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Uncheck All
Uncheck "Trash" of all files in all groups.

Check Older
Check "Trash" of older files (modified earlier) in all groups.
(only the newest file in each group remains)

Check Deeper
Check "Trash" of files which reside in deeper folder in all groups.
(only the file which reside in shallowest folder in each group remains)

Check Smaller
Check "Trash" of smaller files in all groups.
(only the largest file in each group remains)


If a group contains files which cannot be trashed, other files are marked unconditionally.
("files which cannot be trashed" means files contained in a folder (or sub folder of it) which is not marked as "Trash" in "Designated Folders")

If there is no distinction to check, SweepUp selects a file in following order:
  • an older file
  • a file which resides in deeper folder
  • a smaller file
  • a file added later

Trash Checked Files...
After confirmation, trashes files marked as "Trash".
(SweepUp inhibits this command once Matching Conditions is changed and "Find Match" is not executed yet, because matching result shown in a window is not appropriate.)



Delete emptied folders
If this option is specified, SweepUp deletes folders which becomes empty by trashing contained files.
First, if there is no "visible" (not hidden) file, then it tries to delete "visible" empty folders.
It tries the same deletion for all sub folders as well.
If there is no "visible" file nor folder, it deletes the folder itself.
At this point, "invisible" (hidden) files and directories are deleted unconditionally.
(normally, those were created and used by the operating system)
Next, it tries the same deletion for the containing folders as well.
In any case, "Trash" setting of each "Designated Folders" are considered to decide whether delete or not.

There may be files and folders that cannot be deleted, due to access privilege or lock settings.
If "invisible" files or directories are in this case, the containing folder remains even if it looks empty.