Deleting the files.

[Pocketrace]

It's my first day using Alldup and I scanned 3 times my Music folder and I get always the same result.
But after every search I delete all the files that I do not want. But it seems it deletes them from the software but not for real.

What I am doing wrong ?

Eric Robidoux a guy with too many duplicate songs..

[Administrator]

How do you delete them? Do you use AllDup's file manager?

[Pocketrace]

The problem is the software was installed in French.
The first time I selected the files that I wanted, then I went into "Supression" and I picked "Supprimer tous les fichiers selectionnés" It deleted in Alldup the good files but not in the source folder

The second time I selected the files that I wanted, then I went into "Supression" and I picked "Supprimer de facon recursive, tous les fichiers d'un dossier specifique", then I picked My Music folder It deleted all the files

[Pocketrace]

Ok I found the file manager.. Sorry

[Sissou100]

Hello,
I have the same problem.
When I click on : “Suppression” (software in French)
Then: "Supprimer les fichiers sélectionnés" (“Delete selected files”)

The files disappear and there's only one file left per group (which is what I want)... But, in fact, all these files are still on the hard disk. If I run the search again, they appear again and the disk space doesn't move.
I'm having trouble understanding the software's logic.

How can I (really) delete a selection of several thousand files?

Could you please explain the procedure?

THANK YOU in advance for your help.

[Administrator]

When I click on : “Suppression” (software in French)
Then: "Supprimer les fichiers sélectionnés" (“Delete selected files”)

It looks as if the French translator misunderstood the English text and therefore mistranslated it.

I guess your used the command “Remove selected files” but the translation is “Delete selected files”...removing something form a list doenst mean you delete the file.

Just use the file manager to delete the selected files in your search result.

[Sissou100]

Hello,

Thank you very much for your prompt reply.
Could you please be more precise when you talk about file manager? Where is it? How do I open this file manager?

[Sissou100]

I just found the button. THANK YOU again for your help and the time you spent answering me.
Have a nice day!