File Deletion Options

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zsDuplicateHunter allows several options for file deletion. These options are intended to make deleting files as safe as possible and to prevent inadvertently deleting files permanently.

 

File Deletion Options Dialog
File Deletion Options Dialog


Deleting Permanently and Deleting to Folder

The delete to folder option allows you to move files to another directory rather than having them deleted permanently. This can be very useful to ensure that you have a backup of all files before deleting them permanently. If the directory you have chosen to delete the files to does not exist, it will be created automatically when a file is deleted.

When deleting files to a folder, you can optionally remember the path of the files. When this option is turned on, zsDuplicateHunter will record the path to each file in a series of folders. We highly recommend that you leave this setting on because it can make recovering from an accidental deletion significantly easier.

 

Warn when deleting a file permanently

Turning this option on causes a warning screen to be displayed whenever a file will be permanently deleted. When the warning is displayed, you are given an opportunity to cancel the deletion or continue with the deletion. For your convenience, if you have selected multiple files for deletion, only one dialog will be displayed list all of the files. This eliminates the need to click through many dialog boxes when deleting several files.

 

Automatically Delete Folders When All FIles Have Been Deleted

Turning this setting on signals to zsDuplicateHunter that you would like to have folders deleted when they are empty. With this setting on zsDuplicateHunter will automatically detect when you have deleted all files and folders within another folder from zsDuplicateHunter, and it will automatically delete the parent folder. If you have the Treat Folders With Hidden Files Only As Empty setting on, zsDuplicateHunter will delete folders when all visible files are removed.