v0.7

What's New

Scan Page

• Save Paths button (renamed from Save Settings) — saves include/exclude paths
• Clear Paths button — clears all include and exclude paths in one click
• Settings shortcut button — quick link to Settings page
• Scan Complete banner — large, prominent banner with result count and a big "Take me to the Results" button

Settings Page

• Save Settings and Default Values buttons added to Similarity, Scanning, and FFmpeg sections
• Default Values resets only that section's fields (must Save Settings to persist)
• Removed misleading "auto-redirects to Results" text from beep checkbox

Results Page

• Shortest duration and Longest duration auto-select buttons (global + per-group)
• Improved No Audio selection: skips groups where all files lack audio (no good copy to compare against)
• Per-group duration and no-audio selection buttons in group toolbars

Fixes

• Beep reliability: audio now plays consistently on first scan completion (persistent AudioContext, unlocked on user interaction)

v0.6 — Bug fixes: crash fix + ghost entry fix

What's Fixed

Process crash on scan

The server was terminating entirely when scanning certain file states. Root cause: Debug.Assert(timeStamps != null) in VDF.Core's thumbnail retrieval would call FailFast (unrecoverable) whenever a file no longer existed on disk. Fixed with a proper null guard — missing files are now skipped gracefully.

Deleted files reappearing as -1 B ghost entries

After deleting files via the app, they would resurface on the next scan showing -1.0 B size. This was caused by VDF.Core's IncludeNonExistingFiles defaulting to true. Now defaults to false — deleted files stay gone. A new checkbox in Settings → Scanning lets you re-enable the old behaviour if needed.

Settings change

A new checkbox has been added: Include files no longer on disk (from database) — off by default.

v0.5

First release

Self-contained Windows build — no installs required.

→ Download VideoDupeFinder-v0.5-win64.zip, extract it, and double-click Start VDF.bat.

FFmpeg downloads automatically on first launch (~60–80 MB, one time only). Your browser opens when the server is ready.

See HOW TO INSTALL.md for the full step-by-step guide including the Windows SmartScreen warning fix.

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What is in this release

• Light-mode card-per-group results layout
• Color-coded metadata — matching values in blue/purple, differences in red
• Main folder concept — first include folder always appears leftmost
• Group sort by main folder filename (A-Z)
• Folder browser modal — navigate drives and directories
• Smart Select per group and globally with clear-before-apply
• Filter by path — live search to narrow results
• Safety mode — bulk deletions require confirmation by default
• Recycle Bin only — nothing is permanently deleted
• Deleted columns stay visible with greyed overlay
• Complete and Clear per group