DupeZap: Add to a search

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Add to a search

In the first screenshot above, clicking the [+] button or selecting Add Disk or Folder from the Search menu allows you to navigate to a desired folder via the Finder, which can then be selected by clicking the [Open] button. In this case the Test folder was selected.

In the second screenshot, has been added to the eligible search locations in the List to Scan.

Alternately, a folder can be added by navigating to it via the Finder, then dragging it to the List to Scan; or, open a location already in List to Scan by clicking the triangle button beside it, select the folder to add, invoke the contextual menu (control-click) and choose Add as a Location to Search menu item, last screenshot.

Typically, it is easier to add a few specific locations than it is to select a large location such as a hard drive and then exclude all but a few locations within it. So for a targeted search, adding locations is the best option.

Another reason for choosing the add approach over the exclude approach is that when comparing two or more locations, DupeZap assigns a colored label (like the images below) to each location checked, treating each of them as an individual container and enables options (for further information see DupeZap Label) that allow you to quickly identify the items to be managed. The use of labels limits the search to eight locations at time. However, you can exclude the label option from the Preferences window; this removes the search limit but also removes the extra options related to labels.

DupeZap labels