Matching Conditions

Specify conditions how to match files

Name
Match if file name is same.
(SweepUp distinguishes cases, regardless file system rule, assuming duplication. File name extension is also compared.)

Size
Match if file size if same.

On Macintosh, size of a "Data Fork" is compared (see "Resource Conditions" below).
Note that SweepUp shows total size (Data Fork plus Resource Fork) in a window. If "Resource Conditions" is not specified, it is possible that files with different size are grouped.

Created Date
Match if creation date is same

Modified Date
Match if modified date is same.

File Type

Macintosh
Match if file type (four-character code, such as 'TEXT') is same.
If file type is not set, match if file name extension (such as ".txt") is same.
(Here SweepUp ignores cases.)
Windows
Match if file name extension (such as ".txt") is same.
(Here SweepUp ignores cases.)

Content
Match if content of files are exactly same.
(On Macintosh, content of "Data Fork" is compared. See "Resource Conditions" below).

Creator (Macintosh only)
Match if creator sign of a file (four-character code, such as 'stxt', indicates an application program which created the file) is same.

Label (Macintosh only)
Match if label of a file icon (color applied using Finder) is same.

Resource (Macintosh only)
On Macintosh, sometime additional information is saved into "Resource Fork" along with more common "Data Fork". For example, some text editing application saves user preferences, such as window position and font, into "Resource Fork", along with text data into "Data Fork". If this option is specified, SweepUp checks size and/or content of Resource Fork.
(Note that SweepUp always checks Resource Fork for application program file ('APPL') regardless this option, because it is essential for "classic" application file.)