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Tools
The Tools menu provides features which deletes duplicate files from the system. It also performs system defragmentation to
improve system performance. It offers secure deletion where files will be deleted permanently and will not be recovered even if
recovery software is used.
Duplicate File Finder
The Duplicate File Finder feature will delete duplicate files of various pre-defined file categories. It will search for duplicate files on
different locations as per user input. The user can also provide a folder exclusion list, to be omitted from the scan of duplicate files.
Duplicate files will be deleted using One Pass, Two Pass or DoD deletion method as per the user's choice. The default deletion
method is One Pass.
The pre-defined file categories that will be scanned during the execution of Duplicate File Finder feature are as follows:
File Category Extensions
Application Executables .exe, .dll, .scr, .ocx, .sys
Image / Photo Files .pcx, .tiff, .wpg, .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .wmp, .png, .tif
Creative Artwork Files
.ai, .eps, .pcx, .psd, .tiff, .wpg, .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .wmp, .png, .cdr,
.pdf, .tif
Movie Files .avi, .rm, .vob, .mov, .qt, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .mpa, .dat
Sound Files .wmv, .wma, .mp4, .mp3
Text Files .txt, .asci
Document Files
.pdf, .doc, .rtf, .wri, .sam, .dox, .xls, .ppt, .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .wk3,
.wk4, .vsd, .vsdx, .wg, .123, .wpd
Email Files .eml