Duplicate file finder does not sort results

dkeyes

When the duplicate file finder returns it's results the list cannot be sorted by size like it could in previous versions. Clicking on Size changes the arrow but does not sort the list.

I hope this bug can be fixed quickly. I still have to use my Power Tools X version for duplicate files until this is fixed.

jv16

Thank you for reporting! We are working on a fix.

jv16

I have now studied the issue further: By definition, duplicate files always have identical size. Therefore, it is not possible to sort these files by size because they all have the exact same size. Therefore, I don't see anything I could fix. What is it exactly you are trying to accomplish by "sort by size"?

dkeyes

Please don't be silly. Of course I don't expect it to sort files with the same size but I do expect it to put pairs of matching files that are 100 meg above pairs of duplicates that are 1 Meg.

The JV16 Power Tools X sorts the SETS of results by size so that the largest sets of matching files can be at the top. Those sets have the biggest impact on space usage so those are the ones where I want to delete the duplicates first. This still works in the X version so it should work in the new version.

Does that explain it or do I have to do screenshots?

dkeyes

I listened to your plea for help and purchased a new license even though my current license worked perfectly. Instead of an upgrade I now have a version that does not do the one thing I use it most for, finding and deleting large duplicate files.

Attached are screenshots of the old and new versions showing clearly that the new version does NOT sort the results the way the old version does.

Please acknowledge that there is a problem and start working on a fix. It should be fairly easy to copy the code from the old version. It's just a simple sort.

Thank You

dkeyes

Also, when I try to submit a support ticket I get a 403 Forbidden error when i hit submit

jv16

dkeyes wrote
Also, when I try to submit a support ticket I get a 403 Forbidden error when i hit submit

Our staff just tested this and creating a ticket seems to be working perfectly. Can you please provide steps how to reproduce this issue?

jv16

dkeyes wrote
Please don't be silly. Of course I don't expect it to sort files with the same size but I do expect it to put pairs of matching files that are 100 meg above pairs of duplicates that are 1 Meg.

The JV16 Power Tools X sorts the SETS of results by size so that the largest sets of matching files can be at the top. Those sets have the biggest impact on space usage so those are the ones where I want to delete the duplicates first. This still works in the X version so it should work in the new version.

Does that explain it or do I have to do screenshots?

Ah, I can see what you mean now, thank you for sending the screenshots, they made the issue clear! We are currently working on a fix. I will let you know when the fix is done.

dkeyes

Thank you for finally seeing the problem. I look forward to an update so that I can start using the new version.

The technical support request is working now.

Thanks

jv16

dkeyes wrote
Thank you for finally seeing the problem. I look forward to an update so that I can start using the new version.

The technical support request is working now.

Thanks

The issue is now fixed (note: kind of), thank you for reporting! The fix will be included in the next released build. We will do a major testing session with the new build today, and if it passes our testing, it will be released later this week. If there are any quality issues found in testing and the issues are only cosmetic, we will do an unofficial release here in the forum as the January's scheduled release have been delayed.

This fix was actually not trivial: The PowerTools 2018 uses a different list view component to display the results of the scans, and this component, unlike the one in jv16 PowerTools X it does not support sorting by the groups at all, only by the individual rows of data within the groups. So, the fix I made was that the data is generated to screen already sorted by size automatically. You still cannot sort the list by size by clicking the column, but there is no longer need to do so, as the list is automatically and by default sorted by size of the found duplicate files.

dkeyes

Thank you for the partial fix. I hope you will make the default sort by descending size so that the largest files are at the top of the list.

jv16

This fix is included in the just released build 2002. Thank you for reporting this and your patience waiting for the fix!

jv16

Unfortunately I noticed your message about the results should be sorted by "largest files first" too late, and the just released build 2002 shows them in reversed order (smallest files first). I agree it makes sense to show the largest files first, so I have fixed that. The fix will be available in the next released version. Thanks again!

dkeyes

Look at my message under the 2004 release. You broke the duplicate file finder. It doesn't find duplicates. It mixes files that are not duplicates together so that if someone deletes all but one of the files they will be deleting their originals.