Context Menu

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Right-clicking within the Duplicate File Detective result report will cause a context-specific menu to appear. Different context menus will appear depending upon whether you click a duplicate file group, or one of the duplicate files within a group.

 

The menu that appears when a duplicate file is right-clicked.

The menu that appears when a duplicate file is right-clicked.

 

Context menu functions include:

 

Open file - Opens the currently selected file with the default Windows associated file.
Rename file - Allows the selected file to be renamed.
Explore folder - Opens Windows explorer and shows the folder containing the currently selected file.

Mark selected file(s) - Marks all files currently selected.
Mark all files in group - Marks all the files in the group that contains the currently selected file.
Unmark all files in group - Unmarks all the files in the group that contains the currently selected file.

Mark all files in same folder - Causes every duplicate file within the same folder (as the one that's selected) to be marked.
Unmark all files in same folder - Causes every duplicate file within the same folder (as the one that's selected) to be unmarked.

Move marked item(s) - Provides a facility for moving any currently marked files.
Zip marked item(s) - Provides a facility for zipping (e.g. compressing) any currently marked files.
Delete marked item(s) - Provides a facility for deleting any currently marked files.

Cmd prompt here - Opens a command prompt window within the containing folder.
Copy path(s) to clipboard - Copies the full duplicate file path to the Windows clipboard.
Copy marked path(s) to clipboard - Copies all marked paths to the Windows clipboard.

Properties - Displays Windows file properties window.

 

Tip: Multiple duplicate files can be selected by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys while clicking.