User Guide

Finding duplicate files
You can use the Duplicate Finder plug-in to find duplicate files on your hard disk
drive. Once duplicates are found, you can rename and delete files to better man-
age your image collection.
Duplicate Finder functions as a wizard to guide you step-by-step through the
process. The following is a basic overview of how to find duplicate files. There is
extensive context-sensitive help in the application to provide you with additional
information.
To find duplicate files:
1. In ACDSee, click Activities | Manage | Find Duplicates.
2. In the Select Search Type dialog box, click one of the following two but-
tons:
•
Add Files: This option opens a dialog box where you can select
a group of files to search. Select more than one file and click
Open.
•
Add Folder: This option opens a dialog box where you can select
a folder to search. Select a folder and click OK.
3. Define your search type by doing one of the following:
• To restrict the search amongst the files and folders in the first
list, select the Find duplicates within this list of files
radio button.
• To have search between the first list and another list, select the
Find duplicates between these files and another list
radio button.
4. Click the Next button.
5. If you selected Find duplicates between these files and another list in
Step 3, the Second File List dialog box appears. Click the Add Files or
Add Folder buttons, and select your files or folder. Click the Next but-
ton.
6. In the Search Parameters dialog box, select one of the following two
options:
•
Same filename: This option finds files with the same file name.
• Exact duplicate: This option finds files with identical file proper-
ties.
7. Select the Find images only check box to restrict the search to image
files.
8. Click the Next button. If no duplicates are found, you are prompted. If
duplicates are found, the Search Results dialog box opens; see "Deleting
and renaming files" on the following page for more information.
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