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qarmin / czkawka

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
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Progressive loading of files #294

Open kgsrirama opened 3 years ago

kgsrirama commented 3 years ago

Is it possible to show progressive loading of search results. It will help users in analyzing the duplicates and change filters. Users can also select files in while search is happening. An UI similar to WinDirStat or Baobab will be a good point.

BTW, is it possible to search empty directory and large files while searching for duplicates

qarmin commented 3 years ago

I don't think that this would be possible(I mean it is possible but very very difficult or it would slow a lot of searching), because algorithms aren't so straight.

E.g. in empty folder finder, there are collected folders which doesn't have any files inside(but may contains another folder) and just before the end Czkawka remove folders which contains another folders with files.