fdupes_gui

A graphical user interface front end for fdupes cli program.

Fdupes is a program to detect duplicate files based on content in an efficient way.

Getting Started

Make sure the following prerequisites are met:

• fdupes command is available from PATH
  • When not found, you can still select the fdupes binary location manually.
• Download fdupes_gui from releases

Usage

Folder selection

Specify initial folders to scan for duplicates, either:

• Pass parameters (full folder paths) to the fdupes_gui executable
• Select a folder using the 'Select folder' button

Change folder: press the 'Change folder' button on the top left.

Add additional folders to scan for duplicates: press the + button on the top right.

Remove a folder: click the - button on the right of the folder name.

Dupe group selection

Clicking on a dupe group will select it and show the duplicate instances on the right pane.

Dupe instances

A dupe instance shows its simple filename if all dupes are in the same folder, or includes its path relative to its base dir otherwise.

The following actions can be performed:

• Click on the filename to open the file in the default viewer
• Hover over the filename to see its full path
• Click on the edit button to rename the file
• Click on the trash button to delete the duplicate (no confirmation asked!)

Refresh

Recalculates duplicates by pressing the 'Refresh' button top right.

Preferences

• Skip empty files: uses the --noempty option. Empty files are not included in results.
• Use cache: uses the --cache option. Builds a cache for faster results on next run.
• Follow symlinks: uses --symlinks option.

Config location

• MacOS: ~/Library/Preferences/be.shibby.fdupes-gui.plist
• Linux: ~/.local/share/be.shibby.fdupes_gui/shared_preferences.json