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Duplicate File Detection by Content #4

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@ElaineKey

"As a user, i would like to have duplicate file detection by content that can detect if my system has multiple files with the same data." :

AC:
Given the user opens the program
When the initial scan is performed on the disk space
Then the user should be prompted about duplicate file information, and prompted to see the duplicate files.

Tasks:

  • Choose and build Data structure for initial sort
  • Build initial sort
  • Compare for dissimilar file sizes and discard from the function
  • Hashing to determine if the files are exactly similar
  • Comparison for hashed contents
  • (optional) Compare byte-by-byte verification

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