To starting using Duplicate File Detective, click the Project Wizard button (
) located in the main application toolbar. You will be asked to choose a File Matching method - just click the Next button for now to use the default Checksum Duplicate Scan.
Next, the Project Wizard will ask you to specify which drives or folders you would like to scan. For now, select "My Documents" from the listing on the right and click the blue right arrow button (
) to move "My Documents" to the list of directories to scan. Click the Next button again.
Project Wizard will now ask you to specify which types of files you would like to scan. For now, just accept the default file matching pattern (*.*) and click the Next button.
Finally, the Project Wizard will tell you that it's ready to start. Click the Finish button, and you're off and running. The remaining sections of this help file will talk about all the things that you can do from this point forward.
Tip: You certainly don't have to use the Project Wizard if you're prefer not to. The remainder of this help file will show you everything you need to know to configure a project manually.