v1.7.9

DeDupe+ v1.7.9 Release Notes
Release Date: March 29, 2026
Version: 1.7.9

What's New & Improved
Major UI/UX Improvements

• Cleaner Filter Extensions dialog — Removed bulky exclude presets to focus on the main goal: finding duplicate user content (videos, documents, music, ROMs, archives, etc.).
• Kept the Exclude extensions text field for flexibility — users can still manually exclude specific types (e.g. exclude .srt from video preset).
• Side-by-side layout for Include presets with better button alignment and reduced blank space.
• "Clear / Reset" button now clears all presets and fields cleanly.
• Added retro ASCII progress bar

Bug Fixes

• Fixed critical crash when saving presets in Filter Extensions dialog (ValueError: not enough values to unpack).
• Improved .DS_Store and hidden file handling in scanning logic.
• Fixed inconsistent indentation issues (tabs vs spaces) that caused crashes on macOS.
• Better handling of exclude list when using include presets.

Performance & Stability

• ScanThread now properly respects interruption requests (Stop Scan button works more reliably).
• Progress indicators (default bar, animated GIF, emoji, ASCII bar) are now properly hidden when scan ends.
• Minor memory and responsiveness improvements during long scans.

Code Quality

• Simplified dialog logic (removed unused exclude preset code).
• Updated About dialog with cleaner styling and better link appearance.
• Added better error handling and default values in several places.

Known Issues / Future Plans

• Planning to add "Keep largest file in each group" option in next release.
• Looking into creating a standalone macOS .app bundle for easier launching.

Full Changelog: v1.6...v1.7.9