Audio Mode

Audio Mode is designed for audio/music files.  It can match songs by their tags, or their audio data.
 
Supported file types are:
 
 
All other files types in the scan are ignored.
 
 
Audio Mode
1

Match Audio Tags option

1. Match Audio Tags option
This special mode will read the extra information contained within the file - Song title, Artist, Length, Bit Rate, etc.
The currently supported formats are MP3, M4A, M4P, WMA,OGG,APE and FLAC. This information can then be used as an additional tool when deciding which files to delete.
 
2

Same Artist check

2. Same Artist check
All audio tracks with exactly the same Artist tag will be matched as duplicates.
 
3

Similar Artist check

3. Similar Artist check
All audio tracks with a similarly named Artist tag will be matched as duplicates.
 
4

Same Title check

4. Same Title check
All audio tracks with the same Title tag will be matched as duplicates.
5

Similar Title check

5. Similar Title check
All audio tracks with similar Title tags will be matched as duplicates.
6

Same Album check

6. Same Album check
All audio tracks with the same Album tag will be matched as duplicates
7

Similar Album check

7. Similar Album check
All audio tracks with similar Album tags will be matched as duplicates.
8

Match Audio Data only option (Pro)

8. Match Audio Data only option (Pro)
This mode will match files by the audio data only, ignoring the tags.
Note: The audio data will need to be exactly the same to be matched, so will not be matched if the bitrate or format differs.
 
9

Same File Name Only check

9. Same File Name Only check
With this option, audio files with the same filenames (filename+extension) will be grouped as duplicates, in addition to the criteria above.
10

Similar File Names Only check

10. Similar File Names Only check
With this option, audio files with the similar filenames (filename+extension) will be grouped as duplicates, in addition to the criteria above.
11

Same Created Date check

11. Same Created Date check
With this option, audio files with the same created date will be grouped as duplicates, in addition to the criteria above.
12

Same Modified Date check

12. Same Modified Date check
With this option, audio files with the same modified date will be grouped as duplicates, in addition to the criteria above.