SweepUp finds duplicate or similar files across folders or volumes (disks), then shows them for user.
User can select unnecessary files automatically, manually or both, and trash them if desired.
We often make backup files for "safe" or "insurance", duplicating original file. As a result, there are so many duplicates or similar files here and there. It is possible to start work with "unintended" files on later day. With increasing capacity and decreasing price of hard disk, such trouble seems to be more prone to happen in these days.
SweepUp is useful application program and will help you to prevent such troubles.
Window title area shows registered user name.
Drop folders, in which you want to check duplicates, onto SweepUp icon or upper portion of a window.
(Files cannot be dropped.)
You can drop and add folders at any time (SweepUp checks same folders already added).
SweepUp excludes files which is hidden (invisible), is in system folder, or is used by operating system.
User specifies Matching Conditions at top-left portion of a window, then press the [ Find Match ] button. SweepUp will show result.
At top-right portion of a window, SweepUp shows some statistics:
Total Files
Total number of files to check match (contained in folders dropped onto SweepUp).
Matched
A number of files matched according to specified conditions.
Trash
A number of files marked as [ Trash ].
Matched files are grouped and indicated by separating with horizontal line.
Clicking a row of a file shows a pop-up menu, which will be applied on a file or a group.
Show File
Brings a folder in which the image resides as a window and makes the image file selected.
Macintosh
Unfold utilizes Finder.
Windows
Unfold utilizes Explorer.
(NOTE: Depending on running Windows version and applied updates, it may fail to make the image file selected.)
Open by Application
Macintosh
Unfold tries to open the image file with an application which created it.
Windows
Unfold tries to open the image file with an application which is associated with the file name extension.
Uncheck All
Uncheck [ Trash ] of all files in a group.
Check Older
Check [ Trash ] of older files (modified earlier) in a group.
(only the newest file remains)
Check Deeper
Check [ Trash ] of files which reside in deeper folder in a group.
(only the file which reside in shallowest folder remains)
Check Smaller
Check [ Trash ] of smaller files in a group.
(only the largest file remains)
Example of "Check Older"
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
User can also mark [ Trash ] manually one by one.
From File menu, user can check and apply [ Trash ] for all groups as well.
To trash files actually which is marked as [ Trash ], select [ File ] menu and [ Trash Checked Files... ].
