How to use & FAQ

- The interface
- Basics: How to use the "Add Dir" Command
- How to use the "Add List" command
- How to use the "Find/Replace" command
- How to use the "Remove Duplicates" command
- How to use the "Compare" command

 

The interface

 

Basics + How to use the "Add Dir" command

1- click to open a new, empty list

2- click to open this dialog box:




3- Browse to the directory you want to scan files from and click "Import"

4- Repeat for all the directories you want to scan and click "Close"

5- Click ,choose a filename and click "Save" to save the list.



Options:

"Include subdirectories":
Unchecked -> scan the selected directory, not the subdirectories
Checked -> scan the selected directory an all subdirectories recursively

"Advanced" -> make more options appear:



"Manually select files to add" lets you choose the files to add.
When checked, "Include Subdirectories" is automatically unchecked.

"Import only if file name matches" lets you filter the files to add.
For example, use "image*" to import "image1.bmp", "image36.jpg",...
or use "*.mp3" to import only mp3s.

"Prevent same-name duplicates" lets you choose what to do when DownloadsLister finds a file whose name is the same as a file in the list: "Import and replace existing" or "Do not import"

"Prevent same-size duplicates": same as above.

"Fill the "User Comment" column with" lets you choose the content of the User Comment column.
In the example the comment will be filled with "music and videos" because only .mp3 and .mpg will be imported
"Use disk label" automatically fills this option with the current disk label.