Version history for Easy Duplicate Finder
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Changes for v4.6.0.350 - v4.6.0.352
- 100% new interface
- new three-step duplicate management
- one-click duplicate removal
- revamped Wizard
- intuitive scan progress wheel
- speed and functionality improvements
Changes for v4.5.0.269 - v4.6.0.350
- Performance improvement
- Minor bug fixes
Changes for v4.5.0.235 - v4.5.0.269
- Crashing bug fixes
- Performance improvement
- Minor bug fixes
Changes for v4.4.0.215 - v4.5.0.235
- Changed algorithm of auto-selecting duplicates files – the oldest file from media libraries with the original file name is selected as the original
- UI & minor bug fixes
Changes for v4.3.0.181 - v4.4.0.215
- Live preview for Mac OS
- iPhoto synchronization
- Multiple UI improvements
- Updated the activation process
- Scan speed increased
- Other minor bug fixes
Changes for v4.2.0.156 - v4.3.0.181
- Multiple UI improvements
- Added German translation
- Added Live Preview feature for Mac OS X
- Enhanced logging
- Added "Permanent exclusions" feature
- Added feature to clear all 'dead' links in iTunes
- Added possibility to delete all files from one group
- Added Deactivation feature, so now it’s possible to deactivate EDF on old PC and activate it on a new one
- Added Graphical view of scan results feature
- Added OSX Mail support for Mac version
- Added Grouping files into categories based on their type
- Fixed activation issues
- Scan speed increased
- Added OSX Mail support for Mac version
- Added Grouping files into categories based on their type
Changes for v4.2.0.150 - v4.2.0.156
- Update Live Preview
- New feature to clear all 'dead' links in iTunes
- Fix date format in settings
- Changed view of statistic information
- Minor fixes
Changes for v4.2.0.133 - v4.2.0.150
- Add MP4 to Video Files when scan with Wizard
- Add possibility to create new folder when move duplicates
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Update installation
- Issue with deleting a destination folder during the undo process is fixed.
- Hotfixes
Changes for v4.1.0.89 - v4.2.0.133
- Speed up of Scanning process
- Memory usage optimization
- Preview of files duplicates
- Grouping files into categories based on their type
- Graphical view of scan results
- Windows 8 support
- Support of Mail databases on Mac OS
- “Undo” feature: all actions with duplicates can be undone
- Clipboard activation
- Windows Media Library synchronization
- Added option to select duplicates, which were created by “copy” procedures (ex. “file.jpg”, “file(1).jpg” and “file(copy1).jpg” )
- GUI changes:
Changes for v4.0.1.40 - v4.1.0.85
- Customizable scan profiles. This new feature allows users to save personalized scan profiles and configure the program to fit their needs.
- The Intelligent Search feature will mark duplicates that use the same file name.
- The Resolve Duplicates Assistant can now help users decide what to do with detected duplicate files suggesting the best ways to remove them.
- Improved Scan Technology, so that it works better, faster and searches for duplicate files more accurately than ever before.
Changes for v3.2.0.18 - v4.0.1.40
- Added Scan Profile feature
- Improvements made to Duplicate Wizard
- Improvements made to search functionality
- Internal Engineering Changes
Changes for v3.2.13 - v3.2.0.18
- Added duplicate Outlook contact scan and merge functions.
- Enhanced user interface.
Changes for v3.2.0.9 - v3.2.13
- Modification to enhance screen scaling
- Updates to installer
- Improvements made to activation process
- Internal Engineering Changes.
- Internal Engineering Changes.
- Enhanced user interface.
- Increased ease of use.
Changes for v3.2.0.6 - v3.2.0.9
- Added ability to select “Subfolders” in “Custom path” browser
- New graphics
- Windows XP compatibility enhancements
- Enhanced ability to ignore XMP tags along with EXIF tags
Changes for v3.2.0.3 - v3.2.0.6
- Internal Engineering Changes.
Changes for v3.2.0.2 - v3.2.0.3
- Added progress indicator to display while moving or deleting emails.
- Modified search function for Outlook email to always ignore "Deleted Items".
Changes for v3.1.1.45 - v3.2.0.2
- Added functionality to find duplicates in Microsoft Outlook.
- Created tab layout for Settings menu.
Changes for v3.1.1.41 - v3.1.1.45
- Internal engineering change.
Changes for v3.1.1.34 - v3.1.1.41
- Added a Restore Defaults function for file masks
- Added EXIF tags handling: option to include/exclude EXIF data from CRC or byte
- to byte comparison.
Changes for v3.1.1.16 - v3.1.1.30
- Master Select Mode:Specify a folder or folders that will be used as 'Master' search criteria by which other files are compared. Master list files will be marked with a yellow Star icon, if you try to select any file with the star icon you will be warned and will have to specifically agree to allow it to be selected.
- Wizard Mode: Added a Wizard to automate the duplicate file search process.
- Auto Select
- Multiple enhancements to consolidate selection criteria
- Added functionality to mark specific files or folders as originals.
Changes for v2.2.4 - v3.1.1.16
- EDF is now ID3 Audio Tag Aware!
- Search for duplicates based on audio tag descriptors such as: Song Title, Album Title, Artist Name, Genre, etc.
- Manually select duplicates, or use AutoSelect by Bit Rate or other file characteristic
- Codecs supported:
- FLAC Files (*.flac)
- MPEG Audio Files (*.mp3, *.mp2, *.mp3PRO)
- OGG Files (*.ogg)
- WAVE Files (*.wav)
- Windows Media Audio Files (*.wma)
- Real Audio Files (*.RA, *.RM )
- Logging of file operations is now implemented for new IFileOperation API.
- Filter logic modified, and enhanced.
- Activity animation added, other enhancements to the interface.
- Vista/Windows 7 shell file operations integration
- Confirmation messages for "Clear Results" and "Clean the list from resolved duplicates" buttons
- Changed dialog logos
- Added animation while scan is in progress
- File system redirection on 64 bit OS modified.
- Overall performance improved
- Preserve folder structure while moving files
- Changes to FileOperation function while deleting/moving/renaming file
- Export to CSV added
- Export to HTML fixed to use UTF8 encoding (multilanguage support)
- Added error logging for file delete/move operations
- Added exception logging feature to EDF.
- Search logic modified and enhanced, including search by filename.
- Modification for font display issues.
- New dialog boxes and graphics.
- Activation function is improved.
- QuickTips implemented.
- Progress meter for moving/deleting files.
- Protection for system critical files added.
- "Include Hidden Objects" option modifications.
- Temporary" attribute for folders modified.
- User temp directory and Internet Cache folder logic modified.
- Protect System Folders" option logic modified.
- Enhanced Comparison Methods.
- New HDD verification control.
- Internal engineering change.
- Option to compare Filenames
- Option to skip files in user temporary and Internet cache folders
- Enhanced the User Interface for a cleaner and better ease of use.
- Survey form is shown after uninstall
- Registration URL is fixed to be http://www.easyduplicatefinder.com/register.php
- Internal engineering change.
- Rename "Save As" button to "Browse"
- Gather serial numbers from all installed hard drives and run in full (non-trial) mode if activation code does match with any of gathered serial numbers
- Display file size in megabytes
- Save/Load scan results (registered user only)
- Stable sorting, take into account file path
- Internal engineering change.
- Internal engineering change.
- Internal engineering change.
- Activate by link feature added: EDF is not able to connect to website there will be no error message, instead it will open activation URL in browser.
- "Activate by email" link provided in license activation screen
- Support email link in about box, as well as "Activate by email" contains installation id for activation key generation
- File size exclusion bug fixed, but really large files are not supported since GB selection is not yet provided.
- Internal engineering change
- Internal engineering change
- Internal engineering change
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- Internal engineering change
- Increased the scanning speed for duplicate file detection.
- Added search filters for photo, audio, video, productivity, and many other file types!
- Enhanced the User Interface for a cleaner and better ease of use.
- Added an Auto Selection feature to assist in choosing duplicate files automatically.
- Added an automatic online Update feature.
- Added ability to reset settings to factory defaults.
- Enhanced the preferences Settings menu and its options.
- Modified and improved the reporting functionality.
- Added ability to exclude folders and drives during scanning, as well as the recycle bin.
- Added new functionality to scan for duplicate files across any connected network.
- Added the ability to more easily browse and select specific folders for scanning.
- Added the ability to type in (or cut and paste) folder paths to be scanned.
- Added new online Help, Tutorials and Support features
- Added 64-bit support (Vista, Windows 7)
