Great Application Does a Better Job of All Around Duplicate Detection & Choices of Selection, Auto

Gemini, an application that should be on the “Essentials” list for anyone that is a by nature Horder of files or the over archiving of files. We are the people who run backups with different methods, often more than one, Folder Copy, Folder Compression and Zip Archive, Time Machine, etc. We even might have the same, copied from our first Commodor 64, IBM PS/2, Compaq Desktop, first laptops and hard drives found after going through a closet full of computer parts. Ok, maybe your not that extreme, but lets take it to the unknown, unrealized tww handfulls of duplicated 10gb vidios misplaced years ago; just removing them one might have a huge amount of space. It does an excelent job of compairing folders against each other, or an entire disk. Running three pictures folders added, and I have more control, feeling comfortable knowing these huge folders, therefore the fear factor of loosing something is low. The point is, to eliminate, then consolidate. Who has a “My Documents” folder from a Windows PC and a “Documents” folder on your Mac, two perfect folders to run together.

The program is highly granular, allowing you to find duplicatres based upon default rules or ones we set up. You can set file extentions you dont want touched, or to be never selected for deletion over another. An example, almost 100 percent of the time I never want my RAW photos deleted over a JPG. If you know the difference, then you can relate exactly to why, Raw Photos contain all the information captured by the camera and all light captured by the sensor. While larger, one can always use non-destruting editing software the result perhaps being another JPG. Once that JPG is created however, it drops data unneeded and every time you save a JPG, it looses some amount of qulaity.

The default list of files to avoid also help prevent system files or application files from being deleted, entire folders to be ignored. I could go on, an entire page, writing what I consider the “PRO’s” of Gemini II.

I do have a complaint though when it came to upgrading to Gemini II from the 1st version, I was unable to get upgrade pricing. Second, I was a beta tester for this version and even went as far as setting up a virtual machine and lots of duplicates to try things many different ways, reporting any errors or glitches found. I would have thought, with the time I put into it, perhaps 15 - 20hrs during this period, they might have sprung for an upgrade copy, maybe even a thank you. Nothing. Consider this if you Beta test for them, or they come out with Gemini III. There is no consideration for loyal customers or those who help work the bugs out at no cost to the developers.

Sandanista Pete about Gemini 2: The Duplicate Finder, v2.3.6