Version history

Current version: 7.17.3.45 - 13 Feb 2024

Changes:

  • Fixed: application fails to start on some PCs
  • Fixed: loading saved scan produces zero results in folder comparison scan mode
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Version: 7.17.0.42 - 09 Feb 2024

Changes:

  • Updated user manual
  • Improved logging
  • Better support for long path names
  • Added Polish and Slovenian translations
  • MultiView: Force show scrollbar in MacOS
  • Scan engine: embedded thumbnails are now auto-rotated before comparison
  • New "Theatre View" mode
  • Added "Do not ask again" check box to the "Exit" popup
  • Fixed incorrect calculation of files in the results, add re-calculation on filter change
  • Other minor bugfixes and improvements

Version: 7.16.0.40 - 16 Nov 2023

Changes:

  • Added support for macOS Sonoma (14.1.1)
  • Mac Photos scan now supports Photos app version 9.x (Sonoma)
  • UI improvements: Added new "Support" tab in settings to allow users create zip archive with app data
  • Other minor bugfixes and improvements

Version: 7.15.0.39 - 28 Sep 2023

Changes:

  • Software anti-crack protection improvements
  • Improvements in image similarity detection
  • Reset selection state after the "Move to" operation, to avoid accidental deletion within next user actions
  • Use Ctrl+L/Ctrl+S to enlarge/reduce Thumbnail size in MultiViewer
  • Explorer-style bulk selection of duplicates in TableView
  • Added support for macOS Ventura 13.6
  • Bugfix: image color inversion in macOS
  • Bugfix: issues accessing NAS drives on Mac

Version: 7.14.0.35 - 22 June 2023

Changes:

  • Scan engine improvements (finds more duplicates when processing large RAW images)
  • Mobile SmartScan improvements (support for other MTP-compatible devices, like e-Disk)
  • New "FragmentSearch" scan mode.
  • Updated translations
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version: 7.13.0.33 - 31 January 2023

Changes:

  • DPC/Windows: Added new scan mode - PaintShop pro (supports Corel PaintShop Pro 2023)
  • Improvements in image comparison algorithm makes DPC to find even more duplicates
  • MultiViewer: added support for thumbnail size up to 1024x1024px. This can be adjusted in DPC settings->General tab
  • MultiViewer: selection checkbox is now disabled for master files in folder comparison mode
  • UI improvements: duplicates can be selected/unselected by SPACE key
  • Updated translations
  • Other minor bugfixes and improvements

Version: 7.12.0.31 - 9 December 2022

Changes:

  • New feature: sound notifications
  • Added support for OS native window frame for dark theme
  • Mac: Added support for Photos 8.0 (Mac OS Ventura 13.0.1)
  • Windows: Added support for virtual drive detection
  • Lightroom classic scan: bugfixes and improvements
  • First time run: Let users decide whether DPC should keep previous settings or not
  • Minor bugfixes and UI improvements

Version: 7.11.0.25 - 13 October 2022

Changes:

  • Speed optimizations. DPC now works up to 3x times faster!
  • Memory consumption reduced. Further optimizations in image processing and analysis allowed to significantly reduce memory consumption
  • Image comparison algorithm improvements allow DPC to find more duplicates
  • Additional bug fixes and improvements

Version: 7.10.0.20 - 1st September 2022

Changes:

  • A DPC portable version now available
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

Version: 7.9.0.18 - 11th August 2022

Changes:

  • New scan mode: Lightroom Classic
  • Added a new option "Replace duplicates with NTFS hard links when possible" to the Windows version. When this option is turned ON and user chooses "Replace with symbolic links", DPC will try to use NTFS hard links instead of symbolic links. Hard links are more effective than symbolic links, and they don't require DPC to be running with administrator privileges. On the other hand, there are some restrictions:
    1. hard links are available only on NTFS volumes
    2. files being linked should be on the same volume (disk)
  • MultiView: show resolved duplicates with red crossed filenames
  • TreeView / MultiView: scan results are now sorted by file size descending (by default)
  • App log: application settings are dumped into the log before each scan
  • Bug fixes: app crash when previewing images, app stuck when grouping results

Version: 7.8.0.16 - 28th June 2022

Changes:

  • DPC now uses OS native access to image EXIF information instead of using third party library
  • Improvements to the image comparison algorithm allow DPC to find more duplicates
  • Multi-Viewer optimization (faster thumbnail rendering)
  • Hovering over images in any view mode will display a tooltip with EXIF information
  • UI improvements:
    • Styled scrollbars in dark theme
    • Added support for Windows 11 snap layout
    • Double-clicking on an image preview or clicking on a file/directory name while scanning will open the current file/directory location
  • Updated translations
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

Version: 7.7.0.14 - 1st Jun 2022

Changes:

  • Added a new "MultiView" mode (some features such as displaying EXIF information are not supported yet, will be added in future versions)
  • UI Improvement: The user can now move the Search/Filter popup around the screen
  • Support for the latest Mac OS 12.4 and Photos 7.0
  • Mac OS Photos: Added a user notification that the Photos Library cannot be accessed (DPC now checks for required permissions each time a user adds a Photos Library to a scan)
  • Fixed an issue with auto-updating app on Mac OS
  • Fixed issues with bulk selection in different view modes
  • Other minor bugfixes

Version: 7.6.0.13 - 5th May 2022

Changes:

  • Added new Photos scan mode (Mac OS only)
    • Compared to DPC5, this version allows users to select Photos library from custom folder (not only the default one)
    • On order to work correctly, DPC should be given a "Full disk access" permission in Mac OS security preferences
  • Improved Windows 11 support

Version: 7.5.0.12 - 25th Feb 2022

Changes:

  • Added new Picasa scan mode (Windows only)
  • Improved support for latest Windows 11 update
  • Additional minor UI improvements

Version: 7.4.0.11 - 3rd Feb 2022

Changes:

  • Added support for Apple M1 platform
  • Added ability to temporarily remember user's choice between "Delete permanently" and "Move to Trash" and don't ask again until the new scan initiated by user
  • Additional minor UI improvements and bug fixes

Version: 7.3.0.10 - 22nd Dec 2021

Changes:

  • Added new "Folder Comparison" scan mode
  • UI improvements
  • Other minor UI improvements

Version: 7.2.0.9 - 23rd Nov 2021

Changes:

  • Added German translation
  • UI improvements
  • Fixed minor bugs

Version: 7.2.0.8 - 17th Nov 2021

Changes:

  • Added Mobile SmartScan mode
  • Added translation to French and Turkish languages
  • Fixed minor bugs

Version: 7.1.0.7 - 28th Sep 2021

Changes:

  • New translations added (Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Serbian)
  • TreeView mode added (available via the "View" menu)
  • Better compatibility with NAS (Network storage) devices

Version: 7.0.0.6 - 26th Aug 2021

Changes:

  • Revamped scanning engine
  • New UI
  • Support for Windows 11 and the latest MacOS versions
  • Fixes and improvements

Version: 5.21.0.1278 - 27th Jan 2021

Changes:

  • Updated translations
  • Added Portuguese user manual
  • Improved backward compatibility with older Windows OS
  • New option in settings to enable/disable removing empty folders

Version: 5.20.0.1274 - 6th Nov 2020

Changes:

  • Scan engine bugfixes and improvements
  • Speed optimizations
  • EXIF orientation flag is now used for image auto-flip/auto-rotation
  • Bug fixed: #922886 (Automatic selection does not work for imported scan)
  • New feature: cumulative selection (can be enabled in settings)
  • DPC/Windows: added support for DICOM image formats (*.dcm, *.dci, *.dicom, *.v2)

Version: 5.19.0.1271 - 5th Oct 2020

Changes:

  • Better support for internationalization
  • Scan speed/Image processing optimizations
  • UX/UI improvements
  • Updated translations
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.18.0.1267 - 3rd Sep 2020

Changes:

  • Fixed: DPC fails to load settings with custom OS locale
  • Fixed: DPC may hang when processing corrupted images
  • Improved support for the most recent Windows 10 build 2004
  • Solved problem with moving large amount of files to the Recycle Bin (Windows Explorer limitation overcome)
  • Moving/Restoring files to/from Recycle Bin is now super-fast

Version: 5.17.0.1265 - 24th Jul 2020

Changes:

  • DPC/Windows: image processing now uses Direct2D API for memory/speed optimizations
  • Other image processing speed optimizations
  • Added Support for Canon Raw CIFF v3 Image File (*.CR3)
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.16.3.1261 - 22nd May 2020

Changes:

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.16.0.1258 - 12th May 2020

Changes:

  • Update internal codecs to support more RAW image formats
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.15.0.1255 - 6th May 2020

Changes:

  • Added an option to filter scan results by percentage ranges
  • Improved HEIC support
  • Improved Windows native codecs support
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.14.0.1248 - 3rd Apr 2020

Changes:

  • New Mobile SmartScan mode
  • Added a new "Use Embedded Thumbnails" option in the Settings
  • UX and performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.13.0.1244 - 28th Feb 2020

Changes:

  • Range selection and search filter improvements
  • Support for PaintShop Pro 2020, Lightroom Classic 9.2, Lightroom CC3.2
  • UX improvements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.12.0.1235 - 19th Dec 2019

Changes:

  • Added "Copy to clipboard" context menu option
  • Added "Safe reverse selection" option in the Settings
  • Photos Scan (Mac): added an option to delete invalid entries automatically to repair the database
  • New search/filtering options: by EXIF capture date, by path
  • UX improvements
  • Performance improvements and bug fixes

Version: 5.11.0.1233 - 3rd Dec 2019

Changes:

  • Photos scan improvements
  • Better logging
  • Updated User Manual
  • Updated Turkish translation
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.10.0.1230 - 30th Oct 2019

Changes:

  • Added Media Device Scan
  • Optimized scanner core to find more duplicates
  • Made scan for exact duplicates super-fast
  • Added an option to ignore invalid groups when loading a saved scan
  • Updated translations
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.9.0.1220 - 9th Sep 2019

Changes:

  • Added support for JFIF and WEBP image formats
  • Added support for Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019
  • Added new context menu selection options
  • Improved Folder Comparison mode
  • Improved Windows 10 support
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.8.0.1208 - 31st Jul 2019

Changes:

  • Improved alternative matching algorithm
  • Added an Analysis Depth option
  • Improved support for Windows 10 build 1903
  • Numerous UI and UX improvements
  • Improved Same Subject scan mode
  • Added scrolling using the Up/Dn, PgUp/PgDn, Home, and End keys
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.7.0.1199 - 12th Jun 2019

Changes:

  • Added the Quick Start Guide to the app
  • Added support for showing progress in Windows taskbar
  • Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.14.5
  • Improved image rotation algorithm for better results
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.6.0.1195 - 25th Apr 2019

Changes:

  • Improved image comparison algorithm
  • Added an option to select multiple folders from a single dialog
  • Added ability to disable master/original image protection in Settings
  • Updated translations
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.5.0.1188 - 28th Mar 2019

Changes:

  • Added Search/Filter by EXIF tags
  • Added an option for the user to fine-tune the scan by adjusting image comparison bitmap size
  • Updated translations
  • UI improvements
  • Performance enhancements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.4.0.1186 - 20th Feb 2019

Changes:

  • Added view mode selection to Step 1
  • Numerous file selection and filtering improvements
  • Added an option to load scans from TXT and multisheet XLS files
  • Improved licensing
  • Optimized item selection for a huge number of files (over 100,000)
  • Updated translations
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.3.0.1182 - 11th Jan 2019

Changes:

  • Optimized MultiViewer speed and memory consumption
  • Added an option to pause/resume scan
  • Added a floating info panel to Step 3
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.2.0.1178 - 10th Dec 2018

Changes:

  • Added HEIC/HEIF support for Mac OS X Mojave
  • Added a trackbar for quick file size filter adjustment
  • Added a quick search/filter feature to the results
  • Added Lightroom Classic and Cloud CC 2018 support
  • Optimized memory consumption during scan
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.1.0.1174 - 8th Nov 2018

Changes:

  • Added HEIC/HEIF image format support for Windows 10
  • Added support for more image formats:
  • *.bay Casio Raw Image File
  • *.erf Epson Camera Raw Image File
  • *.kdc Kodak Camera RAW Image File
  • *.rwl Leica Camera RAW Image File
  • *.mef Mamiya Camera RAW Image File
  • *.nrw Nikon Camera RAW Image File
  • *.ptx Pentax Camera RAW Image File
  • *.srw Samsung Camera Raw Image File
  • *.rle Windows Run-length encoding Image File
  • *.dds Windows DirectDraw Surface File
  • *.wdp Windows Media Photo Image File
  • *.jxr Windows JPEG XR Image File
  • *.hdp Windows HD Photo Image File
  • *.jpe Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • *.jif Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • *.j2k JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.jpc JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.j2c JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.jp2 JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.pcx PCExchange Image File
  • *.ppm Portable PixMap Image File
  • *.pgm Portable GreyMap Image File
  • *.pbm Portable BitMap Image File
  • *.svg Scalable Vector Graphics Image File
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 5.0.0.1166 - 15th Oct 2018

Changes:

  • New comparison algorithm
  • Added Windows tags support
  • Added Chinese translation
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.11.0.1164 - 10th Sep 2018

Changes:

  • Added an option to use an alternative matching algorithm
  • Added a Windows Explorer context menu
  • Improved registration
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.10.1.1160 - 16th Aug 2018

Changes:

  • UI fixes

Version: 4.10.1.1159 - 14th Aug 2018

Changes:

  • Added group view mode to MultiViewer
  • Added an option to sort by group in MultiViewer
  • Added Corel PaintShop Pro support
  • Added Turkish translation
  • Performance and UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.9.1.1151 - 4th Jul 2018

Changes:

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.9.0.1150 - 30th Jun 2018

Changes:

  • Improved French translation
  • UI enhancements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.8.0.1146 - 29th May 2018

Changes:

  • Added a new scan mode
  • Same Subject Scan
  • Added Italian translation
  • Added HEIC/HEIF image support (Mac OS X High Sierra)
  • Improved the Folder Comparison scan mode
  • UI improvements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.7.0.1140 - 23rd Apr 2018

Changes:

  • Redesigned UI
  • Added Lightroom 7 support
  • Added Sony ARW image format support
  • Usability improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 4.6.0.1131 - 21st Mar 2018

Changes:

  • Fixed: Blue counter "Files scaned" changes its place after UI language is switched to Japanese and then back to English
  • Updated Deutsch (German) translations
  • Testimonials: do not show path in filenames and folders
  • Added "Display File Size" option in settings
  • Step 3 Table/Tree additional improvements to increase image preview area

Version: 4.5.0.1125 - 15th Feb 2018

Changes:

  • Changed the algorithm for determining original images
  • Added an option to save scan in Excel
  • Added French translation
  • UI enhancements
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 4.4.0.1120 - 12th Jan 2018

Changes:

  • Improved image processing
  • Added EXIF metadata to the results
  • Reduced the size of the installer
  • Multiple UI enhancements
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 4.3.0.1114 - 14th Dec 2017

Changes:

  • Added an option to scan individual albums in Photos (Mac)
  • Improved High Sierra support
  • Improved Windows installer
  • Added a View Log button and error messages popups
  • Fixed German translation
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 4.2.1.1108 - 10th Nov 2017

Changes:

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

Version: 4.2.0.1107 - 10th Nov 2017

Changes:

  • Added Picasa 3 scan mode
  • Added an option to change thumbnail size in Multiviewer
  • Added drag & drop support to Photos scan mode
  • Improved image orientation detection algorithm
  • Improved RAW support
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

Version: 4.1.0.1096 - 04th Oct 2017

Changes:

  • Added an option to replace duplicates with a symbolic link
  • Added an option to sort duplicates by geo tags in Photos
  • Added an option to scan Photos libraries using Standard Scan mode
  • Improved work with Photos
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance improvements

Version: 4.0.0.1091 - 21st Sep 2017

Changes:

  • Better performance and stability
  • UI improvements

Version: 3.4.1.1083 - 16th Aug 2017

Changes:

  • Better performance and stability
  • Improved German and Portuguese translations
  • UI improvements
  • Faster Multi-Viewer performance
  • Under-the-hood fixes

Version: 3.4.0.1077 - 27th Jun 2017

Changes:

  • UI changes and improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 3.4.0.1076 - 23rd Jun 2017

Changes:

  • UI changes and improvements
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 3.3.7.1053 - 3rd May 2017

Changes:

  • Added an option to set the similarity threshold below 50%
  • Added exporting the scan results to .txt, .cvs and .html
  • Added an option to change the file name when moving files

Version: 3.3.4.1023 - 24th Mar 2017

Changes:

  • Added an option to bulk-select small and large images
  • UI changes and improvements
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 3.3.3.977 - 18th Feb 2017

Changes:

  • Added Spanish localization
  • Improved and accelerated Sector Detail Scan using multithreading
  • UI improvements
  • minor bug fixes

Version: 3.3.2.956 - 28th Dec 2016

Changes:

  • Add Save Scan feature
  • UI improvement
  • Fixed critical issue
  • Fixed for Folder Comparison Scan

Version: 3.3.1.948 - 3rd Dec 2016

Changes:

  • Improvement: Added support of .rw2 files
  • Improvement: UI
  • Improvement: More stable Sector scan
  • Bug fixes

Version: 3.2.2.934 - 4th Nov 2016

Changes:

  • Add PSD support for Mac

Version: 3.2.1.932 - 18th Oct 2016

Changes:

  • Improved work with large collection of photos
  • Bug fixes

Version: 3.1.1.912 - 14th Sep 2016

Changes:

  • Added Mac OS X Sierra support
  • Added Photos 2.0 support
  • Added an option to delete read-only files
  • Performance improvements & minor bug fixes

Version: 3.0.1.896 - 9th Aug 2016

Changes:

  • Improved UI & UI fixes
  • Added Folder Comparison Mode
  • Added helpful tips when working with master images
  • Fixes and improvements

Version: 2.11.8.818 - 23rd May 2016

Changes:

  • Improved deletion speed

Version: 2.11.6.784 - 24th Feb 2016

Changes:

  • Added a possibility to delete files permanently
  • Updated text on the Delete files form
  • MacOs: Speeded up the scan of raw images
  • Fixed - Circle with numbers not centered by the text center at the scan result screen
  • Fixed - User can open Settings window several times
  • Fixed - Application window is very big on Windows 10

Version: 2.11.4.738 - 05th Feb 2016

Changes:

  • Changed UI
  • Changed uninstall link
  • Fixed - Read Only preview images doesn't showed under the scroll at the Multy-Viewer view
  • Fixed - Application name not on the same line with text at welcome window
  • Fixed - Application does not show tooltip with full file name on highlight file name
  • Fixed - Don't show the Select Folder form in case there is only one media library in Photos

Version: 2.10.19.690 - 31st Dec 2015

Changes:

  • Fixed - Sometimes program crashed while scanning
  • Fixed - Only last duplicate deleted in MultiView view and Sector Scan

Version: 2.10.7.631 - 3rd Nov 2015

Changes:

  • New logo
  • 2-clicks installation
  • Signing with the new certificate
  • Add Serbian language
  • Update English language
  • Update for Mac
  • Fixed minimize window in Mac
  • Fixed crashes

Version: 2.8.0.286 - 27th Feb 2015

Changes:

  • SectorScan was improved to increase scan speed

Version: 2.8.0.285 - 30th Jan 2015

Changes:

  • Optimized work with large numbers of duplicates
  • Improved TreeView mode
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

Version: 2.8.0.267 - 5th Dec 2014

Changes:

  • Fixed crashes on Windows
  • RAW support on Mac
  • Sector detail scan
  • Update UI

Version: 2.7.0.247 - 15th Aug 2014

Changes:

  • Improved accuracy
  • Changed application logo
  • Added keyboard shortcuts
  • Added support for 90-day free keys
  • Improved stability
  • Minor bug fixes

Version: 2.6.0.226 - 23rd May 2014

Changes:

  • Update UI
  • Minor bug fixes
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • OS:
    • Windows XP - 11
    • Mac OS X 10.6 - Sonoma 14
  • CPU: 400 MHz or higher
  • RAM: 128 MB or more
  • Hard Drive: 50 MB of free space

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