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.
Make sure the following prerequisites are met:
fdupes
command is available fromPATH
- When not found, you can still select the
fdupes
binary location manually.
- When not found, you can still select the
- Download
fdupes_gui
from releases
Specify initial folder to scan for duplicates, either:
- Pass a parameter (full folder path) to the
fdupes_gui
executable - Select a folder using the 'Select folder' button
Change folder: press the 'Change folder' button on the top left.
Clicking on a dupe group will select it and show the duplicate instances on the right pane.
A dupe instance shows its simple filename if all dupes are in the same folder, or includes its path relative to the selected dir (= 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!)
Recalculates duplicates by pressing the 'Refresh' button top right.
- MacOS:
~/Library/Preferences/be.shibby.fdupes-gui.plist
- Linux:
~/.local/share/be.shibby.fdupes_gui/shared_preferences.json