Duplicate File Detective Help

When a new project is created within Duplicate File Detective, a default set of search and exclusion paths are added to the project.

 

Default Search Paths

 

•Add fixed disk drives - Enabled by default.

•Add remote (mapped) drives - Disabled by default.

•Add removable drives - Disabled by default.

 

Default Exclusions

 

•Exclude Windows folder - Where operating system and other critical files are kept (e.g. C:\windows).

•Exclude Program Files folder - Where installed programs and their supportive files reside.

•Exclude Common Program Files folder - As above, only for all users.

•Exclude Windows System folder - The Windows system folder (e.g. C:\Windows\System).

•Exclude Temporary files folder - Temporary folder location, as determined by environment variables or current user profile.

•Exclude Temporary Internet files folder - The directory in which Internet Explorer places temporary files.

 

All of the above exclusions are enabled by default.

 

Note: On 64-bit systems, certain 32-bit path counterparts will also be excluded based upon the choices made above. For example, excluding the "Program Files" folder on a

64-bit system will also result in the exclusion of the "Program Files (x86)" folder, which Windows uses to transparently support the execution of 32-bit applications.