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  <p><u>Adding files to be compared</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Add files to be compared using drag and drop. Drop files or folders onto the Find Duplicates window to add them to the list of files to compare. When one or more folders are dropped onto the window a menu will appear allowing you to choose the desired action:</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-6"><b>Add contents:</b> The contents of dropped folders will added to the window.<br />
  <b>Add contents recursive:</b> The contents of dropped folders and all sub folders will be added to the window.<br />

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  <p><u>Comparison methods</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The attribute to use for two images to match can be selected with the &#8220;Compare by:&#8221; drop down menu. Each method is explained below:</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5"><b>Name:</b> The file name.</p>

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  <p><u>Results list</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Files that match with the selected comparison method will appear in the list. Matching files are grouped in alternating color.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The order of the result list can not be changed, files will appear in the order of the search. When comparing by image content similarity, the matching groups will be sorted by order of rank starting with the files that are most similar.</p>

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  <p><u>Status bar</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Along the bottom of the Find Duplicates window is an area that displays the count of files contained in the window, and the number of files in the result list.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The status bar will also display the status of an active compare operation using the progress bar. A compare operation involves 2 or 3 stages, depending on the type of comparison. These are the stages in order:</p>

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  <p><u>Thumbnails</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Thumbnails can be displayed beside each image in the result list by enabling the Thumbnails check box.</p>

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  <p><u>Compare two file sets</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Sometimes it is useful to compare one group of files to another, different group of files. Enable this check box to compare two groups of files. When enabled a second list will appear, files can be added to this list using the same methods for the main list.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">When comparing two file sets the results list will display matches between the two lists. For each match group, the first file is always from the main group, and the remaining files are always from the second group.</p>

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  <p><u>Drag and Drop</u>
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  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Drag and drop can be initiated with the primary or middle mouse buttons. Dragging a file that is selected will include all selected files in the drag. Dragging a file that is not selected will first change the selection to the dragged file, and clear the previous selection.</p>

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  <h2>Adding files to be compared</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Add files to be compared using drag and drop. Drop files or folders onto the Find Duplicates window to add them to the list of files to compare. When one or more folders are dropped onto the window a menu will appear allowing you to choose the desired action:</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-6"><b>Add contents:</b> The contents of dropped folders will added to the window.<br />
  <b>Add contents recursive:</b> The contents of dropped folders and all sub folders will be added to the window.<br />

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  <h2>Comparison methods</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The attribute to use for two images to match can be selected with the &#8220;Compare by:&#8221; drop down menu. Each method is explained below:</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5"><b>Name:</b> The file name.</p>

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  <h2>Results list</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Files that match with the selected comparison method will appear in the list. Matching files are grouped in alternating color.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The order of the result list can not be changed, files will appear in the order of the search. When comparing by image content similarity, the matching groups will be sorted by order of rank starting with the files that are most similar.</p>

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  </p>

  <h2>Status bar</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Along the bottom of the Find Duplicates window is an area that displays the count of files contained in the window, and the number of files in the result list.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">The status bar will also display the status of an active compare operation using the progress bar. A compare operation involves 2 or 3 stages, depending on the type of comparison. These are the stages in order:</p>

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  </p>

  <h2>Thumbnails</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Thumbnails can be displayed beside each image in the result list by enabling the Thumbnails check box.</p>

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  </p>

  <h2>Compare two file sets</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Sometimes it is useful to compare one group of files to another, different group of files. Enable this check box to compare two groups of files. When enabled a second list will appear, files can be added to this list using the same methods for the main list.</p>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">When comparing two file sets the results list will display matches between the two lists. For each match group, the first file is always from the main group, and the remaining files are always from the second group.</p>

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  </p>

  <h2>Drag and Drop</h2>

  <p class="gq-finding-duplicates-5">Drag and drop can be initiated with the primary or middle mouse buttons. Dragging a file that is selected will include all selected files in the drag. Dragging a file that is not selected will first change the selection to the dragged file, and clear the previous selection.</p>

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