Wincatalog 2019 18.7 update#

The feature of deleting real files was implemented by collecting your feedback: you asked for it - we implemented it! You can export the Log to a text file, or clear it - please use the context menu for these operations. The Log is stored in the catalog file and will appear on the Event Log tab until you clear it. You can always check the Log entries to see which files were deleted.

After completing all the files and folder WinCatalog could access if any entries remain in the Queue, WinCatalog will ask you to connect other disks to continue.Īfter the File Operation Queue is processed, information about the files deleted from disks will also be deleted from the catalog. WinCatalog will process the queue starting to delete entries having the online (green) status. The Refresh button updates the status codes for each entry.Įnsure twice that the File Operation Queue contains the list of files and folders you want to delete and click Start All. The last tab - Event Log - displays the history of the operations including all the succeeds and errors.Ĭlick the Options button to select if you want to move files and folders to Recycle Bin or delete them permanently. On the Disks tab, you can see the list of disks you need to connect to the computer to process the Queue. You can read more about the statuses here in the manual. You can also see which files and folders are online (meaning that the disks with these files and folders are connected to your computer) and which operations will require connecting other disks. Make a right mouse click on the selection and hit Properties or Remove. Here you can review the files and folders to be deleted, open properties of any entry or remove the selected entries from the Queue (without deletion from disk). The File Operation Queue window will popup. When you’re ready to process the File Operation Queue, open it by clicking the File Operation Queue button in the right bottom corner of the main window. If you click “Delete the real files and folders from the disk(s)” checkbox, another window will popup where you can review the entries you selected and add them to the File Operation Queue for processing the Queue later.Īdding files to the File Operation Queue:Īfter adding files and folders to the File Operation Queue, they will be shown in grey color and with the Cross icon in WinCatalog (meaning that they are marked to be deleted) until you process the Queue or remove entries from the Queue.Įntries added to the File Operation Queue marked in Grey: The delete confirmation message now contains the new option: Delete real files from disks: This behavior wasn’t changed in comparison to the previous version. The real files and folder will not be touched. On this step, if you click Yes without marking the “Delete the real files…” option, WinCatalog will just remove the selected entries from the catalog. You will see the delete confirmation prompt - exactly the same as previously, but containing one more option - “Delete the real files and folders from the disk(s)”. This works both for Search results (for example, after finding duplicates) and for the main grid view when you browsing your catalog file. So… Select a file, a folder or several entries in WinCatalog. We implemented TWO confirmation messages before you delete your files, but, once again, please be careful and review what you’re intending to delete before processing the Queue in order not to lose something important.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL, this is the very dangerous feature, use it on your own risk and responsibility. This feature may be helpful for those who, for example, want to clean their drives or wipe duplicated contents. And the second step - you click the Start button in the File Operation Queue and WinCatalog performs the real file operations - moving to the Recycle Bin, or deleting permanently: depending on your preferences - asking you to connect missing disks. On the first step, you just mark files for deletion and add them to the File Operation Queue to delete them later. Since the files you delete may be located in various disks and some of them may not be connected to your computer at the moment, the deletion process consists of two steps. This was the most wanted feature based on the feedback and suggestions we collected among all our customers.

Wincatalog 2019 18.7 update#

The main new feature of this update is the ability to delete real files and folders right from WinCatalog. Hello, we’re glad to announce that the new version of WinCatalog 2019 (version 19.0) was released.