest version on its homepage.
Contents:
- Contribute to dupeGuru
- Quick Start
- Folder Selection
- Preferences
- The scanning process
- Results
- Re-Prioritizing duplicates
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What is dupeGuru?
- What makes it better than other duplicate scanners?
- How safe is it to use dupeGuru?
- The mark box of a file I want to delete is disabled. What must I do?
- I have a folder from which I really don’t want to delete files.
- What is this ‘(X discarded)’ notice in the status bar?
- I want to mark all files from a specific folder. What can I do?
- I want to remove all files that are more than 300 KB away from their reference file. What can I do?
- I want to make my latest modified files reference files. What can I do?
- I want to mark all duplicates containing the word “copy”. How do I do that?
- I want to remove all songs that are more than 3 seconds away from their reference file. What can I do?
- I want to make my highest bitrate songs reference files. What can I do?
- I don’t want [live] and [remix] versions of my songs counted as duplicates. How do I do that?
- The “Filter Hardness” slider in the preferences won’t move!
- I’ve tried to send my duplicates to Trash, but dupeGuru is telling me it can’t do it. Why? What can I do?
- Why is dupeGuru PE so slower than other editions?
- Where are user files located?
- Developer Guide
- Changelog
- Credits