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dupeGuru Changelog

What's new in dupeGuru 4.0.3

Nov 26, 2016
  • Add new picture cache backend: shelve
  • Make shelve picture cache backend the active one on MacOS to fix #394 more elegantly. [cocoa]
  • Remove Sparkle (auto-updates) due to technical limitations. [cocoa]

New in dupeGuru 4.0.2 (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Fix systematic crash in Picture Mode under MacOs Sierra.

New in dupeGuru 4.0.1 (Aug 28, 2016)

  • Add Greek localization, by Gabriel Koutilellis.
  • Fix localization base path. [qt]
  • Fix broken load results dialog. [qt]
  • Fix crash on load results. [cocoa]
  • Save preferences more predictably. [qt]
  • Fix picture mode’s fuzzy block scanner threshold.

New in dupeGuru 4.0.0 (Jul 2, 2016)

  • Merge Standard, Music and Picture editions in the same application!
  • Improve documentation. #294
  • Add Polish, Korean, Spanish and Dutch localizations.
  • qt: Fix wrong use_regexp option propagation to core. #295
  • qt: Fix progress window mistakenly showing up on startup. #357
  • Bump Python requirement to v3.4.
  • Bump OS X requirement to 10.8
  • Drop Windows support, maybe temporarily. Details
  • cocoa: Drop iPhoto, Aperture and iTunes support. Was unmaintained and obsolete.
  • Drop “Audio Contents” scan type. Was confusing and seldom useful.
  • Change license to GPLv3

New in dupeGuru 3.9.1 (Oct 18, 2014)

  • Fixed AttributeError: 'ComboboxModel' object has no attribute 'reset'. [Linux, Windows] (#254)
  • Fixed PermissionError on saving results. (#266)
  • Fixed a build problem introduced by Sphinx 1.2.3.
  • Updated German localisation, by Frank Weber.

New in dupeGuru 3.9.0 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • This is mostly a dependencies upgrade.
  • Upgraded to Python 3.3.
  • Upgraded to Qt 5.
  • Minimum Windows version is now Windows 7 64bit.
  • Minimum Ubuntu version is now 14.04.
  • Minimum OS X version is now 10.7 (Lion).
  • Improved documentation.
  • Overwrite subfolders’ state when setting states in folder dialog (#248)
  • The error report dialog now brings the user to Github issues.

New in dupeGuru 3.8.0 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Disable symlink/hardlink deletion option when not relevant. (#247)
  • Make Cmd+A select all folders in the Folder Selection dialog. [Mac] (#228)
  • Make non-numeric delta comparison case insensitive. (#239)
  • Fix surrogate-related UnicodeEncodeError on CSV export. (#210)
  • Fixed crash on Dupe Count sorting with Delta + Dupes Only. (#238)
  • Improved documentation.
  • Important internal refactorings.
  • Removed the fairware dialog (More Info).

New in dupeGuru 3.7.1 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • Fixed folder scan type, which was broken in v3.7.0.

New in dupeGuru 3.7.0 (Aug 19, 2013)

  • Improved delta values to support non-numerical values. (#213)
  • Improved the Re-Prioritize dialog’s UI. (#224)
  • Added hardlink/symlink support on Windows Vista+. (#220)
  • Dropped 32bit support on Mac OS X.
  • Added Vietnamese localization by Phan Anh.

New in dupeGuru 3.6.1 (Apr 29, 2013)

  • Improved “Make Selection Reference” to make it clearer. (#222)
  • Improved “Open Selected” to allow opening more than one file at once. (#142)
  • Fixed a few typos here and there. (#216 #225)
  • Tweaked the fairware dialog (More Info).
  • Added Arch Linux packaging
  • Added a 64-bit build for Windows.
  • Improved Russian localization by Kyrill Detinov.
  • Improved Brazilian localization by Victor Figueiredo.

New in dupeGuru 3.6.0 (Aug 9, 2012)

  • Added “Export to CSV”. (#189)
  • Added “Replace with symlinks” to complement “Replace with hardlinks”. [Mac, Linux] (#194)
  • dupeGuru now tells how many duplicates were affected after each re-prioritization operation. (#204)
  • Added Longest/Shortest filename criteria in the re-prioritize dialog. (#198)
  • Fixed result table cells which mistakenly became writable in v3.5.0. [Mac] (#203)
  • Fixed “Rename Selected” which was broken since v3.5.0. [Mac] (#202)
  • Fixed a bug where “Reset to Defaults” in the Columns menu wouldn’t refresh menu items’ marked state.
  • Added Brazilian localization by Victor Figueiredo.

New in dupeGuru 3.5.0 (Jun 2, 2012)

  • Added a Deletion Options panel.
  • Greatly improved memory usage for big scans.
  • Added a keybinding for the filter field. (#182) [Mac]

New in dupeGuru 3.4.1 (May 14, 2012)

  • Fixed the “Folders” scan type.

New in dupeGuru 3.4.0 (Mar 29, 2012)

  • Improved results window UI. [Windows, Linux]
  • Added a dialog to edit the Ignore List.
  • Added the ability to sort results by “marked” status.
  • Fixed “Open with default application”. (#190)
  • Fixed a bug where there would be a false reporting of discarded matches. (#195)
  • Fixed various localization glitches.
  • Fixed hard crashes on crash reporting. (#196)

New in dupeGuru 3.3.3 (Feb 2, 2012)

  • Fixed crash on adding some folders. [Mac OS X]
  • Added Ukrainian localization by Yuri Petrashko.

New in dupeGuru 3.3.2 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Fixed random hard crashes (yeah, again). [Mac OS X]
  • Fixed crash on Export to HTML. [Windows, Linux]
  • Added Armenian localization by Hrant Ohanyan.
  • Added Russian localization by Igor Pavlov.

New in dupeGuru 3.3.1 (Dec 5, 2011)

  • Fixed a couple of nasty crashes.

New in dupeGuru 3.3.0 (Dec 1, 2011)

  • Added multiple-selection in folder selection dialog for a more efficient folder removal. (#179)
  • Fixed a crash in the prioritize dialog. (#178)
  • Fixed a bug where mass marking with a filter would mark more than filtered duplicates. (#181)
  • Fixed random hard crashes. [Mac OS X] (#183 #184)
  • Added Czech localization by Aleš Nehyba.
  • Added Italian localization by Paolo Rossi.

New in dupeGuru 3.2.1 (Oct 3, 2011)

  • Fixed a couple of broken action bindings from v3.2.0.

New in dupeGuru 3.2.0 (Sep 28, 2011)

  • Added duplicate re-prioritization dialog. (#138)
  • Added font size preference for duplicate table. (#82)
  • Added Quicklook support. [Mac OS X] (#21)
  • Improved behavior of Mark Selected. (#139)
  • Improved filename sorting. (#169)
  • Added Chinese (Simplified) localization by Eric Dee.
  • Tweaked the fairware system.
  • Upgraded minimum requirements to OS X 10.6 and Ubuntu 11.04.

New in dupeGuru 3.1.2 (Aug 25, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug preventing the Folders scan from working.

New in dupeGuru 3.1.1 (Aug 25, 2011)

  • Added German localization.
  • Improved OS X Lion compatibility.
  • Made the file collection phase cancellable.
  • Fixed a text coloring glitch in the results.
  • Fixed glitch in the sorting feature of the Folder column.

New in dupeGuru 3.1.0 (Apr 17, 2011)

  • Added the “Folders” scan type. (#89)
  • Fixed a couple of crashes. (#140 #149)

New in dupeGuru 3.0.2 (Mar 16, 2011)

  • Fixed crash after removing marked dupes. (#140)
  • Fixed crash on error handling. [Windows] (#144)
  • Fixed crash on copy/move. [Windows] (#148)
  • Fixed crash when launching dupeGuru from a very long folder name. [Mac OS X] (#119)
  • Fixed a refresh bug in directory panel. (#153)
  • Improved reliability of the “Send to Trash” operation. [Linux]
  • Tweaked Fairware reminders.

New in dupeGuru 3.0.1 (Jan 27, 2011)

  • Restored the context menu which had been broken in 3.0.0. [Mac OS X] (#133)
  • Fixed a bug where an “unsaved results” warning would be issued on quit even with empty results. (#134)
  • Removed focus from the cancel button in the progress dialog to avoid accidental cancellations. [Mac OS X] (#135)
  • Folders added through drag and drop are added to the recent folders list. (#136)
  • Added a debugging mode. (#132)
  • Fixed french localization glitches.

New in dupeGuru 3.0.0 (Jan 24, 2011)

  • Re-designed the UI. (#129)
  • Internationalized dupeGuru and localized it to french. (#32)
  • Changed the format of the help file. (#130)

New in dupeGuru 2.12.3 (Jan 2, 2011)

  • Fixed bug causing results to be corrupted after a scan cancellation. (#120)
  • Fixed crash when fetching Fairware unpaid hours. (#121)
  • Fixed crash when replacing files with hardlinks. (#122)

New in dupeGuru 2.12.2 (Oct 5, 2010)

  • Fixed delta column colors which were broken since 2.12.0.
  • Fixed column sorting crash. (#108)
  • Fixed occasional crash during scan. (#106)

New in dupeGuru 2.12.1 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Re-licensed dupeGuru to BSD and made it Fairware

New in dupeGuru 2.12.0 (Sep 26, 2010)

  • Improved UI with a little revamp.
  • Added the possibility to place hardlinks to references after having deleted duplicates. [Mac OS X, Linux] (#91)
  • Added an option to ignore duplicates hardlinking to the same file. [Mac OS X, Linux] (#92)
  • Added multiple selection in the "Add Directory" dialog. [Mac OS X] (#105)
  • Fixed a bug preventing drag & drop from working in the Directories panel. [Windows, Linux]

New in dupeGuru 2.11.1 (Aug 26, 2010)

  • Fixed HTML exporting which was broken in 2.11.0.

New in dupeGuru 2.11.0 (Aug 18, 2010)

  • Added the ability to save results (and reload them) at arbitrary locations.
  • Improved the way reference files in dupe groups are chosen. (#15)
  • Remember size/position of all windows between launches. (#102)
  • Fixed a bug sometimes preventing dupeGuru from reloading previous results.
  • Fixed a bug sometimes causing the progress dialog to be stuck there. [Mac OS X] (#103)
  • Removed the Creation Date column, which wasn't displaying the correct value anyway. (#101)

New in dupeGuru 2.10.0 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Improved error messages when files can't be sent to trash, moved or copied.
  • Added a custom command invocation action.
  • Filters are now applied on whole paths.

New in dupeGuru 2.9.2 (Feb 10, 2010)

  • dupeGuru is now 64-bit on Mac OS X!
  • Fixed a crash upon quitting when support folder is not present.
  • Fixed a crash during sorting.
  • Fixed selection glitches, especially while renaming.

New in dupeGuru 2.9.1 (Jan 13, 2010)

  • Improved memory usage for Contents scans. (#75)
  • Improved scanning speed when ref directories are involved. (#77)
  • Show a message dialog at the end of the scan if no duplicates are found. (#81)
  • Fixed a bug sometimes causing the small files threshold pref to be ignored. [Mac OS X] (#75)

New in dupeGuru 2.9.0 (Nov 3, 2009)

  • Significantly improved speed and memory usage of big contents-based scans.
  • Added drag & drop support in the Directories panel.
  • Fixed a bug causing dupeGuru to be confused if a scanned file was moved during the scan.
  • Dropped support for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)

New in dupeGuru 2.8.2 (Oct 14, 2009)

  • Fixed a crash during very big scans.

New in dupeGuru 2.8.1 (Oct 2, 2009)

  • Fixed crash with filtering when regular expressions were enabled. (#60)
  • Fixed crash when setting directories' state. (Mac OS X) (#66)
  • Fixed crash with Make Reference when certain filters are applied. (Mac OS X) (#55)
  • Improved error handling during delete/move/copy actions. (#62 #65)

New in dupeGuru 2.8.0 (Sep 7, 2009)

  • Added support for all kinds of bundle (not just applications) (Mac OS X)
  • Re-introduced the Export to XHTML feature to Windows.
  • Improved Export to XHTML speed.
  • Improved Contents scanning speed for large files.
  • Improved the grouping algorithm to reduce the number of discarded files in non-exact scans.
  • Stopped showing the same file on the 2 sides of the details panel when a ref file is selected.
  • Fixed crashes in the Directories panel.

New in dupeGuru 2.7.3 (Jun 21, 2009)

  • Fixed bugs with selection being jumpy during "Make Reference" actions and Power Marker switches.
  • Fixed crash happening when a file with non-roman characters couldn't be analyzed.
  • Fixed crash sometimes happening during the file collection phase in scanning.
  • Restored double-click and right-click behavior lost in the PyQt move (Windows).

New in dupeGuru 2.7.2 (Jun 10, 2009)

  • Fixed an occasional crash on Copy/Move operations.
  • Added automatic exclusion for sensible folders (like system folders).
  • Fixed an occasional crash when application files were part of the results (Mac OS X).

New in dupeGuru 2.7.1 (May 30, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug causing crashes when having application files in the results.
  • Fixed a bug causing a GUI freeze at the beginning of a scan with a lot of files.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash when an action was cancelled, and then started again.

New in dupeGuru 2.7.0 (May 25, 2009)

  • Converted the Windows GUI to Qt.
  • Improved the reliability of the scanning process.

New in dupeGuru 2.6.1 (Mar 27, 2009)

  • Fixed an occasional crash caused by permission issues.
  • Fixed a bug where the "X discarded" notice would show a too large number of discarded duplicates.

New in dupeGuru 2.6.0 (Sep 10, 2008)

  • Added a small file threshold preference.
  • Added a notice in the status bar when matches were discarded during the scan.
  • Improved duplicate prioritization (smartly chooses which file you will keep).
  • Improved scan progress feedback.
  • Improved responsiveness of the user interface for certain actions.

New in dupeGuru 2.5.4 (Aug 11, 2008)

  • Improved the speed of results loading and saving.
  • Fixed a crash sometimes occurring during duplicate deletion.

New in dupeGuru 2.5.3 (Jul 9, 2008)

  • Improved unicode handling for filenames. dupeGuru will now find a lot more duplicates if your files have non-ascii characters in it.

New in dupeGuru 2.5.1 (Nov 23, 2007)

  • Added the "Remove empty folders" option.
  • Fixed results load/save issues.
  • Fixed occasional status bar inaccuracies when the results are filtered.

New in dupeGuru 2.5 (Sep 17, 2007)

  • Added post scan filtering.
  • Fixed issues with the rename feature under Windows
  • Fixed some user interface annoyances under Windows