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- QDups
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- QDups is designed to help hard disk users locate and remove duplicate
- files from their hard disks. Before QDups, getting rid of duplicate
- files meant searching through a hard disk, then manually deleting the
- unwanted files. This program handles the job automatically. QDups can
- free up large amounts of space on your hard disks, giving you maximum
- disk space. You'll be amazed at the extra room.
-
- Using QDups, you can:
-
- 1. Look for duplicate files on one or more disk drives.
- 2. Check to see whether your hard disk already contains files on a
- floppy disk.
- 3. Delete individual duplicate files with a keystroke.
- 4. Create a file containing a list of duplicate files for review.
- 5. Print a list of duplicate files for review.
- 6. Compare duplicate files for differences.
-
-
- System Requirements
- -------------------
-
- QDups will run on any IBM-compatible computer. It needs DOS 2.1 or
- higher and can use monochrome or color monitors. Memory requirements
- for the program vary according to the number of files on your disks.
- If you have 640K, you'll be able to handle 40 megabyte
- disks easily.
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- To install QDups, copy the file, QD.EXE, into a directory on your hard
- disk. For easiest use, copy the program into a directory named in the
- PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. That way you can use the
- program from any directory. If you need more information about the
- PATH command, see your DOS manual.
-
- Running QDups
- -------------
-
- If you give the command, QD <Enter>, by itself, you'll see a screen
- displaying the proper command syntax for the program. You need to add
- the drive letters you want to check.
-
- If you want to search for duplicate files on drive C:, the command would
- be:
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- QD C <Enter>.
-
- To check drives C: and D:, the command looks like this:
-
- QD C D <Enter>
-
- To check drives A:, C:, D:, and E:, use this format:
-
- QD A C D E
-
- Once you give the correct command, you'll see a screen displaying the
- files one at a time, as they are checked. Duplicate files appear in a
- window to the right as they occur. The window on the far left displays
- statistics as the program proceeds, including the number of duplicate
- files and information on disk space. You can stop the process by
- pressing any key.
-
- Once all the disks are checked, the screen changes. Now the left
- window displays totals for disk space, the number of duplicate files,
- and other information. In the right window, the duplicate files are
- found with size, date, time and attribute information for each file.
- Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar over each file. When you
- reach the bottom of the screen, the display scrolls automatically.
-
- Press <Shift>-<F1> to see the available commands. Here's a list of the
- commands:
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- <F1> Writes the entry under the highlight to the file QDUPS.LOG.
-
- <F2> Writes the entire list of duplicates to the file QDUPS.LOG.
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- <F3> Compares two files. You'll be prompted to mark two files. Press
- <Enter> to mark the highlighted file. Differences will be
- displayed at the top of the screen.
-
- <Ctrl>-<F1> Prints the highlighted entry on your printer.
-
- <Ctrl>-<F2> Prints the entire list of duplicate files.
-
- <Ctrl>-<D> Deletes the highlighted file from the disk. You'll see a
- line through the file information showing you that it has been
- deleted.
-
- <Drive Letter> Displays statistics on a drive, if you've selected
- multiple drives.
-
- As you move the highlight bar, the top left corner of your screen
- displays the drive and directory information about that file. That
- helps you decide which of the duplicate files to delete. Be careful
- not to delete files which have the same name, but are actually
- different. For example, you may have several different files with the
- filename, README.DOC, since that's a common name. Check file size, date
- and other information before deleting.
-
- To quit the program, just press <Esc>.
-
-
- Advanced Techniques
- -------------------
-
- QDups can use your DOS environment to set two characteristics. You can
- tell the program where to send the QDUPS.LOG file and to use special
- monochrome attributes if you have a composite monitor connected to your
- CGA card.
-
- You can install QDups by giving the following SET commands before
- running the program. If you like, you can include them in a batch file
- used to start the program.
-
- SET QD=[path] Creates a path for storing QDUPS.LOG files.
- Substitute your own path information.
-
- SET QD=;C Suppresses color for those using composite video.
-
- SET QD=[path];C Combines both options.
-
- If you ignore these environment settings, the QDUPS.LOG file will be
- written to the current directory of the disk being checked. If you need
- more information about the SET command, see your DOS manual.
-
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- Shareware Registration
- ----------------------
-
- QDups is a shareware program. If you like it, please register your copy
- by sending a $15 registration fee to its author. You may share this
- program with others, but please copy the program and its documentation
- together.
-
- Send registration fees to:
-
- Claude Biron
- 103 W. 23rd Avenue
- Vancouver, B.C.
- V5Y-2H1
- Canada
-
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