The Single duplicates window
This window is presented as a result of a scanning process if the option Wait until all files are scanned and display all equal files individually or the option Immediately display found equal files was selected in the Presentation of equal files frame before the scan was started. Of course, the option Ask user has to be selected in the Action frame in the Main window, also.
The window elements
In the first line on the left the number and the type of equal files are displayed. On the right side of this line a legend is presented in some cases. This happens if you have chosen one of the last three options in the Mode frame in the Main window. Left-clicking on the legend icon for pool 1 or pool 2 allows you to select all files from that pool at one time. Right-clicking on those items allows you to change the color used for highlighting the corresponding files in the list box.
The second line shows data that is equal for all files displayed in the list box below. Depending on the selection made in the Search for frame in the Main window, this will show the file size, the file name, or both.
The list box
In the center of the window the list of all equal files is presented. Depending on the selection made in the Search for frame in the Main window, the number of columns varies.
The header of the list can be left-clicked to sort the list entries according to the content the selected column.
At the start of each list entry an icon shows the status of the displayed file. A file can be marked or not. If files from a CSC-file are presented, the icon shows a prohibition sign. Of course, these files cannot be marked because they are not removable.
In order to mark a file for deletion the file entry has to be double clicked. Likewise you can press the Ctrl key on your keyboard plus the left mouse button. You can also mark a highlighted file in the list by pressing the Space bar on your keyboard. In order to unmark a file either double click the file, press Ctrl plus left mouse button or press Space again.
If you press the right mouse button on a file entry in the list box then a context menu will pop up showing the following options:
In the lower left corner of the window you can select which files in the list box above should be marked. The options available in the drop down list depend on the selections made in the Mode frame or in the Search for frame in the Main window. If you delete the marked files and the window reappears to present new duplicates, files will already be marked according to the previously selected option. For more information on the items found in the drop down list please refer to the description of the Action frame in the Main window.
The buttons
The six buttons in the lower right corner are explained in the following:
This window is presented as a result of a scanning process if the option Wait until all files are scanned and display all equal files individually or the option Immediately display found equal files was selected in the Presentation of equal files frame before the scan was started. Of course, the option Ask user has to be selected in the Action frame in the Main window, also.
The window elements
In the first line on the left the number and the type of equal files are displayed. On the right side of this line a legend is presented in some cases. This happens if you have chosen one of the last three options in the Mode frame in the Main window. Left-clicking on the legend icon for pool 1 or pool 2 allows you to select all files from that pool at one time. Right-clicking on those items allows you to change the color used for highlighting the corresponding files in the list box.
The second line shows data that is equal for all files displayed in the list box below. Depending on the selection made in the Search for frame in the Main window, this will show the file size, the file name, or both.
The list box
In the center of the window the list of all equal files is presented. Depending on the selection made in the Search for frame in the Main window, the number of columns varies.
The header of the list can be left-clicked to sort the list entries according to the content the selected column.
At the start of each list entry an icon shows the status of the displayed file. A file can be marked or not. If files from a CSC-file are presented, the icon shows a prohibition sign. Of course, these files cannot be marked because they are not removable.
In order to mark a file for deletion the file entry has to be double clicked. Likewise you can press the Ctrl key on your keyboard plus the left mouse button. You can also mark a highlighted file in the list by pressing the Space bar on your keyboard. In order to unmark a file either double click the file, press Ctrl plus left mouse button or press Space again.
If you press the right mouse button on a file entry in the list box then a context menu will pop up showing the following options:
- Execute file: This option is only available for files that are not from a CSC-file. It allows you to execute a file with the program that is associated with this file type in Windows. The same effect can be achieved for a highlighted file by pressing the Return key when the list has the focus.
- File properties: If you click this option, then the Windows file properties dialog is shown for the selected file.
- Copy folder path / file name / file path to clipboard: These options enable you to copy a file path or parts of it into the clipboard. You can then paste this information anywhere you need it.
- Show CSC-file names: This option is only available if a pool is compared against CSC-files. In this case a separate column can be added to the list box showing for all files from a CSC-file the name of the corresponding CSC-file.
- Show grid lines: This option switches grid lines for the list box on/off.
In the lower left corner of the window you can select which files in the list box above should be marked. The options available in the drop down list depend on the selections made in the Mode frame or in the Search for frame in the Main window. If you delete the marked files and the window reappears to present new duplicates, files will already be marked according to the previously selected option. For more information on the items found in the drop down list please refer to the description of the Action frame in the Main window.
The buttons
The six buttons in the lower right corner are explained in the following:
- Invert file selection: If you click this button, all marked files will change to not marked and vice versa.
- Explore selected file: Click this button to explore the highlighted file in the list. The program to explore the file can be specified in the Explore equal files with external program frame. The same effect can be achieved by pressing the middle mouse button on the file.
- Explore all files: Click this button to explore all files in the list. The program to explore the files can be specified in the Explore equal files with external program frame. The same effect can be achieved by pressing the middle mouse button on the list header.
- Stop scanning: In order to cancel the scanning process, click this button.
- Skip all displayed files: Press this button to ignore all files (even if marked) and to move on to the next comparison. This option has the same effect as selecting Mark none and pressing Delete all marked files. It is included to facilitate the process of comparing a large number of files, by saving the need to switch between one of the other mark options and Mark none.
- Delete all marked files: If you press this button, CloneSpy handles all files marked in the list box as selected in the How to delete frame in the Options window. Then, CloneSpy continues with the scanning process.