If you are scanning a few thousand images or mp3s, expect that the initial scan may take over 30 minutes, and the cleanup that follows may take just as long or longer. Depending on how many files you are scanning, or how many files you choose to act on, it could take quite a long time for DupeGuru to finish a specific action. If you choose to act on the list, you can also use DupeGuru to move, copy, or delete the duplicate files. You can save the list, so that you can work with the files later, or you can use DupeGuru to take action on the duplicate files.įrom the file list, you can choose to see the reference file and the duplicates, or you can choose just to see the duplicate files. When the scan is done, DupeGuru displays a list of all of the duplicate files. Your Reference folder is treated as the system of record, so DupeGuru identifies duplicates in locations other than your Reference folder.

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