Rename shortcut and a better checksum algorithm

anon · Post by **anon** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:49 am

Hi, this is the best program I have found to help manage duplicates. It would be very helpful if there was a shortcut one could set to rename a file, like f2. I noticed that just in 1.4.7 you switched from using the os's own file renaming capability, which is a great plus because that was very slow.
MD5 has produced false positives for me once so I think a more secure algorithm should be used. Because this can cause the process to take longer, the choice of algorithm can be made optional.

anon · Post by **anon** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:54 am

I forgot to mention that being able to paste the path as text would also be helpful.

DV · Post by DV » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:22 pm

I thought F2 was a shortcut to rename a file in DC. It seems to be broken... will check.

You can paste in input path by right clicking on the list and selecting 'Enter folder name manually...'

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:36 am

algorithms suggestion, perhaps add a 'more secure, slower' option like this:

first check only file-size (already does

and only procede for size-matches,

second quick checksum comparison (now uses md5) of same-size files,

third slower hash (maybe sha2 or similar, only when the new option is checked) of same-md5 files.