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Roberto Luca DbSchema can connect to any database. Just download the latest version from the site and in the Driver Manager dialog add the database and the JDBC driver. Because many users does not know the advantages of JDBC over ODBC drivers, I add here a link to an interesting article: http://java.sun.com/docs/...intro.html
Jun 16 2008 at 11:01pm Copy Link
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Jack G I have an older version of this, 1.something(heh), I like it very much. =)
Mar 15 2009 at 6:41pm Copy Link
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bob h great for obsessives
Mar 16 2009 at 9:17am Copy Link
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Patrick N hi!
1. will this offer include the upcoming wincatalog 2010 upgrade?
2. if activate license on vista would i be able to reactivate on xp\windows7 or when changing hardware?
Jul 20 2009 at 10:23am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Patrick,

1. Yes, the WinCatalog 2009 license includes a free upgrade to the upcoming WinCatalog 2010 when it will be released (we plan to release it this autumn).

2. You will be able to activate WinCatalog 2009 on any number of computers where you will work with the program. The activation process does not limit you in a number of computers where you can activate WinCatalog.

Furthermore, we plan to get rid of the activations at all since version 2010.

Best regards,
Michael from WinCatalog.com
WinCatalog.com - Jul 26 2009 at 5:58pm Copy Link
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Daniel Walker Will this allow me to make a 'keyword' searchable database / catalog of photographs? (without making a slideshow / gallery / whatever)
Jul 26 2009 at 7:32pm Copy Link
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Nicolai Gogol Will this software permit me to attach graphics to individual records? Say, a CD cover, or box photograph?
Jul 26 2009 at 11:25pm Copy Link
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Wm Shore The (un-answered) question about whether tags/keywords can be used on photos os very important to me.. so I'm hoping for an answer. Currently I use the xcellent 'SuperCat' program for cataloging CDs/DVDs but it's only for that purpose. This might be useful for from-scratch catalogs..
Jul 27 2009 at 1:24am Copy Link
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S B Will WinCatalog allow me to have multiple catalogs on one system, perhaps generating *separate catalogs* to be used for the kids, a professional source art catalog, a web-design screenshots, etc.? Each completely self contained?

-Thanks
Jul 27 2009 at 5:14am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow To Daniel and Wm Shore:

Each item inside a catalog can be assigned with any number of keywords. Some keywords may be created automatically when you scan a disk (for example, WinCatalog creates keywords with Artist name on adding mp3 files).

Keywords has individual branch in the main tree view called My Keywords. If you select a keyword, you will see all linked items.

You can also search using keywords. Click Search meny item, then Search using Keywords (or simply press ctrl+F3 shortcut).

To Nicolai:

> Will this software permit me to attach graphics to individual records?

The reason why we're developing WinCatalog 2010 is an ability to store picture thumnails inside a catalog and an ability to attach thumbnails to any items (files, folders, disk records, etc).

So the answer is 'no' for the current version, but I will since version 2010.

To S B:
>Will WinCatalog allow me to have multiple catalogs on one system...

Yes, each collection is a single file with .wcat extension. So you can create as many collection files as you want.
WinCatalog.com - Jul 27 2009 at 12:32pm Copy Link
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Jon Koerner Still expect to release the 2010 version in Autumn?
Barcode reader support?

May 4 2010 at 8:51am Copy Link
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A. Goyal Yes I am also patiently waiting for the 2010 version since the last BDJ offering :)
May 10 2010 at 1:58pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hi,

We are expecting that WinCatalog 2010 will be available in the beginning of the June.

Michael from WinCatalog.com
WinCatalog.com - May 10 2010 at 3:55pm Copy Link
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Barry Meyers do I get free updates?
May 11 2010 at 2:33am Copy Link
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_*_ I am new to Bits du Jour, but I searched and the past deal on this item was much better.

As a new user I think I will wait for a better deal like the one in the past for WinCatalog 2009 + SecureSafe Pro + ToDoPilot for $19.95.

Is there any hope of this in the near future?
May 11 2010 at 6:51am Copy Link
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anthonyraynor? Still waiting about the update to 2010, not pulling the trigger until then.
May 11 2010 at 9:53am Copy Link
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Frank Stephens Wow, what paranoia.  You can't afford $12?  Yes, on the website and when downloading it says that you get WinCatalog 2010 (when available) with your order (I can't speak for the previous BDJ offering).  I trust the developer, and even if they renege on the deal, I still have WinCatalog 2009 for $12.  This isn't a tough decision.
May 11 2010 at 4:12pm Copy Link
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Jean Sibe How does this product compare to WhereIsIt?

What are advantages aka why I should buy this? :)
Sep 27 2012 at 2:11am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Jean, thank you for your question!

The main advantage of WinCatalog 2012 against most competitors is that it uses real database in the core so it can QUICKLY open collections of any size. In other words, it starts independently fast. No matter how big is your collection file several megabytes or tens of gigabytes.

Plus WinCatalog can keep picture thumbnails inside the catalog and give you an ability to preview them even if the original disc with the pictures is unavailable. This feature makes finding pictures much easier.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 4:38am Copy Link
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Tortuga Hello M.Rusakov
I've been reading info & reviews as I wd be very interested in organizing all the media we have scattered all over the place

1) Most reviews mention only CDs& DVDs. Want to make sure it can be used on external HDDs, HP WHServer, NAS, etc

2) What wd be the support/interface necessary to catalog physical media (books, CDs), the vast majority of which are not in English. Where can I learn more abt how to do this, as I don't know «anything» at all

Many thanks!
Sep 27 2012 at 5:44am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Tortuga, yes, WinCatalog can scan any drive you can access from Windows environment, including network drive, hard drives and removable media. In other words, if you can see the drive in Windows Explorer, most probably you can catalog the drive with WinCatalog. "Most probably" because Windows Explorer shows some devices as drives (for example if you connect your digital camera) but these are not actually the drives.

To catalog physical media you may use Custom records. WinCatalog is not a book catalog, in general it is file catalog but it gives you an ability to catalog various staff like books, etc.

Using WinCatalog you can catalog your media in any language. WinCatalog 2012 fully supports Unicode, so it will show Japanese, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Thai, Russian and every other language.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:51am Copy Link
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Ric Hi,
1. If one catalogs a local hard drive and an external drive, can this program identify if there are duplicates?
2. Can it tell if certain files exist on the hard drive but not on the external drive?
2. Does it take thumbnails of video files, too?
3. Does it extract any metadata?
4. I don't see any help files on your website. Is anything planned?
5. Is there a comparison of the light vs the standard version?
6. When one makes many changes to a drive (adding or deleting files) that has already been cataloged with your program, does one just "refresh" it or does the program have to re-catalog the entire drive from scratch?
7. Have any of the speed and crash issues mentioned by users on CNET been addressed?

Please let me know before I decide to buy.
Sep 27 2012 at 6:53am Copy Link
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Bxxxx Oxxxx Hi

Buy Now says 80%
But if you really try to buy it counts 50%

What is the real offer ??
Sep 27 2012 at 7:09am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello B.O. $9.99 is just a 20% of $49.95, so the discount is 80% as advertised. Probably you were confused by order page which also offer you to buy SecureSafe Pro with 50% discount. The SecureSafe Pro isn't included into your order by default (it is just advertised). You can see the order total - it is $9.99.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 7:28am Copy Link
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Paul T @BXXXX check again & look at the Total at the very bottom. Shows $9.99 USD for me. I think I'm in.
Sep 27 2012 at 7:33am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Ric Mr., thank you for your questions.

1. You can find files from both drives by some search criteria then combine them by name, by size, etc to see the duplicated entries.
2. No, WinCatalog cannot tell you which files exist on drive A but not on drive B.
3. No, the current version does not grab thumbnails from videos.
4. WinCatalog grabs archive and ISO files contents, EXIF tags from pictures, ID3 tags from music files and comments from html pages and text files.
5. The WinCatalog 2012 and Light comparison table: http://www.wincatalog.com...son-table/
6. When you update (or "refresh) a drive, WinCatalog performs the whole re-scan to see what files were modified/added/deleted. After the refresh it adds new and remove deleted files. If the filename for a file has not been changed, WinCatalog will update other info (for example size or modification date) but will keep comments, tags and other info which you have entered manually for the file.
7. If you are talking about the critical user comment (3rd on the page) please note that it is dated by 2009 and it was about WinCatalog 2009 (version 2.8) not WinCatalog 2012 which is 3.x.
http://download.cnet.com/...42209.html
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 7:41am Copy Link
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Joby Toss Hello!
I've just took advantage of this nice offer and I want to say Thank you!

P.S. any chance we can see a portable version to carry the database and settings with the application on a thumb drive? Or maybe there already is a trick to make WinCatalog 2012 portable?
Sep 27 2012 at 8:16am Copy Link
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Ric I got a few more questions:

1. I download and installed the 30-day trial version. When I tried to run a report (so as to print or export it), there was no print or export button. Is this a restriction of the trial version?

2. I noticed that once you run a search there seems to be no way to stop/cancel it. That's inconvenient, especially if it ends up being a long search. Am I mistaken?

3. How do we perform and advanced search?

4. If WinCatalog is running and we are connected to a cataloged hard drive or disc, can we launch the file from within WinCatalog? If not, might this be possible in future versions?
Sep 27 2012 at 9:31am Copy Link
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Tortuga @Ric Mr
Thank you for asking those questions. I was going to, but you phrased it much better than I would :)

@Mr.Rusakov - Much thanks for your answers
Ohhhh, so ... one enters the info manually!?!! :'(
I thought it was w a scanner or some gizmo ... so to be faster/easier w extra info, like covers, dates, prices, etc :(
Well, I already do that through Excel !! There is no real advantage then, right?

Thanks
Sep 27 2012 at 11:23am Copy Link
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Software Babe I also just purchased this software because I have tried it and the software is very good! Loved the price, too!

It does everything it says it will. I have a massive collection of e-books with more than 5 years worth. It cataloged them all in record time. IT WAS AMAZING to watch!!!!

The software also displays any photos, graphics, etc. that go with each item (folder), which my books were already cataloged by folder: Computer Technical, Electronics, Educational, etc.

I did not have to do anything else. Amazing! I was using Calibre, but now I am thinking that maybe this is better. However, I don't think it converts PDF to other formats like Calibre does, I am not sure.

IS THERE A CONVERSION TOOL IN THIS SOFTWARE?
Sep 27 2012 at 1:38pm Copy Link
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JohnW2 Just for clarification...
When purchased, I'm notified that
"Your personal registration code for WinCatalog 2009 is:
Reg. Code :"

Can I just check that I HAVE purchased WinCatalog 2012 rather than 2009??? [How long has this "mistake" been aparent??]
Sep 27 2012 at 2:21pm Copy Link
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Gray Lox Thanks for this great deal :)

Just a small note, there are 2 bugs in the license key message:
1
WinCatalog 2012 (#....) 1 Unit(s)

- License key for unlocking the product
The license key for "WinCatalog 2012" is listed below. ......

Your personal registration code for WinCatalog 2009 is:
Reg. Code : .....

I think WinCatalog 2009 is just a typo.

2.
The download-link in that message goes to:
"Error 404 - Document not Found"

Well, of course I found the download.
Just some nitpicking ;)

Thanks again for the 80% off.
Sep 27 2012 at 2:35pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Joby Toss, thank you! Actually WinCatalog 2012 does not require any installation at all however it wasn't designed as a portable app and keeps all settings in the Windows registry. Version 4 will have an ability to store all settings (include a registration info) inside a local file to make WinCatalog portable.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 4:58pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @software software, thank you for kind words!

The main purpose of WinCatalog is indexing all files, knowing where they are locating and giving the ability to access these files instantly or almost instantly.

That is why WinCatalog tries to grab as many info as it can, gives an ability to launch files from inside the program (and displays the popup with the disc info if the particular disc isn't inserted) but WinCatalog does not provide any conversion (or any other processing) tools for your files because such kind of functionality is the neighbouring and very specific for every user area.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:06pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Gray Lox, JohnW2, thanks for pointing! The license key message actually means WinCatalog 2012. I'll fix this shortly.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:07pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Tortuga, unfortunately yes. Just because the main goal of WinCatalog is to automatically create an index of all files and folders. Other features are like a bonus today but I'm considering for version 4 to add an ability to catalog, say, books and dvd movies by scaning and entering barcodes and downloading all info from the Internet (Amazon or other provider). Will you be interested in such functionality? If you (and anyone else) do, please submit your comments and suggestions here or via the support form: http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html

Thank you in advance for opinion!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:14pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Ric Mr., answering your quesitons:

1. The printing functionality is implemented via Reports. First, you generate a report (HTML or CSV), then you open it in your Browswer or MS Excel or other app for viewing, modifying and printing.

2. When you click Search, the button changes it's caption to Stop. If you click Stop it will stop the search. Furthermore if WinCatalog is finding 1000 results it warns you and asks what to to next: stop the search and provide more exact query or continue the search.

3. To perform the advanced search you should first perform the regular search to get ALL results, then filter these results by clicking Filter results.

4. Yes, if you click Execute command on a file, WinCatalog will run the file from the disc. If the disc isn't connected to the computer, WinCatalog will show popup where it will say that the disc isn't accessible and ask you to insert it.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:21pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow The program documentation (help file) is available together with WinCatalog 2012. Just run WinCatalog and hit F1 to launch help.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:22pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Good news: user interface of WinCatalog has been translated into Czech and Turkish. Both translations will be available in the nearest update of the program. Including these 2 new translations WinCatalog supports 11 languages:

English (default),
Arabic,
Czech,
French,
German,
Hungarian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Romanian,
Russian,
Turkish.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 5:27pm Copy Link
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misho Is there a tagging feature?

I saw that in the feature list you mention that "...Each item is associated with a set of keywords to increase the search relevancy". Where are these key words coming from?

Does it search in the text of the files (e.g. MS Word document, pdf) or just the names?
Sep 27 2012 at 6:48pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mihail Garchev, yes, WinCatalog has tags (in WinCatalog 2009 this feature was called Keywords, and now it was renamed to Tags). There are 2 ways to create tags. First, tags can be created automatically when WinCatalog scans the disc. For example it can create tags with Artists names grabbed from mp3 files. Secondly, you can create tags manually.

No, WinCatalog cannont index text in MS Word documents. The curent version of WinCatalog supports only text files and HTML pages.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2012 at 6:58pm Copy Link
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Tortuga @Mr.Rusakov
Thanks for the info :)
I am going to buy a license anyway, my contribution for a dedicated developer !!

About the scanning &/or barcode:
Yes, if it is easy & possible to implement that kind of feature, it wd be tremendous. Our problem is, always has been, our books, CDs, etc are in 2-3 other languages (non-English), one can gather very little info via Amazon & such. So, maybe its way too much work for you, adding those features, for little results
So very nice of you to offer!

Peace
Sep 27 2012 at 7:38pm Copy Link
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Gray Lox @ Michael Rusakov
Oh yes, the possibility for scanning and entering barcodes would be very appreciated :)
Thank you.
Sep 27 2012 at 11:26pm Copy Link
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Louis Nemecek Will this app work with Blu Ray disks?
Feb 19 2013 at 8:49am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Louis, thank you for you question. WinCatalog can work with any disk which can be accessed from Windows Environment. In other words, if you can see the disk and the contents of the disk using Windows Explorer, that means that WinCatalog will catalog this disk without a problem.

So, answering your question, WinCatalog will catalog the entire Blu-Ray disk contents, but it may not detect the disk type correctly (for some drives it may show it as DVD). But this is not a problem because (a) you can always switch the disk type in the disk properties and (b) the disk type does not affect on cataloging, organizing and searching - WinCatalog just displays different icons for different disk types. Nothing else.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 19 2013 at 5:49pm Copy Link
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Jim B Regarding version and upgrade terms: "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version and minor versions thereafter." This statement is ambiguous. Free "up to" the next major version could mean that upgrades are only free until the next major version is released. I presume this is still not V4? I had read that V4 was planned to allow portable usage, which would be valuable to me. If this is 3.x, will 4.0 be a free upgrade?
Feb 20 2013 at 6:47am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Jim, the upgrade policy includes all all minor upgrades, one major upgrade and all minor upgrades within the new version plus a discount to all future major upgrades.

So, if you buy WinCatalog 3.x now, you will get the 4.0 upgrade and all the 4.x upgrades until version 5.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 20 2013 at 4:33pm Copy Link
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Ric Hi, For those of us who bought v2012 just 6 months ago, are we entitled to this upgrade (v2013) for free?
Feb 21 2013 at 9:28am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Ric, yes, sure. WinCatalog 2013 is a free upgrade for all users who purchased the 2012 or 2011 versions. You even do not need a new registration key for it. Just download and install the latest version.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 21 2013 at 3:15pm Copy Link
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Bertie Brummel Is Win Catalog able to import *.db - databases (created by applications based on MS Access)?
Feb 22 2013 at 12:37am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Bertie, I'm sorry but it cannot.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 22 2013 at 1:36am Copy Link
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Bertie Brummel @ Michael Rusakov:

"I'm sorry but it cannot."

What a pity ...... Does it have import options for other database formats or CSV for example? Surely I can convert *.db. Thanks.
Feb 22 2013 at 1:57am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow The creation of data importing tools was scheduled to the nearest future but I cannot promise you any exact date for that.

BTW, WinCatalog 2013 uses open data format (SQLite database) in the core. If you're familiar with MS Access, probably (especially if you have a programming skills) you will be able to populate the db with your records.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 22 2013 at 2:59am Copy Link
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Colin Pritchard Does it keep a catalogue up to date. In other words, if I add a file to a folder that is already catalogued will it update this catalogue?
Sep 3 2013 at 5:45am Copy Link
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Paul joubert I was mainly interested in report downloads particularly CSV format.
Unfortunately a non starter. Output doesn't resemble a structured csv file, absolutely NO column alignment?
A great pity. Otherwise a great well presented product.
Sep 3 2013 at 5:06pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Colin, thank you for your question! Yes you can keep your catalog up to date but WinCatalog does not monitor changes on your disks automatically. Every time you should force WinCatalog to re-scan a disk or a folder.

That is because a usual database (a catalog) contains from several hundreds to a few thousands of disks and most of them are read-only (like DVD-Rs).

You should not worry about re-scanning time. WinCatalog takes time to scan a disk for the first time. Every time when you click Update WinCatalog skips unmodified files (however this behavior can be switched off) and grabs info only from new and modified files, which is much more faster than an initial scanning.

@Paul, WinCatalog 2013 can export data into CSV and HTML formats. The export functionality is called Reports. Please click the Collection Management button (left from the Main tab of the Ribbon Toolbar) and then click Reports to access this functionality. Please note that on the Reports page you can configure all the columns you want to see in the report.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 3 2013 at 6:22pm Copy Link
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peter schleifer I very warmly recommend this fine program, and if you ever read what is = what I've written about it in outlinersoftware.com, read again, or better, start reading there from the last post, since I was deeply mistaken (but then corrected it there).

In fact, I have external hdd's, sticks, etc., and whilst the sticks can be connected anytime, there is a certain amount of WEAR, of wearing out hdd's, every time, if you just connect them in order to see what they contain.

Now I'm into "collecting things" (YT and such), and I'm much more into collecting than I'm into then looking at those clips again, which is a little bit weird for now, but do we know if some day, these things will not be available anymore on YT?

In the meanwhile, I often download (first to my internal hdd), and I rarely connect the external hdd.

So for such a "workflow" - the correct term would probably be "hobbyflow", but I have got another external hdd with lots of other stuff, and now that I know how good this fine program is... -, WinCatalog is absolutely brilliant, since I can easily look up previous downloads in its LIVE tree structure replicating the tree structure of the external hdd; the "live tree" aspect is what distinguishes this fine product from the whole bunch of "competitors" which all just download the current folder structure into a flat one on screen or on paper, with indentations or not, and that's neither beautiful nor functional when you've got thousands of files to submerge those you need to check for.

Now, you absolutely must go by the previous post, which is Michaels', i.e. the very last one in "previous comments", and where Michael makes an allusion for "Managing - File Items - Update".

I didn't find this command easily, but its' the one that will speed up updates of your folder structure (i.e. whenever you will have some new files added to it, from your inbox, or will have renamed or moved some files there), from 20 minutes or more (which is perfectly acceptable for FIRST reading of the structure into your WC db), down to a mere 20 sec or not even that.

So Michael is perfectly right by saying, "You should not worry about re-scanning time.", and which is one of the most important aspects of such a program.

And this is a brilliant, functional AND visually appealing program that I'll be happy to buy here very soon.
Mar 4 2014 at 9:18am Copy Link
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Harold Morris Downloaded trial and program gave following error upon startup:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: WinCatalog.exe
Application Version: 6.0.3.3
Application Timestamp: 5314076e
Fault Module Name: WinCatalog.exe
Fault Module Version: 6.0.3.3
Fault Module Timestamp: 5314076e
Exception Offset: 0049cfff
Exception Code: c0000409
Exception Data: 00000000
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ca2e
Additional Information 2: ca2e7ebebdc12c9018ae77ae72587131
Additional Information 3: c1cd
Additional Information 4: c1cd0e8db94674a7c50b8d5593e0bad6

Hesitant to buy program based on this issue.
Ideas??
Thanks
Mar 5 2014 at 9:07am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Harold Morris, I have replied to your uninstall report by email to follow up on this issue.

@peter schleifer, thank you for your comment. Just wanted to add that the update (i.e. re-scan) time depends on a number of files that have been changed or added since last update. WinCatalog skips all unmodified files, it parses and grabs the info only from new or changed files. That is why WinCatalog it is fast on update, but if you have a lot of new or modified files it may do the job more than 20 sec.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 5 2014 at 11:59pm Copy Link
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HarBri Tried to purchase WinCatalog this morning using PayPal but the ORDER button on final checkout isn't working. Every time I click it, the page refreshes and I am left on the same order page.

There is nothing flagged as wrong. All entries have been completed and correct, but the ORDER button doesn't work.
Mar 6 2014 at 1:47am Copy Link
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Dan Yates Tried to order twice and pay with Paypal. Both times it bounced back to a different product without purchasing. Something is wrong with your order process.
Mar 6 2014 at 6:13am Copy Link
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Constantin Florea @Brian Harley and @Dan Yates - We have just contacted the vendor to help with the issues you mention.
BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 6 2014 at 6:21am Copy Link
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peter schleifer What's going on? My second commentary disappeared?! So I send it again, without the last part, in which I had recommended particular freeware in order to have WC loaded whenever Windows starts (and which might have the problem here?!):

"Michael's right again, I just wanted to express that for just a few new files, it's real, real fast. My original half an hour (always on a very old pc) was for more than 10,000 videos (and then less than 20 sec. for updating some 30 or so new ones); to give another real-life example, for reading FIRST time, yesterday I had it read (again on that old pc and with usb 2.0) 200,000 non-video files, .exe and such (backup of several sticks, etc.), but which also comprised about 70,000 pics (= thumbs to be created!), in less than 2 hours. For a FIRST read of that much, external stuff, that was a very satisfying time for me (all the more so since I would have acccepted if it had taken all night long, so it was a very pleasant surprise non-video files are read much, much faster than videos even).

Just to be sure, I opened both catalogs today, in order to check, and yes, everything was smooth, all those pic thumbs were there, no crash or other problem (in spite of a file size of about half a giga), and yes, you can select the columnns you want to have displayed.

An then, I described here just one of several possible scenarios to use this fine application. I seriously consider to have it loaded automatically on startup, everyday, it's that useful for me."

(And yes, of course, I bought.)
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Constantin Florea @peter schleifer - It seems you posted it on the wrong page:
http://www.bitsdujour.com...ntId=79528
BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 6 2014 at 7:12am Copy Link
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peter schleifer Hello, Constantin,

OMG - I did not even opened / looked at that page! (So this misattribution might be due to some bug in your comment system? ;-) ) (I swear I did not even open the link, let alone commenting there...)

But thank you very much for this clarification. So, again, I recommend "Startup control panel" (free), by which then you can load WC (or any other such extremely useful tool) automatically when you start your computer (and you'll then see the icon in your Control window, where you'll also find all those other, native, Windows management tools).
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Pim Joosten @peter schleifer: there are some weird things going on today on BDJ. Until just now, whenever I logged in I always got an BDJ error page whenever I clicked on a product on offer today or in the near future that I had not bought before. I could read the page of IsoBuster, a program that I have previously purchased. It seems to be solved at the moment. The weird thing is that if I was not logged in I could read those product's pages. But then when I wanted to post a message: you guessed it: BDJ error page. I hope it stays Ok and that I can now ask the vendor my question that I have been trying to ask for over an hour :-)
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HarBri For the 4th time today I've tried to purchase WinCatalog and once again I cannot get past the ORDER button.

As complained previously, the page merely refreshes and presents the same page over and over again.

Is this going to be fixed today?

If not, will the software be available for a 2nd day?
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Michael Rusakow @Brian Harley, @Dan Yates: I have contacted ShareIt concerning your PayPal complaint. I will post here after getting a reply from them.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2014 at 8:04am Copy Link
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HarBri How long can it take to fix what appears to be a simple problem ???

I've been trying for over 7 hours now to purchase WinCatalog without success.

Don't you have an alternative payment partner?
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Pim Joosten @Michael Rusakov: Is it possible you have overlooked my question? It is the 2nd post, right after my message to Peter Schleifer. I think you may have, because you did reply to Brian Harley, whose last post was one hour later than mine.
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Harold Morris Mr Rusakov -Thanks for the note, but I have screened my incoming email and cannot find any from you in re the error loading WinCatalog 14 trial.
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Michael Rusakow @Pim Joosten: thank you, I missed the "one more post" link at the bottom of the first post.

Answering your question: for each drive WinCatalog keeps two dates: when it has been initially added to the catalog and date of the latest update of the drive. If you open properties of any file or folder from the drive (or a drive root record itself) and then open the "Volume Info" tab, you will see the "Added and Updated" field near the bottom. The field displays that two dates. Unfortunately it is not possible to display these dates in the main grid at the moment (there is no such a column) but I will add a new feature request into our wishes list for future updates.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2014 at 7:48pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Harold Morris: I have just replied to your uninstall report. It looks that the startup issue has been fixed, if anyone experienced the startup error with version 6, please download the update (version 6.01) using the same link as for previous versoion: http://www.bitsdujour.com...4/download
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2014 at 7:52pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Brian Harley: still awaiting a reply from ShareIt which is expected after 8AM, GMT (when they start their workday).
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2014 at 7:55pm Copy Link
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Tazzie I just wanted to let everyone know I've also been trying with paypal and also credit card and I too get stuck on the final order page without any acknowledgement of a finished transaction. Very frustrating and disappointing.
Mar 6 2014 at 11:36pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 7 2014 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Pim Joosten @Michael Rusakov: Thanks for your reply. Indeed having the date and time of the last time a disk catalog has been updated in the main window would be very useful for me. Hopefully it will be implemented soon.
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Marupi Roc Is this life time license?
Mar 7 2014 at 10:44am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Marupi Roc: license for WinCatalog 2014 never expires. Plus buying today you're getting one free major upgrade (or more, if more than one major upgrade will be released within a year) and all minor upgrades within that version.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 7 2014 at 8:01pm Copy Link
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peter schleifer To prevent the otherwise unavoidable updates questions: Michael responded to this in the very last one of the above 85 "old comments", from March 7, 2014:

"Michael Rusakov @Marupi Roc: license for WinCatalog 2014 never expires. Plus buying today you're getting one free major upgrade (or more, if more than one major upgrade will be released within a year) and all minor upgrades within that version."

So if you bought WC14 here, last March (as I did), we're entitled to a free update to WC15 and every update before WC16, which is very generous.

And if you didn't buy WC14, I warmly recommend buying WC15 now! ;-)
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Pim Joosten @Michael Rusakov: on March 6th (see older posts above) I asked a question about having the added and updated fields in the main window. I have just tested the 2015 version and this option still seems to be absent. Are there plans to Include these columns soon? For me this option is a must for buying, for the reasons stated in my older post.

Thank you in advance for your reply.
Best regards.
Dec 26 2014 at 5:03am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @peter schleifer, thank you for kind words, and yes I confirm that the upgrade to WinCatalog 2015 is free for everyone who purchased WinCatalog 2014 (even more than a year ago) or WinCatalog 2013 or even 2012.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 26 2014 at 7:14am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Pim Joosten, thank you for reminding, the Added and Updated columns have been added in the latest update (ver. 12.2, it was just released), please download it here: http://www.wincatalog.com/download.html
WinCatalog.com - Dec 26 2014 at 8:09am Copy Link
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Pim Joosten @Michael Rusakov: Wow, that is fast! Now that this feature is included, I will buy as soon as the sale starts. I have been looking for a while for a program like WinCatalog to replace the program I am currently using.

Thank you!
Dec 26 2014 at 9:48am Copy Link
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Ela S. How could this program be used to catalogize ebooks (all different file formats) and hard books (eg with ISBNs) as well?

Thanks for any idea.
Dec 27 2014 at 5:22am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Ela S., unfortunately WinCatalog cannot parse and grab meta data from ebook files like .fb2, .epub or others, so if your main goal is to categorize your virtual (electronic) and real (printed) library, it is better to find another software which was specially designed for such needs.

WinCatalog mostly is a file cataloguer, it may grab a lot of information about your files (archives, pictures, audio, video). It may scan the entire folder with your electronic books and add all files from the folder, but you will be needed to rename all files manually to give them meaningful names. There is a request in the wishes list to implement an ability to parse and grab meta data from ebooks, but at the moment I cannot promise when this feature will be released.

We advertise that WinCatalog can catalog non-file items as well, but this functionality is very simple - you add a record (Custom Item - purple pyramid icon) and manually populate it with any information you want. This functionality is a good addition to the file cataloguing functionality but cannot be considered as a main functionality. Using WinCatalog you can catalog printed books, but if you have ISBN numbers, there are a lot of software on market which can grab all info from Amazon for a given ISBN.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 27 2014 at 9:43am Copy Link
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Faisal Humayun Sounded like a great concept. Downloaded the trial to index photos/videos on a 2 Tb backup drive. But the program would crash partially through the scanning process and lose all its progress.

Not sure if it'd be better to stagger backup folders instead of entire disk as a workaround. More work, and less than what's advertised if that's the way to go.
Dec 27 2014 at 1:22pm Copy Link
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Sean Brannon Does WinCatalog catalog removable media automatically when mounted? Or do I have to manually initiate the process?
Dec 28 2014 at 9:58am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Faisal Humayun, could you please contact our support (http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html) for investigating the issue?
WinCatalog.com - Dec 28 2014 at 10:18pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Sean Brannon, no, unfortunately WinCatalog does not add or update media automatically. Every time you want to add a new drive (or update previously catalogued one) you should click a button. We have a couple of requests to develop such a feature, but at the moment we didn't plan it yet.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 28 2014 at 10:23pm Copy Link
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Eddie Tex Michael, thank you for the generous upgrade policy. Will the same registration key for 2012 work for 2015 or do I need to contact support for a new key?
Dec 29 2014 at 6:28am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Eddie Tex, there is no need to contact support: registration key for WinCatalog 2012 works for 2015 version as well. Just download the latest version and install it over an old one (no need to uninstall).
WinCatalog.com - Dec 29 2014 at 7:47am Copy Link
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german user is there a limit of amount of files, size, ...? i take my camera everywhere i go and therefor have about 30000 photos from places all over the world. and the files are relative large (raw or 20mp).
Dec 29 2014 at 8:30am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @german user, there are no actual limits for WinCatalog 2015. WinCatalog uses SQLite database to store the data and keeps all the collection inside a single file. The theoretical limit is 18 terabytes per a collection file (per a database) however practically this limit cannot be reached. The maximum number of records (files and folders) is limited to 264 (2 to the power of 64) which is 18446744073709551616, but this limit is also unreachable because in that case the collection file should be greater than 18 terabytes.

So you can see that 30000 files is a relatively small amount. If your RAW photos are in one of the supported formats, WinCatalog will extract thumbnails for these files and basic Exif tags. This operation may take some time because the files are large, but WinCatalog should handle this job.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 29 2014 at 9:47am Copy Link
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Charlotte Sinclaire I am intrigued by your software and have downloaded a trial (actually purchased it in 2009 but never used it). I have created a collection and scanned a drive and a folder, which is great. But now I'm trying to figure out the advantage of having done so. How is this different from using Windows Explorer? What can I get from this software that is better than turning on Details in a window? I'm not being sarcastic! I truly want to understand. So far, I can look at the folders and see what's inside, but I can do that in Windows Explorer. I guess I just am not seeing the advantage, yet, so perhaps don't understand the full purpose of the program? I hope you can explain, as I might be interested if I can see the advantage. Thanks.
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Tortuga @Charlotte Sinclaire, Hi
Yes, Explorer shows the details of what you hv on the PC at the moment.
But, as I understand it, the point is to hv a catalog of 'stuff' you possess, but are *not* plugged in.
So for example, you hv different HDDs or DVDs w photos, movies, music, data, bkups,etc Instead of plugging every HDD & DVD to search for what you are looking for, you'll know where it is. Hence, catalog
Sometimes you loan a DVD or left a HDD at work or a bkup in a safe at your parents. But you'll know what data is where :)
Special nowadays w the huge size of HDDs & the amount of gigs we hoard, this little app is very helpful
Softpedia has several in-depth reviews that explains it better than I can
Hope this helps
Peace
Dec 29 2014 at 3:44pm Copy Link
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Charlotte Sinclaire @Tortuga
Thanks, that makes sense. But I don't understand how to take advantage of those functions. I ran a disk scan and a folder scan, but how to break it down so I can find, for example, only .jpgs or only .pdfs, or some other "item" in a catalog-like set-up ... doesn't quite gel in my mind. I will try to look up the info you mentioned, but hope the developer will also answer here. Else the time will run out for me to buy the full product via Bits du Jour.
Dec 29 2014 at 3:48pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Charlotte Sinclaire, Tortuga explained the main purpose of WinCatalog well (@Tortuga, thank you!), WinCatalog gives an ability to find files even if the drive is not connected to the computer.

First, you should process all your drives (Internal and external HDDs, DVDs, etc) with WinCatalog and it will remember each file, its attributes and some additional info about the file (thumbnail, EXIF/ID3 tags, and so on).

After that as an optional step you may want to reorganize drives, folders or files for better visual representation, tag or comment some of them.

And, finally, when you need a file which is stored anywhere, you just run WinCatalog, type a search query and find the file. WinCatalog tells you where the file is stored and where, for example on what shelf or in which box the DVD is physically located (in case if you typed this info before). All you need is just grab the disc and access the file.

As a bonus feature you may find duplicates by some criteria and know how many copies of a certain file you have.

To find something in WinCatalog you should use Search feature. Just type something in a search box to find, or use wildcards and search operators for better results. In addition to Softpedia articles I can suggest two more topics from our site:
http://www.wincatalog.com...works.html
http://www.wincatalog.com...nction.htm

And a list of main features:
http://www.wincatalog.com/features.html
WinCatalog.com - Dec 29 2014 at 5:47pm Copy Link
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Tortuga @Charlotte, Hi
Glad I could help a little. Softpedia is where I always go to understand what is what.
I find their reviews not biased & not "sponsored". Plus they make a point to hv *clean* dwlds or warnings if they can't!
Otherwise, there are so many w PUP, PUA, PUM, I can't keep up :(
I didn't go crazy cataloguing my many many HDDs. Instead, each time I plug a new un-catalogued (is this a word?) one, I scan it then. Little by little they all will be done [soon... I hope *sigh* Never hv time to do everything... I bought it in 2013]
Also, this Dev is quite responsive & listens to users needs (see above).
The price here today is very good, and you can't beat the upgrade policy, which -officially- is 1year, but ... as you can see above even those who bought it in 2012 rcvd a free upgrade, very neat & generous! :)
Gee, I'm sounding like an agent here, I don't even know these people!
I buy apps mainly by small independent developers, just like to encourage them.
Hope it helps
Peace
Happy New Year to all !!
Dec 29 2014 at 7:06pm Copy Link
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Charlotte Sinclaire @tortuga
Thanks so much for all your info, really. I wasn't aware of Softpedia, but I did like what I read there about this software, and will now know they are there for future research. I've been on a deadline recently, and am not quite finished with it yet, so won't have time for a few days to mess around with this software, but hope when I do, it will "make sense" to me -- I'm not clear yet on how you use the catalog function for things that are physical (like in a a box) vs. being files on the computer. But no doubt it will come together. If not ... and if they don't close the comments on this page .... perhaps you'll hear from me again, whining and asking for more advice! :)
Dec 29 2014 at 7:09pm Copy Link
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Louis H Question for the vendor.

Do you currently have plans to add previews for font files such as OTF and TTF, PSD files, AI and EPS files, ALL Adobe type graphic files?

Also, is it possible for WinCatalog to show thumbnails of files in an archive?

Thanks!
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Michael Rusakow Hello Louis, thank you for your questions. Unfortunately, the short answer is "no" for both questions (at least for the near future).

The current version of WinCatalog gets lists of files from archives, but it does not unpack archives in order to process the contents of the files from inside (extract thumbnails, grab Exit, ID3, etc). Processing files inside the archives is the next level of scanning.

Both suggestions already exist in our internal wishes list, so I'll add +1 to both entries. But no promises on when the features will be released. Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - May 26 2015 at 8:32pm Copy Link
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Louis H Thank you, Michael.

While being able to have thumbnails for all Adobe file types would be wonderful, there are more than enough features to make WinCatalog a very useful program for my other disk cataloging needs. I have thousands of old CD's and DVDs from back when they were a far more affordable way to back up files. Who knows what hidden treasures I will find!

Thank you for agreeing to have a discount via BDJ!
May 26 2015 at 11:50pm Copy Link
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Mario Demi Can i use it portable on a usbstick?
May 27 2015 at 2:50am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mario, WinCatalog does not require any installation routine, so you can simply copy the entire WinCatalog folder from Program Files to usb and start WinCatalog.exe.

There is only one disadvantage: WinCatalog keeps all settings, including your registration info in the Windows registry, so you will be needed to enter a reg.key on every new computer where you start WinCatalog (just once, on first launch).

Additionally, storing a collection file on an usb may slow down a bit because of slow read/write speed of the drive.
WinCatalog.com - May 27 2015 at 3:42am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Louis, thank you!
WinCatalog.com - May 27 2015 at 3:44am Copy Link
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Amit I am very new to a this type of software ie. cataloging. And so would like to know what wincatalog can do for video files, which are not cd/dvds. I mean for video files downloaded from internet, like 720p dvdrips and 720p brrips, of hollywood movies, what features wincatalog will provide for managing collection of them ?
Thanks.
May 27 2015 at 5:05am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Amit, this kind of software may be useful if you store your movies, for example, on an external hdd. In that case you will be able to know what movies you have without a need to connect the drive. Furthermore, if you have more than one drive, you will be able to know which one you should connect to access the particular movie.

The same is true for other drive types: DVD, Bluray, etc, and even WinCatalog may be helpful for internal hard drives.
WinCatalog.com - May 27 2015 at 11:00am Copy Link
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Robert Smith I just downloaded the trial and decided to purchase. Purchasing through the ShareIt link generated the following error:

An error occurred during the generation of your license key.
We will contact you within the next 24 hours by e-mail and provide the necessary information. Thank you for your patience!

Any idea if this will be resolved before tomorrow?

Thanks!
May 27 2015 at 12:09pm Copy Link
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Amit Ok thanks. Then, I wonder what are the advantages of the other types of files it catalogs, like images (.png) and some other files (.txt, .rar) present on the internal hdd ? Because I really want to make use of such a software, if it has too much for files present on internal hdd.
May 27 2015 at 12:14pm Copy Link
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Robert Smith Also note, I have not yet received an invoice via email. The order processed successfully, though, according to the ShareIt site.
May 27 2015 at 12:36pm Copy Link
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Constantin Florea @Robert Smith - I've just contacted the vendor regarding the issue you mention.
BitsDuJour Admin - May 27 2015 at 12:51pm Copy Link
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Larry Lambert A couple of questions if I may:

1. You say "Collectors take note: WinCatalog 2015 Professional can be easily adapted for non-digital items. Catalog your books, videos, or even postage stamps and coins!" I've looked at your website and can't find this feature described. Can you give me a link please?

2. In the Fine Print you say "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version and minor versions thereafter.
Support is provided up to when the next major version is released, and minor versions thereafter." Does this mean that the software can be upgraded to include the next major release but not the one after that although minor upgrades to that later point will be included? Likewise for support?

Thanks in advance.
May 27 2015 at 1:41pm Copy Link
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Robert Smith Thank you Constantin!
May 27 2015 at 1:43pm Copy Link
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Louis H @Larry Lambert....

All I have been able to discover, regarding the "non-digital items" feature, working with this program is there is a menu item labeled "Custom Item."

Clicking on this brings up a box to label the item. Then you have to right click on the item name and it brings up a properties box where you can enter the information such as Location, Comments, Tags, and the ability to add a thumbnail to associate with the item.

I can not find any info on this procedure in the included help file, and to use this feature one has to enter all info by hand. I cannot find a way to automate any part of this.

For instance, I have a lot of physical books. I would have to enter the information for each one manually. There is no current feature where I could enter something like the ISBN number (or scan a barcode) and automatically download the information for the book. This would be a VERY helpful feature.

As it is, I would not recommend this program for folks looking for an "easily adapted" way to catalog non-digital items. Digital items? Yes. Non-digital collections? Not so much.

I am currently 3 and a half stars - out of five - satisfied with my purchase for use in cataloging my digital items. (4 Stars would need to have thumbnails for all types of Adobe or other graphic file types. 5 Stars would have to include some level of automation for cataloging non-digital items.) As it exists right now it will definitely help me catalog my digital items and is well worth the $20.
May 27 2015 at 4:05pm Copy Link
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Larry Lambert @Louis H...

Many thanks Louis for taking the time to answer my question about non-digital items. I'm inclined to agree that there are better ways of cataloging. Your assessment is very comprehensive and most helpful.

Like you, i think that to get the digital cataloging for $20 is a bit of a non-brainer.

Thanks again.
May 27 2015 at 4:42pm Copy Link
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PC USER I have had the same issue as Robert Smith. I successfully purchased it yet get:

An error occurred during the generation of your license key.
We will contact you within the next 24 hours by e-mail and provide the necessary information. Thank you for your patience!

Message!! :-( :-(
May 27 2015 at 5:01pm Copy Link
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Dave Moyer Same message for me!

An error occurred during the generation of your license key.
We will contact you within the next 24 hours by e-mail and provide the necessary information. Thank you for your patience!

Hope it comes before 24 hours.
May 27 2015 at 5:11pm Copy Link
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Robert Smith Me too! Hope it comes before the deadline!
May 27 2015 at 8:01pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Thank you everyone who purchased WinCatalog today. Unfortunately our server that sends registration keys has been temporary down. Now it works and all registration keys will be sent out shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience that this happened. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Michael from WinCatalog.com
WinCatalog.com - May 27 2015 at 11:43pm Copy Link
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J Hello Michael,

I know you have always been very generous with your free updates and upgrades!

Will your past customers of version 2015 also qualify for the free upgrade to 2016?

Also, what changes are in store for the 2016 version?

Great software!

Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Dec 25 2015 at 7:42am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello J, thank you for the kind words! Everyone who purchased WinCatalog 2015 or upgraded to 2015 from any previous version (for free, or paid) will get a free upgrade to 2016 version!

The new 2016 version will contain a lot of improvements, some of them will be internal (i.e. not visible but will make WinCatalog work faster), some of them will improve existing features or add new. For example, in addition to HTML and CSV report types, the new version will have an ability to export data into XML; or have images (thumbnails) in the HTML reports. The other interesting feature may be an ability to assign custom/user defined fields to any item in the catalog or copy the rows of search results as text/HTML to the Clipboard. The list of improvements will not be limited by the features posted here - we have a long list to do in the future updates.

Merry Christmas!
WinCatalog.com - Dec 25 2015 at 5:41pm Copy Link
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J Hi Michael,

You are a very generous person!

Thank you for sharing all of the details of the new 2016 version! You are really keeping busy!

I hope a lot of people will take advantage of the great deal you offer here.

Your software saves me an immense amount of time looking for certain files through many offline hard drives.

I hope you have an abundance of new customers and a blessed New Year for you and your family!
Dec 26 2015 at 7:33am Copy Link
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John User I'd also like to say what a fine program this is and thank you so much for the free upgrade coming in 2016.

Of the many programs I have purchased on this and other shareware sites, I think I get the most usage out of this one. I have cataloged and organized my files on my computer and it is very easy to use and maintain.

This is one program that is worth the cost as offered here.
Dec 26 2015 at 8:25am Copy Link
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bvssunnydale Hi, (1) I was wondering if thumbnails can be assigned to specific files (rather than randomly and automatically selected) - this would be especially useful for video files? (2) And, are separate (superset) catalogs maintained of subsets of files, DVD's, hard drives (e.g. so that the search can be limited to "Home" or "Office" or "Club" files - each of which might include thousands of separate DVD's and a several hard-drives)?
Dec 26 2015 at 8:51am Copy Link
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Ela S. Thanks for offering this program again, following the development for some time now - very interesting eg for all CD/DVD backups. I am interested in some special features:

1. Can own columns be created in the explorer view - eg location of the item (shelf, office, home, borrowed etc)

2. Would it allow to tag ALL file types (doc, txt, mht, mp3 etc)?

3. Is a comment column available for ALL type files?

Thanks - this would be great indeed.
Dec 26 2015 at 2:59pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @John User, @J, thank you very much! :)
WinCatalog.com - Dec 26 2015 at 5:43pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @bvssunnydale, the short answer to all your questions is "Yes". You can tag any file or folder and these tags will be searchable. For music files that contain ID3 tags and for ebsoks, WinCatalog creates tags automatically (you can change this behaviour in the program options). For other types of files, you can create and assign tags manually. Open properties of any file and follow to the Tags tab or user drag and drop: drag items (files, folders) and drop them on a tag in the tag tree to link. To manage tags, please click Manage Tags on the Managing tab of the Ribbon toolbar.

To separate subsets of your catalog, you can use virtual (blue) folders and move catalogued DVD disks, folders or individual files to these DVDs. In the future, when you're searching for something, you will be able to limit search results by any collection branch. Just mark the Look In option in advanced search options (below the search box).

You can assign ANY picture to ANY item (file, folder, disk, custom item) in WinCatalog. Please open Properties of the item, follow to the Thumbnail and Load the picture.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 26 2015 at 5:58pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Ela S., thank you for your questions!

1. The main idea of the custom fields is to show them in the explorer view. However, for the initial release, it might be not shown in the explorer view (the custom fields will be searchable and will be shown in the right sidebar). But in one of the nearest releases we're going to add them into the main grid (explorer view) as well.

2. Yes, custom fields will be available for all items in your catalog.

3. Yes, you can store any text in the comments field of any item in WinCatalog. By "items" I mean catalog entries: files, folders, disks, custom items, and virtual folders.

4. Thank you for the suggestion, that's a great idea! I have added it to the wishes list for the future updates.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 26 2015 at 6:11pm Copy Link
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Tortuga Hello Mr Rusakov :)
I have a few questions
1) Long time ago, ~mid-2012, you wrote here abt portability: "Version 4 will have an ability to store all settings (including registration info) inside a local file to make WC portable". Was wondering ... has this been implemented yet (and my old brain missed it), or not?! If not, when?
2) Was wondering, can one have more then one 'My Collection', if so how can it be created? I have been reading all the help, the guide, just can't see how to do it. I want to separate some media that belongs to my husband
Thank you in advance & a very Merry Christmas
Peace
Dec 26 2015 at 8:18pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 27 2015 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello, Tortuga, glad to hear from you!

Unfortunately, full portability of WinCatalog wasn't implemented (yet), I'm sorry for that. A sort of good news: 2016 version is going to store some settings inside a catalog file, so, some options (for example, scanning options) will be catalog dependent. Can't promise about full portability, but we're keeping this ability in mind.

The current version of WinCatalog can open only one catalog file at the time. If you wish to open more than one catalog, you should run another instance of WinCatalog. At the moment, we did not plan to implement multiple catalog opening for 2016 (however, I should admit that we already have this feature as a suggestion in our wishes list).

For your convenience, I can suggest you create two virtual (blue) folders under My Collection: one for your media and another for your husband's media and move media to these folders. You can move any item in WinCatalog by using drag&drop.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you!
WinCatalog.com - Dec 27 2015 at 4:53am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Peter R, unfortunately, no. A file (or a folder) can be located only in one virtual folder at a time. Please consider using Tags instead (any number of tags can be assigned to any item).
WinCatalog.com - Dec 27 2015 at 8:41am Copy Link
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Tortuga Hello Mr Rusakov :)
Thank you very much for your answers!
1) A pity full portability isn't yet implemented. In 'Options' I set the file location to my main external, and bkup to another internal, not 'C'. Are there other files on 'C' that I can/should move/copy?
2) I am guessing you changed WC file extension from .wcat to .w3cat, right?, since I can't find anything under .wcat
3) I didn't know one could launch more than 1 instance. Though, after I did, I was not offered to create a new 'My Collection' ...
4) Most of my fldrs are iconized as it is easier to remember. In 'Options' I set it to add hidden & system files. But it still only shows the same old yel fldrs, none is iconized. Are there settings I can change to make this happen?
5) Are there any videos on how-to use WC? Can't find anything on YT. Though I read the guides/features/etc on the site, videos wd be easier, old brain & all that ... ;)
And happy New Year to you & family
Peace
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Michael Rusakow Hello Tortuga,

1) All the files to run WinCatalog are located in the "Program Files (x86)\WinCatalog" folder. You may copy the entire folder anywhere and execute WinCatalog.exe to start the program. And, certainly, please do not forget your catalog file(s). No other files are required.

2) We changed the file extension in 2011 after upgrading from WinCatalog 2009 because the file format was changed (since 2011 WinCatalog uses SQLite database engine). So if you're searching for your recent catalog files, please use the "*.w3cat" wildcard.

3) When you launch another instance of WinCatalog it re-opens most recently opened collection file. To switch to another one, please click the Collection Management button (left from the Main tab of the Ribbon toolbar) and click Open Existing, or select another one from the Recent list.

4) Unfortunately, WinCatalog does not import custom icons for the folders. That is why all of them are shown using the standard yellow icon. We did not plan to implement such a feature for 2016, but I will add this to the wishes list.

5) Unfortunately, we do not have tutorial videos at the moment. Please check the user manual (here: https://www.wincatalog.com/help/w3/ or PDF version here: http://www.wincatalog.com...manual.pdf) and please do not hesitate to contact me (via the feedback form: http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html) if you have any questions or any ideas (or maybe you can suggest some topics to explain in the manual).

All the best and thanks for your support!
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Tortuga Hello Mr Rusakov :)
Thank you for all the (detailed) answers, much appreciated !!!
Am now more equipped to proceed ;)
Peace
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Jonny User I cant find specifically ... will this catalog a USB HDD across a home network (Win 7 Ult/Pro mix 32 and 64bit) ... AND ... can I install on all 5 PC (same username) to access the DB on the one PC
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Michael Rusakow Hello Jonny User, thank you for the questions.

WinCatalog can catalog local drives connected to the computer, and drives accessed via a local network.

So, if you can see your USB HDD via a home network from another computer (by expanding the Network branch in the File Explorer), WinCatalog will catalog that drive as well. But you should use Add Folder command instead of Add Disk (because Add Disk command lists only the local or mapped network drives, whereas Add Folder lists the whole file system tree, including the Network).

WinCatalog license does not limit you in a number of computers where you will work with the program. You can install WinCatalog on any computer using your registration key (you will receive your key upon purchase). However, if someone else will use WinCatalog, additional licenses should be purchased.
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John User I bought this program several months ago through BDJ and I could not be more pleased with it. I really suggest you download the trial version and check it out as there are to the best of my knowledge no other programs out there that can do what WinCatalog does. It helps you organize all the clutter and then find what you need without spending a lot of time searching.

My favorite feature of the program is the various reports you can generate as well as the synchronization. Also, I should mention WinCatalog has an outstanding technical support staff. They not only respond promptly to questions, problems, etc., but are very open to suggestions to improve the program.

In sum, I think this is one of the best programs I have purchased through BDJ and worth every penny and more.
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Michael Rusakow Hello John, thank you for the kind words! I wish you a productive work with WinCatalog!
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Javier Gil I tried to catalog a folder with hundreds of pdf files. Despite having a very fast computer, it was doing something like 1 file every 30 seconds. I had to cancel. Then I tried to save that file with the cataloged files, it crashed.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Javier, thank you for the feedback! I'm sorry to hear that WinCatalog slows down on your pdf files. Could you please answer a few questions I sent to you via the direct email. Thank you!
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Lito Quick Quesiton, I am still on the 2015 version and will have to go update it soon since I didn't even notice the new version came out, but does the 2016 version allow me to keep a record of deleted items? That was my main issue with WinCatalog 2015, I could keep track of all I wanted, but if I deleted something or moved it to a drive/directory that I don't let WinCatalog scan when I tell it to update it's records, it deletes it from the database. I do want to be able to search for something and know I did have it and it was deleted.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Lito, using WinCatalog 2016 you can see all the deleted items in the synchronization report and save them into HTML or XML. However, after the report closes, all the deleted files will be deleted from the catalog. In other words, the current version does not allow keep track of deleted files. Good news, we already have a similar suggestion in our wishes list and we plan to implement it in one of the future updates (it will be possible to tag deleted files and keep them in the catalog). I will add +1 to that suggestion for you.
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Norm Sash I have a Win10 system, but my daughter has a Mac (yep, I tried to convince her not to go to the dark side ;) ) Does anyone know of a WinCatalog alternative for Mac?
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Michael Rusakow Hello Norm,

WinCatalog does not monitor changes of the files automatically. Every time you update files on your disks, network locations, or anywhere else you should "tell" WinCatalog to re-scan the location(s). To do this please select your disk or network record inside WinCatalog and click the Update button from the Management tab of the Ribbon toolbar, or from the context menu (right mouse click on the disk record).

Please do not worry about the scanning time: WinCatalog will do the update MUCH faster than an initial indexing operation because it will skip unmodified files and will process only files that are missing in the catalog or were modified since last update/indexing.

Please also note that you can update a certain folder from the disk instead of the whole disk, but since WinCatalog will grab only new and modified files, it is not a big difference in the matter of time.

WinCatalog does not monitor changes automatically because it may have a lot of disks added to the catalog (literally several thousand), and monitoring all of them (despite the most of them are off the PC) might be not a trivial task.

The Mac version. Unfortunately, WinCatalog does not support Mac OS, but we have clients who successfully uses WinCatalog in Mac via Parallels.

By the way, we also tested WinCatalog in Linux (Ubuntu) and it works well with a help of WineHQ.
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Javier Gil Thanks for the email Michael: yes, the issue was that the thumbnails: if it has to extract the thumbnail from the pdf file, it takes much longer, but it doesn't, it's pretty fast.
Thanks a lot for the support!
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Norm Sash Thanks for the reply, Michael. The indexing update sounds reasonable and I can understand not monitoring file changes. Although in a perfect world it would be nice, I can certainly see issues with trying to monitor.

I've downloaded the trial and have tried running it twice to do a scan on a large folder (Win10, Surface Pro 3). and it runs for awhile. However, it then crashes with a WinCatalog 2016 has stopped working message. I'm not really sure what is causing the crash.
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Jonny User Is there a 'move' function available so if I move a file from 1 hdd to another hdd I dont have to re-assign the tags again? OR can I edit the data base myself to do that
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Sean Brannon Sorry, but not automatically maintaining a catalog of removable media is a deal breaker. Having to remember to update the catalog every time I remove a piece of media is tedious and too open to human error.

If this would automatically catalog removable media I'd buy it in a flash.
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Michael Rusakow @Jonny User, the current version of WinCatalog cannot track moved or renamed files. WinCatalog uses a full path to the file to identify the file in the file system, so if you move or rename a file, WinCatalog will consider that the 'old' file was deleted (and will show it as deleted in the synchronization report), and the moved/renamed file was added. Unfortunately, all the comments and other metadata *manually* associated with the file will be lost.

Anyway, the ability to track moved/renamed files is planned to be added in one of the next updates (however, can't promise exactly when; maybe in WinCatalog 2017). Most probably, this feature will work only with NTFS drives.

@Sean Brannon, the same for the automatic updates. Since more and more people asking for this feature, we're going to consider implementing it.

@Norm Sash, thank you for the feedback, can I contact you for the additional details that may help us to investigate the issue? Thank you!
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Norm Sash @Sean.... I received the email request for additional information. I try getting that to you shortly. BTW... I haven't actually purchased yet so I'm using the trial, just in case that might make a difference with the problems I'm having.
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geo User @Michael

Hello Michael. Do you handle customer support regarding previous purchases?
Who should I contact, email ? Thanks.
Jun 28 2016 at 9:44pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello geo User, please feel free to contact us at any time via the feedback form on our site: http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Jun 28 2016 at 10:04pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Norm, thank you for the details. The trial does not add any functional difference, it just limits the product to 10 disks per a catalog file.
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Craig S. Hi, I'm confused by the wording about updates/upgrades on "the Fine Print" tab. It reads: "Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free up to the next major version and minor versions thereafter." Does this mean: 1) You get one major version upgrade (for instance 2016 to 2017 free), and then all minor versions for 2017 free), or 2) Only minor versions for 2016 are free?

Whichever way it is, I would recommend re-wording. If it DOES include one major free upgrade, it should read ..."up to the next major version...."

Thanks!
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Michael Rusakow Hello Craig S., the license includes one free major upgrade to 2017 and all minor upgrades for 2017 up to the next major version.

Thank you for your comments, we will consider rewriting this statement to make it clearer.
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Oli User Hi Michail, can I run your "WínCatalog 2016 Pro" on the older "XP-SP3" Win system as well?
Thanks for soon response.
Jun 29 2016 at 4:45am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Oli User, yes, WinCatalog works on Windows XP SP3.
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Jonny User I look forward to seeing that 'move' functionality added to the software. Until then I will pass because I need that functionality.
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Oli User Hi Michail, just a little question. How many percent is WinCatalog Pro v.2016 quicker than an older version 2015?
In comparison WhereIsIt vs.WinCatalog 2015 the recording time (speed) of photo RAW files on CDs/DVDs is "a pain in the neck!". Under my experience is 4-5 times sluggish.
Has new version of WinCatalog 2016 this ache improved yet?
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Michael Rusakow @Jonny User, once again, thank you for the suggestion! Hope you will see it in one of the next updates.

@Oli User, the feature of RAW files processing was improved since the previous version (in now supports more file formats and extracts more EXIF tags), but, unfortunately, the speed of RAW files processing wasn't optimized since 2015 version.
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Bertie Brummel @ vendor: Installation over a previous version possible?
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Michael Rusakow @Bertie Brummel, yes, sure, you can install the new version over a previous version. And if you purchased WinCatalog 2016, your current registration key will be good for the 2017 version as well. Otherwise, you will need an updated registration key (by purchasing an upgrade or getting this deal).
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Lito Question about the 2017 version, can it now track changes to the database on what was deleted so I can see if I had the file in question before? I remember asking about this before and it was on the wish list last time so I want to know if it made it into the 2017 version. :)
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Michael Rusakow @Lito, hello! No, unfortunately, this feature wasn't implemented yet. For the 2017 update, we focused on the scanning speed and stability. All the new features will be added later.
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TAPTRONIC Constantin, thank you for that help! I have made the purchase! :)
Apr 11 2017 at 10:42am Copy Link
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Edward Smith I purchased WinCatalog 2016 but my registration is not valid for 2017. Am I misreading what you said above?

"And if you purchased WinCatalog 2016, your current registration key will be good for the 2017 version as well."
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Adam P So if I buy this now, does it include free updates for up to 2018.x or just 2017.x. If there's no difference for a home user between Personal & Professional then it's cheaper to buy the personal upgrade from a previous version, unless this includes free updates to 2018 and the upgrade price doesn't.
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Tiberius I just tried to buy with paypal three times but the page returns to the order form asking me to fill out the province or state (in my case prefecture) which I do.
I decided to buy the personal version (20% discount) and the lifetime upgrades (20% discount) since they both have the same features. What should I do?
I post this message here on the professional page since the personal page looks rather deserted.
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Michael Rusakow @Adam P, By default, all purchases include all minor upgrade for the current version, one major upgrade to the next version and all minor upgrade for that next version. In other words, if you purchase WinCatalog 2017 now you will get all the upgrades for 2017 and for 2018 versions for free. We reserve a right to charge for future major upgrades.

@Edward Smith, I've replied concerning your upgrade status privately.

@Tiberius, I've replied to you concerning the PayPal issue privately.
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Tiberius Thanks for your prompt and generous help.
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Edward Smith Thank you for your reply, but I did purchase Wincatalog 2016 and I sent you the email for verification.
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Doug Lietz I currently have ver2016 installed and was wondering if it is possible to purchase your lifetime upgrade licence at a discount through this current BDJ offer, without having to purchase another ver2017 license as well? Thanks.
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guy t974 Hello ,
I'd like to know what file formats the programme can index / search :
- pdf indexing ? ( index/ serach the TEXT CONTENT I mean )
-.doc ? .docx ?
-libre office files ? .odt . etc...

I couldn't find this information. Thanks !
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Michael Rusakow @Edward Smith, you free updated registration was sent to you. Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Apr 12 2017 at 9:35am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @guy t974, for PDF, DOC and DOCX files, WinCatalog creates a thumbnail preview image of the first page. Unfortunately, WinCatalog does not index the contents of these documents, just a thumbnail image.

At the moment, WinCataog does not support libre office files and index them as regular files (it grabs just basic file info for these files).

For other file types, WinCatalog extracts ID3 tags and album covers from music files, Exif tags and thumbnails from pictures and RAW files, media info and thumbnails from video files. It grabs lists of compressed files from archives and ISO images and text data from TXT and HTML files.
WinCatalog.com - Apr 12 2017 at 9:39am Copy Link
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Adam P I figured for $5 difference between the personal upgrade and the professional sale here I'd just pay $5 more, since here you get free upgrades to 2018 but buying the personal upgrade was only good for 2017.x.
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Tortuga @Michael Rusakov Hello :)
I too have a similar question to Doug Lietz, as I don't quite understand the offer.
If I add the 'Lifetime Upgrade' offer, it comes to almost $100. in CAD !!
It comprises [cad $73.-60%] cad $29.19, PLUS [cad $77.49-20%] cad $62.
Total cad $91.18
I'm confused because it seems we have to buy TWO (2) licenses for the same product: the Regular ~AND~ the Regular with Lifetime Upgrades, which offers only the 20% discount.
Shouldn't the offer be either one ~OR~ the other? With both having today's promo of 60% off?
I tried to buy the Regular w Lifetime Upgrades only, but it still only offers the 20% discount.

If this is correct, I can't afford to upgrade to the newer version!
I do try to encourage small developers even when I don't really need/use the soft, but this is just waaay too expensive !!!

Peace
N.B.: Have you had time to implement full portability, as we discussed ~many~ moons ago?! ;) Hummm, when was it ... 2012 ??!! ;) ;)
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Michael Rusakow @Tortuga Hello :) Since the lifetime major upgrades option is our obligation to never charge you for any upgrade in the future, we cannot afford the discount more than 20% off for this option. I hope, you understand and I'm sorry if this looks overpriced in comparison to the main deal. And this option should be purchased *in addition* to the main product.

Concerning to the full portability. As you noticed, this feature was postponed, but we will implement it when the GUI of WinCatalog will be redesigned. Most probably, in 2018 version (but please don't get it as a promise ;-). Thank you! :)
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Tortuga @Michael Hello again :)
I understand your point. I just can't afford it ... Sorry !

I promise ~not~ to use your promise against you in the future ... :D
But I don't promise that I will not nag you at every opportunity ... ;)
Just saying !!

Peace
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PortablesFan I'd like to second the vote for a fully portable version, please!

Also, the above description mentions "Collectors take note: WinCatalog 2017 Professional can be easily adapted for non-digital items. Catalog your books, videos, or even postage stamps and coins!"
Is there someplace this/these features are described more fully? For example, I don't suppose it can take bar codes, ISBNs, etc. and import info from online? ;-) (Already got it today, not expecting that it can do this--but would be a fantastic surprise if it could!)
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Adolphe I had never heard of that program. It looks quite interesting. It has tags and comments, which is precisely what I have been after for ages. I'll have try at it and see how things are implemented.
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StitchTech 2 questions:

1. Why does your app use GhostScript and can it be disabled (it is prohibited on our network)?

2. How does the cataloging handle symbolic and hard links/junctions?

Thanks.

By the way - unable to send these questions on your support page form. I've tried twice and it times out, asking me to check the "I am not a robot" field, which I did both times.
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David McCartney So, no control over the thumbnail size? (PDF's)
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Mappi75 I think its one of the best programs of its categorie.

There are not much options one of the well known programs is
"Advanced Disk Catalog" but its development stoped in 2001.

Another is "Where Is It?" but its from 2014.

I'am not sure if i (really) need this software...but i want it ^^
Lifetime Upgrade is a great option too.

The question i ask me:

i have a lots of external drives which much files and on every drive there are
often same files (duplicates).
Will the software help me to organize all these files?

For example if i want to create a new external drive can i organise
the files to this new drive with new good titled folders ?

Thanks for an answer!
Sep 26 2017 at 7:54am Copy Link
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Bjondc Is there a problem with the website?
Can't reach it either by link here or typing in the url.
(no, I'm not having any other 'net problems)
Sep 26 2017 at 1:28pm Copy Link
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Todd User Also unable to hit website all day on multiple machines
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Michael Rusakow Hello everyone and thank you for your comments. I'm sorry, we're experiencing a sever down problem right now, but it will be recovered shortly, I will notify you here. And, certainly, we will extend the sale because of that incident too.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 6:40pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Good news - the server was recovered and website works now. Once again, we're sorry for the inconvenience that this happened.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 6:48pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @StitchTech, any purchase from us includes one major upgrade and all minor upgrades for these versions. When you buy WinCatalog 2017, you're getting an upgrade to 2018 and all minor upgrades within 2018 version, until the 2019 version comes out.

In addition, you can purchase a lifetime major upgrades option that grants you a right to receive all future major and minor upgrades for free forever.

Answering your other questions. WinCatalog uses GhostScript to produce picture thumbnails for PDF files. Unfortunately, there is no option to skip GhostScript in WinCatalog, but any external module can be simply deleted and WinCatalog will correctly handle that. If GhostScript is prohibited on your network, please delete the "gs" folder from WinCatalog program folder.

Concerning the links - WinCatalog follows the symlinks and hard links and scans files and folders there.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 6:59pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mappi75, thank you for your question! The current version of WinCatalog cannot manipulate files. Currently, it can help you to organize your files, but inside the catalog and you cannot translate this reorganized structure back to a hard drive.

Previously our vision of WinCatalog was focused on the fact that it is a disk catalog software, and it stores information about files. The expected behavior is like a one-way road where the program can get all the changes from the original (physical) files but cannot change or modify anything there.

?However, in the recent time, we started to receive questions like your's and we have already added such a feature to the wishes list for the future updates (?the internal ref# WCAT-351), I will add +1 to this feature for you.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 7:12pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @David McCartney, WinCatalog uses GhostScript to produce thumbnails of the first page of each PDF file, and then it reduces the image according to the program settings. If the thumbnail size in the options is set to, say, 256x256, images will be reduced.

GhostScript generates images of the PDF pages in the original resolution, i.e., in a 100% scale.

WinCatalog do not expand thumbnails because this does not make sense. If the thumbnails size option is set to 1920x1920, but GhostScript generated an image, say, 500x500, it will not be enlarged and stored as is.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 7:19pm Copy Link
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Wearsie Jackson I downloaded the trial and was pleased at how easy to use it was. Once original index finally finished, updates to the index were quite fast.

Most importantly it did an amazing job of finding files on my cluttered hard drive.

Thanks again BDJ!!!

--- Weerz
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jaeyong User I made a purchase yesterday.
I did not receive license key yet, but when can I get it?
Sep 26 2017 at 8:15pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @jaeyong User, thank you for purchasing WinCatalog, all the registration keys will be sent out shortly, thank you for your patience and understanding!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 9:11pm Copy Link
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Ottavio User I also purchased WinCatalog and I didn't receive license key
Sep 26 2017 at 9:27pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello again, to the moment all the registration keys were sent out. If you still did not receive your registration key, please contact us via the comments here or via the feedback form on our website: http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html

Once again I want to apologize for the inconvenience and thank you very much for your patience and understanding!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 11:10pm Copy Link
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Pavi Johnson I just want to endorse this product/developer because on the website, they make it so easy to see your old version and license, as well as download the last version you are licensed to use.

I purchased a version many years ago, and I was able to determine that they automatically upgraded me to Version 2016 Professional and get a copy of that version!

So I am purchasing today just to support such a good, honest developer. Also the software was quite useful, so I am excited to try the new version.

Best, /Pavi
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Michael Rusakow @Pavi Johnson: Hello, Pavi, thank you for the kind words! I wish you a further productive work with WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2017 at 11:29pm Copy Link
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Benjamin User I'm interrested in the lifetime license depending on its price. How much does it cost? Also, do you offer academic license for student at special discount if I choose a lifetime license?
Sep 27 2017 at 12:43am Copy Link
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HJ B The WinCatalog website appears to be down.
Sep 27 2017 at 1:41am Copy Link
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Mappi75 I bought it with the lifetime upgrade.

Did not receive my license key "accoring to an error of generation a license key"
In 24 hours i will get the information - is said..
Sep 27 2017 at 1:41am Copy Link
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Smile After I purchased, MYCOMMERCE replied that payment failed,
I have no problem shopping on other sites, only MYCOMMERCE have such a problem, have been unable to complete the payment.

Is there any other payment channel? I would love this software (for a lifetime).
Thank you.
Sep 27 2017 at 3:04am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @HJ B, It did not work last night, but I have just re-checked now, the website works.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2017 at 7:04am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mappi75, thank you for purchasing WinCatalog! Our server was recovered from last night fault, all the registration keys were sent out. Could you please contact us using an email address you used for the purchase, we will double-check everything and will send the key to you again. The feedback form is here: http://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html

Thank you!
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Michael R. As a buyer of a former verion on WC, I'm wondering how to purchase a lifetime-upgrade?
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Sid B Tempted by this since I own 2016. My problem is that every previous version crashes every single time I use it. I have at least 15 large external drives (1-5 TB) and every time I try to scan the program crashes out. I installed on three different systems (the advantage of external drives) and the same thing happened on all of them.
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Bjondc @Sid -- I also have 2016 (free upgrade from an older version) and when I tried it, it crashed on a folder (internal HD) with many thousands of files (300+GB); it also crashed on a folder with fewer than 100 files/<10GB. I didn't even try any external HDs or a different PC. I d/l the current version and have used it (in trial mode, still have a couple of runs I could use of the 10 allowed) and it hasn't had any trouble. It was also faster than the older version was (before it crashed) on the same (large) folder.
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Michael Rusakow @Sid Bratkovich, thank you for the feedback, 2017 version is a free upgrade for everyone who purchased a license for 2016 version. Please download the latest version, the scanning module was rewritten from a scratch. Your existing registration key should work with the latest update.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2017 at 8:51pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Bjondc, thank you for your feedback!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 27 2017 at 8:52pm Copy Link
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Michael R. As a buyer of a former verion on WC, I'm wondering how to purchase a lifetime-upgrade, which - as you stated above - does exist?
Sep 28 2017 at 12:45am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Michael R., thank you for the question, I have replied to you by email.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 28 2017 at 12:55am Copy Link
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Ottavio User I purchased WinCatalog 2017, please tell also me more info about upgrade to a lifetime upgrade license
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Mappi75 @Michael

Thanks for your post i got my key.

BDJ needs 5-10 hours the gives my posts free for all.
So i got my key before you answered.
(@BDJ thats pretty annoying).
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Chuck @Michael Rusakov, I am a buyer of a previous addition and am interested in a lifetime license as well. How does one do that?
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Bjondc @Chuck @Ottavio -- when I got to the purchase page for this deal there was an option for a lifetime license (I forget how much $) but I don't think it made any difference about having bought a previous version.
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Indusekar SK can it extract tags from pdf files? and does it support exporting the catalogue to text or excel format
Sep 28 2017 at 6:38am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Indusekar SK, unfortunately, for the PDF files, the current version can only grab screenshots of the first page of each file.

Concerning the exporting feature. WinCatalog can export data into XML, HTML or CSV files (you can open CSV files in Excel). This functionality is called Reports. To find this feature, please click the Catalog button (left from the Main tab of the Ribbon toolbar), then click Reports.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 28 2017 at 7:10am Copy Link
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Mappi75 @Michael

Is there an Option to use TeraCopy/FastCopy/Ultracopier instead the Windows copy?
So it would be more flexible if a dialog box appears for example:
when files are duplicate.

Thanks!
Sep 28 2017 at 9:40am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mappi75, unfortunately, WinCatalog does not provide a choice for the file copying engine and uses the standard Windows file copying interface.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 28 2017 at 8:55pm Copy Link
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Sid B I came thisclose to ordering a copy. Had completed the PayPal and been redirected to complete the order and then saw "plus 6.25% sales tax/VAT: USD 1.25" Sorry, no. The website says US support is in MN and not in IL. VAT wouldn't apply to a US purchase. If you are collecting for Illinois what is your Illinois Dept. of Revenue Retailers' Occupation Tax Number (8 digits laid out like xxxx-xxxx. I've had one for 27 years)?
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Pavi Johnson Yes, I agree with Sid. This is actually terrible! I've never seen VAT added inside the US from a different state - that clearly should never be collected, and I highly doubt the sales tax is being delivered to the proper state(s) by the payment processor.

It's probably Digital River's fault, so maybe you should think of switching to another payment processor. This also caused me to delay a purchase.


Best, /Pavi
Sep 28 2017 at 10:37pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Pavi Johnson, @Sid Bratkovich, thank you for reporting the VAT issue. The question should be addressed to MyCommerce/Digital River, and I'm going to contact them concerning this issue. Thank you again!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 28 2017 at 11:02pm Copy Link
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Pim Joosten Is it possible to buy the lifetime upgrade option at a later moment? I am going to buy the program, but I think the price for the lifetime upgrade option is rather high, especially when I have not used the program very actively yet (only the trial version for 2 weeks). At this moment I am uncertain whether the lifetime upgrade option will be worth it for me, but it might change when I have used the program for some time.
If buying the lifetime upgrade option at a later moment is possible, do I assume correctly there will be no 20% discount then?
Mar 6 2018 at 1:57am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Please note folks, by buying the current version of WinCatalog via this offer you're also getting a free upgrade to WinCatalog 2018 which is scheduled to be released after April 2, 2018 (or maybe a bit later).


@Pim, thank you for the question, you will be able to purchase the lifetime upgrades option at any time later. But please note that for a limited period of time, during this BitDuJour promo, we increased the discount for the lifetime major upgrades option from 20% to 50% (the discount is only available if you purchase the upgrades option together with the main license).
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 2:38am Copy Link
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John User This is a great program, but honestly, it is not one that I use that often. Through a deal like this I purchased WinCatalog 2015 and have been happy using that version. I really missed the upgrades for 2016 and 2017 - I didn't receive any notification of the upgrades being available.

I just downloaded WinCatalog 2017 (naturally it would not accept my 2015 version name and serial number) and I am not seeing that much in the way of improvements, differences, etc. I went to your website and tried to identify what those improvements, etc. might be and I was unable to locate any.

I am thinking about upgrading from 2015 to 2017 and the 2018 to come, but could you please direct me to a description of of improvements, etc. over the last few versions? Thank you.
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Colin McAllister Can you please explain how one uses the "Contacts" tab?

I can find nothing in the help section, nor in the online help, about "Contacts". I would like to keep full details of my contacts offline and a bare minimum online, but I would need fields such as "Home Mobile" "Office Mobile" etc.I had hoped WinCatalog would enable me to do this.

Also, I have imported many music and image files, but none of the files has the "Physical Location" section filled in (under "Properties"). I assumed that field shouuld show the path to the item on whichever disk (hard disk or removable) the item resides. I don't really want to have to fill in the location field for every single file I import! Thanks.
Mar 6 2018 at 9:15am Copy Link
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Kiwidave You do say it can catalogue anything but it doesn't work for FLAC!
Its very limited on the info on the flac extension compared to mp3
Mar 6 2018 at 9:17am Copy Link
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Gary Smith 1) WinCatalog seems suited just fine for knowing where files are located once its initial scan is complete, but what happens if things need to change. For example, if I need to move a subfolder on drive X to a different subfolder on drive Y. Not only did the drive letter change, but also the path to the root of the moved folder changed. Does this require a new scan, or can I give WinCatalog minimal information, such as before and after folder locations, and it be able to update its database? Optionally, I might want to do a rescan of the moved folder, but if I know I did nothing more than a folder move, I would not want WinCatalog going off into a rescan.

2) Can WinCatalog's scan priority be fully controlled? Many applications that do disk scanning can interfere with applications the user is needing in the foreground, even if they advertise that they do not interfere.

3) In 2012, you predicted a portable edition would come out. It has been 6 years. What is the big holdup? (Ref: older comments)
Mar 6 2018 at 10:45am Copy Link
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Adam P @Gary Smith If you move a folder, you have to update the directory where that directory was, and scan the new directory. As of 2017, WinCatalog doesn't detect moved folders.

So if you move x:\music to y:\misc\music, you would have to update x:\music & y:\misc

@John User
The closest to a changelog that I can find is the news page: https://www.wincatalog.co...-articles/
Mar 6 2018 at 11:20am Copy Link
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Jester Back in Sept. 2017, I purchased WinCatalog 2017. The offer also stated:

Please note folks: by accepting this deal you're getting a license for WinCatalog 2017, all minor upgrades and one major upgrade to WinCatalog 2018 when it will be released.

Will I need a new license key for the 2018 version?
Mar 6 2018 at 11:24am Copy Link
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Adam P You will need a new license key, since the normal license key is only good for the major version you purchased. But you will get a new license key for free that works with the next version. (Of course, since I don't work for the company I could be wrong and the license key we have does automatically work for 2 versions.)
Mar 6 2018 at 11:48am Copy Link
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Craig S. Trialing your software today. Trying to catalog an external USB 3.0 hard disk. My CPU utilization is pegged at 100% during scan, and my computer basically unusable during that time. Also, it's taking FOREVER even though I told it specifically not to create thumbnails for pictures or video. Even with these options, it's showing me thumbnails during cataloging, and it's taking about 1-2 seconds for each .OGG file it's cataloging.

Is this normal performance? Am I missing something?

Thanks for any help you can offer.
Mar 6 2018 at 3:18pm Copy Link
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Disco79 Hi.

Som questions. I am a previous user of version 2016. This program has saved me a lot of time searching for files. Today I have purchased version 2017. Questions:

1. When will the free license for version 2018 come?

2. How did I manage my database today, which is 2016 when I install version 2017?

regards
Michael
Sweden
Mar 6 2018 at 3:19pm Copy Link
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Richard Blake Colin,
Physical Location: see https://www.wincatalog.com/features.html
Scroll down to section 'Insert Disk dialog saves your time'. The image there shows a physical location. It appears that you enter the value, but you enter it once per physical disk - CD, thumb drive, hard disk partition, etc.
Contacts: on the same page scroll to section 'Adding contacts and managing loaned disks'. This appears to be another comment for the physical disk, when it's away from its 'physical location'.

Q for M Rusakov: Would it be feasible to give WinCatalog the capability to perform MOVE, RENAME, DELETE and RENAME actions (for files and directories), through GUI and command line, so that it can perform these actions itself and update its catalog at the same time. Then user would not need to keep track of operations he had done through Explorer or cmd prompt and do rescans for each at a later time?
Can WinCatalog insert itself into Windows Save and Save As operations, so that it can update its catalog automatically when I create or update files using other applications (if there is a catalog for the disk on which the operation takes place)?
Mar 6 2018 at 6:27pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @John User, the latest version available as a free upgrade for everyone who purchased WinCatalog 2015 or any prior version is 2016 (16.5). You can find it on the Download page on our website if you scroll the page down to the "Older version of WinCatalog" section: https://www.wincatalog.com/download.html
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 6:35pm Copy Link
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Gary Smith @Adam P,
Thanks for the info. I suspected that might be the case.


@Michael Rusakov,

1) Can WinCatalog's scan priority be fully controlled? Many applications that do disk scanning can interfere with applications the user is needing in the foreground, even if they advertise that they do not interfere.

2) In 2012, you predicted a portable edition would come out. It has been 6 years. What is the big holdup? (Ref: older comments)
Mar 6 2018 at 6:39pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Kiwidave, WinCatalog supports FLAC files, please open Program Options, follow to the File Processing page under Scanning and find the "Media information for video files section". Please don't be surprised by "video" section: WinCatalog uses MediaInfo plugin to extract metadata from video files and the plugin also supports FLAC files.

Please add the ".flac;" and other extensions (starting from the dot and ending by the semicolon) the list of supported extensions. Click OK when done. This will add the .flac extension to the list of supported extensions. That is it. Next time you scan a drive or a folder WinCatalog will process .flac and other files that match the extension list and extract ID3 tags and other media info.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 6:43pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Gary Smith:

1. Currently, WinCatalog uses the full file path to identify files. If you move any file, no matter, inside or outside a disk, WinCatalog will interpret changes as following: the file on the old location was deleted, the file on a new location was added (it will be marked as new). So, if you have any comments, tags or user-defined fields attached to the file, this information, unfortunately, will be lost. In our wishes list, we already have a suggestion to track moved items during a single update session (the files should be moved inside one disk), but this feature is quite complex and wasn't implemented yet.

If you don't have any info manually attached to the file, there is not a big problem that WinCatalog moves files by deleting and re-adding. Furthermore, WinCatalog tries to speed-up the scanning process by skipping the unmodified files. So, if you move or add something to a previously cataloged drive, the updating process will be finished much faster than the initial scan (the updating time depends on a number of the modified files).

2. WinCatalog scans drives in a normal priority since the disk usage is a bottleneck, there is no need to use more CPU.

3. Unfortunately, the full portability wasn't implemented yet.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 7:03pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Adam P, thank you for the answers, you're completely right!

@Albert Jester, your registration key for WinCatalog 2017 will be good for 2018 as well, otherwise (upon your request) we will send you a new one. If you purchase the lifetime major upgrades option, your key will be good for all future versions of WinCatalog (or, if we change anything, we will provide you with a new one that will work).
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 7:09pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Richard Blake, thank you,

1. Unfortunately, the current version of WinCatalog cannot manipulate (delete, move or rename) real files.

Previously, our vision of WinCatalog was focused on the fact that it is a disk catalog software, and it stores information about files. The expected behavior is like a one-way road where the program can get all the changes from the original (physical) files but cannot change or modify anything there.

However, in the recent time, we started to receive questions like your's and we have already added such a feature to the wishes list for the future updates (the internal ref# WCAT-351). I will add +1 to that feature for you.

2. Concerning updating the changed files. WinCatalog does not monitor file changes automatically because it may have a lot of disks added to the catalog (literally several thousand), and monitoring all of them (despite the most of them are off the PC) might be not a trivial task.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 7:16pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Richard Blake, you can use the custom items (a purple pyramid icon) to add a non-file item into the catalog. Then, you can assign any fields to these items using user-defined fields, and even set a thumbnail to it, so your books, coins or other items will even have a picture. You can move and group your custom items into virtual (blue) folders, add tags. You can even mark these items as loaned and set the location / sub-location for them.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 7:25pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Disco79, currently, the planned release date is April 2, 2018.
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WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 7:29pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Albert Jester, no, your current license key will be good for 2018 version when it will be released.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 8:07pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Colin McAllister, the Contacts tab allows managing contacts for the loan feature. In WinCatalog you can track to whom you borrowed a disk.

The Location field saves the disk physical location. Imagine, you have DVDs and keep them in soft wallets. You can save the wallet number as a location, and a page number as a sub-location. WinCatalog will combine these two fields and will show the complete location as, for example, "Wallet 12 / page 4".

The file location (the full path to the file) is shown on the File Info tab, the information about the disk where the file is located is shown on the Volume Info tab of the Properties. There is no need to add this info manually, WinCatalog grabs it for every file.
WinCatalog.com - Mar 6 2018 at 8:33pm Copy Link
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Javier Gil Oops, couldn't delete my comment.
Mar 6 2018 at 11:57pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Mar 7 2018 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Adi Abir I have the 2016 professional edition and it always stops cataloging my files at the same point. I suspect that the program can catakog only a limited number of files. What's the limit on the 2017 professional edition?
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Michael Rusakow @Adi Abir, WinCatalog has no any practical limits, it should add any number of files. Furthermore, in comparison to the 2016 version, 2017 introduced a completely new scanning module that was rewritten from a scratch. The new module brought more stability and a higher scanning speed. You can try 2017 version before purchasing the upgrade and easily revert back to 2016 if you decide not to stay on 2017.

Just in case, the download link for 2016 (16.5): http://www.wincatalog.com...tup165.exe
WinCatalog.com - Mar 7 2018 at 4:57am Copy Link
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Colin McAllister Thanks for the replies @Richard Blake and @Michael Rusakov. While I can understand the "physical disks stored offline" explanation, I still feel the program is missing out.

Michael - I keep my current images on my C:drive and (usb-attached) S:drive (shared/working backup items) and I:drive (image archive). I have added folders from each drive to the Catalog folder in WinCatalog. If I click an image file inside a folder in WinCatalog, I get the General and File properties below the thumbnail. The "Physical location" info isn't there though, hence I can't easily tell if that image is the one from the C,S or I drive, even though the "File location" field states "Pictures\2006-Glasgow Visit\.Fred singing-001"

If however I right-click an image and choose its properties, the "Volume Info" tab has the Root Path info there! It would be very helpful if the root path info could be added to the "Physical location" info. That way if I have the same file on two or more usb drives I can instantly see which drive I am viewing. Just a suggestion. Thanks.
Mar 7 2018 at 10:25am Copy Link
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geo User Q for M Rusakov: Would it be feasible to give WinCatalog the capability to perform MOVE, RENAME, DELETE and RENAME actions (for files and directories),

This is also my suggestion as from @Richard Blake.

It would be helpful to keep the catalogs more up to date, I believe.

And thanks Michael Rusakov for a nice product and support !
Mar 7 2018 at 1:44pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Colin McAllister, thank you for the suggestion, I have added it to the wishes list, but decided to add another field to the Properties panel, something like "Brief Disk Info" and keep the Physical Location field for what it serves now.

@geo User, thank you, I voted +1 to that feature for you, please feel free to submit any further comments or suggestions, the feedback is always welcome!
WinCatalog.com - Mar 7 2018 at 5:35pm Copy Link
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H. H. @ wincatalog
hallo,
on your homepage a lifetime upgrade policy is mentioned
- what would be the bdj-price?
thank you for responding
H.H:
Aug 16 2018 at 2:32pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello H.H., for this offer we provide the same discount for the lifetime major upgrades option - it can be purchased for $39.60 - you can add this option during the checkout process.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 16 2018 at 8:03pm Copy Link
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Michael R. As a purchaser of the former version v2016: Would it be possible to purchase only the lifetime-upgrade (instead rebuying the a full version (I already have) + lifetime-upgrade) for $39,60?

I seem to have overseen the opportunity last time (or it wasn't offered)...
Aug 17 2018 at 1:26am Copy Link
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H. H. @wincatalog,
thank you for replying, I´m already customer since many years. Can I buy the lifetime-license seperately? At the checkout the liftetime license can only be added when making again a purchase of the program, when removing the program, the nondiscounted price is shown.
Thank you for clarifying again.
HH:

@bdj customers
I´d highly recommend buying this software and supporting the development of this great piece of software if you have to handle with more than very few data media. It´s the best utility for disk cataloging (regardless if harddisk, optical media, usb-sticks, sd-cards,...) I´ve ever found .
It´s like having the great search-utility everything at your finger-tips for all archived / offline media. Version 18 is even faster than previous versions.
Additionally and important - userfriendly license , installation on all owned pcs, no online activation, no subscription; ,...),discounted upgrades, friendly and reliable support. A really good investition
H.H.
Aug 17 2018 at 1:40am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @H. H. Thank you very much for the kind words and for your support!

@Michael R. & @H.H. I have replied to the upgrades question by email.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 17 2018 at 2:05am Copy Link
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Ottavio User I purchased 2017 version with a free upgrade to 2018 version. I'd like to upgrade to a lifetime license taking advantage of this discount
Aug 17 2018 at 5:03am Copy Link
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bvssunnydale Hi, a couple things are vital for my cataloging - first is extensive tagging allowed (as many as 20 per file)? and, second, can there be sets of catalog files? (some I would want to keep on an encrypted partition for security reasons). Thanks for your help.
Aug 17 2018 at 5:18am Copy Link
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John User Yes, I'm a little confused about purchasing the lifetime version. I had purchased the 2015 version and had upgrades through the 2017 version.

When I try to purchase the lifetime upgrade now I am being charged $60.

Do I have to purchase the 2018 update version and then pay another $40 for the lifetime upgrades?

Thank you for a great program!
Aug 17 2018 at 8:10am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @bvssunnydale, using WinCatalog you can create as many catalog files as you want (and under a single license you can install WinCatalog on any computer where you work with the program). However, unfortunately, WinCatalog does not allow opening several catalog files simultaneously in one window - if you want to open more than one catalog file at a time, you should run two instances of WinCatalog.

Each catalog file you create can host almost unlimited number of entries, including the unlimited number of tags. You can create as many tags as you need and assign any number of entries to each tag.

Please note that WinCatalog also has virtual (blue) folders. You can consider them as categories. Virtual folders help to organize your catalog file visually. The main difference between tags and virtual folders in the following: one entry (a file, a folder, or a disk) may be linked with any number of tags, but can be located only in one virtual folder.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 17 2018 at 8:14am Copy Link
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Lewis Is there a way to filter files by any of the property types, such as Comments, Tags, Partial filenames, etc?
Also, can I put the catalog on a fileserver and have it shared by a few different users?
Aug 17 2018 at 9:41am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Lewis, unfortunately, in the current version of WinCatalog you can't filter files in the main view, the only way to display files by some criteria is to use Search and limit the search results by a certain branch.

Answering your second question. Yes, you can put the catalog file anywhere, including a fileserver and access the catalog file from other computers.

WinCatalog keeps all the data for the catalog inside a single file with .w3cat extension which is SQLite database. You should know that network access reduces the program's speed (because SQLite is a local database and requires a frequent disk accessing, so it will send a lot of data over the network). The second issue is that accessing SQLite database over a network in a multi-user mode may harm the database (this is the warning from SQLite developers).

Anyway, a lot of our clients use WinCatalog over local networks, even simultaneously. WinCatalog tries to handle this and prevents multi-user writes to the database by using a kind of a semaphore (a simple text file where WinCatalog keeps the info if anyone updates the catalog). Multi-user accessing in the read-only mode is OK and will not harm the database: most of the time clients use WinCatalog in a read-only mode (they browse or search for files).
WinCatalog.com - Aug 17 2018 at 9:58am Copy Link
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Lewis @ Michael Rusakov,
Thank you for your prompt response. I was just experimenting with it and have a few of other questions. Can you resize the thumbnails for PDF files (or any other I guess) and if I change the 1st page on a PDF, is there a way to update the Thumbnail? Does it show Thumbnails for Word documents? I tried it and it just put like an Word Icon in place of the 1st page of the document.
Aug 17 2018 at 10:50am Copy Link
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Allan User I also purchased 2017 version with a free upgrade to 2018 version.

I'd like to upgrade to a lifetime license taking advantage of this discount.

Do I have to purchase the 2018 also?

Thanks :)
Aug 17 2018 at 10:57am Copy Link
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Craig S. Hello, can you tell me if the ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog has been added yet? I've been waiting for this feature to purchase. Thank you.
Aug 17 2018 at 1:41pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Craig S., thank you for the question! Unfortunately, WinCatalog still does not have an autoupdate feature (if we're speaking about monitoring changes on the connected drives), but if you want to update drives automatically on a schedule, you can use Task Scheduler and the command line interface [manual: http://bit.ly/2OHNNhm].
WinCatalog.com - Aug 17 2018 at 9:07pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Lewis, when you update a drive, WinCatalog actualizes the info about the files modified since the previous scan or update. For the PDF files, if the file was changed, WinCatalog will generate new (actual) thumbnail of the first page. Please note, that if the last modified date for the file or a file size were not changed, WinCatalog will consider that the file wasn't changed.

You can turn this behavior on or off in the Scanning Options: for the selected scanning profile, please find the following option on the General Scanning "While updating a disc, skip the unmodified files (speeds-up the updating process)".

You can also change the size of the thumbnails on the File Processing page of the Scanning Options for the selected scanning profile. Find the "Thumbnail Size (in pixels)" option in the "Pictures and digital photographs" section. Currently, WinCatalog uses this option for all generated thumbnails.

Please note, that changing this option affects on future scans only and will not change the size of the thumbnails that are already in the catalog. Changing this option also does not force updating the unmodified files, so you should turn the "skip unmodified files" option temporarily off.

For the MS Office documents, unfortunately, the current version of WinCatalog cannot guarantee the thumbnails grabbing because WinCatalog completely relies on the File Explorer, and if it provides thumbnails (if you can see the thumbnails in File Explorer), WinCatalog will grab them. Otherwise, unfortunately, it will not.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 17 2018 at 9:25pm Copy Link
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Ed Ward Michael - have you implemented the feature requested below? Retaining tags even when a file is moved is a must have for me. Thank you!

The thumbnail for 1st page of pdfs is a very nice feature!


RESPONSE TO A PREVIOUS QUESTION:
1. Currently, WinCatalog uses the full file path to identify files. If you move any file, no matter, inside or outside a disk, WinCatalog will interpret changes as following: the file on the old location was deleted, the file on a new location was added (it will be marked as new). So, if you have any comments, tags or user-defined fields attached to the file, this information, unfortunately, will be lost. In our wishes list, we already have a suggestion to track moved items during a single update session (the files should be moved inside one disk), but this feature is quite complex and wasn't implemented yet.
Jan 28 2019 at 7:47pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Ed Ward, glad to hear from you again! Unfortunately, the feature of automatic tracking moved (and renamed) files wasn't implemented yet. For the next 2019 update we decided to focus on real file operations - the initial 2019 release (will be released at the end of March or at the beginning of April) will have the ability to delete real files from the disk - this is the most wanted feature at the moment - after that we will collect feedback on this feature and decide where to move further (in other words, if the other two more complicated features are still needed - moving and renaming).

As for the automatic tracking of moved and renamed files, this is a quite complicated feature, and since 2019 is mostly (but not only) "the year of file operations", we will start experimenting on that after the initial 2019 release.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 28 2019 at 10:12pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 30 2019 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Michael R. Can the content of a truecrypt-file-container be catalogued too?
Of course this would involve entering a password...
Jan 30 2019 at 12:16am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Michael R., WinCatalog can catalog any drive you can access via File Explorer, so if you mount a TrueCrypt file container (as you usually do for accessing the contents), WinCatalog will catalog it, but unfortunately, WinCatalog will can't mount the container automatically by itself.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 30 2019 at 12:20am Copy Link
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TESS273 I do not even live in the United States. Why is there a 10 percent VAT rate?
Jan 30 2019 at 4:49am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @TESS273, I'm sorry for the VAT issue, unfortunately, we don't have any influence on the VAT rate ShareIt (our eCommerce provider) applies. However, if you think that VAT was applied incorrectly to your order, we can ask ShareIt to refund VAT for your order.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 30 2019 at 5:53am Copy Link
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Nobre Luso PLEASE USING THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE ...
There are over 300 million people using this language, one of the oldest in the world! He was born in Portugal.
The following countries speak and write Portuguese:
- Portugal (birthplace of the Portuguese language), Brazil (200 million inhabitants), Angola / Mozambique / Guinea Bissau / Cape Verde (Sao Tomé & Príncipe (all in Africa) and Timor (near Indonesia).

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Jan 30 2019 at 6:18am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello, Nobre Luso, thank you! The interface of WinCatalog is translated to both versions of Portuguese - Portugal and Brazilian, you can switch the interface language in WinCatalog in the program Options. Please click the Catalog button (left from the Main tab of the Ribbon toolbar), and then click Options. Then on the Look&Feel tab you will see the Language option. Please switch it to Portuguese and hit OK. Restart WinCatalog to apply changes to all parts of it. Thank you again!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 30 2019 at 6:22am Copy Link
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Brian W Feature request: Once you have the direct file operations incorporated in 2019, then expanding the duplicate finder features (ex. compare 2 folders) would be greatly appreciated so that after finding duplicates we don't need to move to a separate duplicate finder program.

Most useful for me is identifying duplicate FOLDERS. Few de-dupe programs include this feature but it really speeds things up for someone like me who has many years of backups on various external drives.

(My dream is a "consolidate" program that can intelligently combine folders and de-dupe files, so that all of my photos from all drives can be moved to a single "photo" folder with sub-folders (or tags) indicating the folder tree they came from.)
Jan 30 2019 at 8:57pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 31 2019 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Brian W, thank you very much for your suggestion, I have stored your comment in our wishes list. Thank you again!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 31 2019 at 7:33am Copy Link
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Scott Youngman The Bits description says WinCatalog can be "easily adapted for non-digital items" such as books. How can that be done? I didn't find anything about it in the online manual. Thanks.
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Mr Dave I need to agree with Ed Ward. I reorganize and move files often. It's best to record all I know about a file when I first get it, not weeks later when I try to move it to it's final home. Same for backups or additional copies. Why catalog something if the results are inconsistent? To me, a true key for a file should be an MD5 or SHA hash tag, possibly combined with file length. When scanning or updating a disk, if a duplicate name is found but with a different hash tag, the program could flag it so user can claim it's a new file so don't copy added information from old file) of if it's an updated version (so then it would be helpful to copy the old information into the database for the new file).

I know this is a complex issue and different users have different needs. But a file's name and location are simply external attributes of the file, same as a description or cover photo... I tend to not use catalog programs like this because of the effort needed to really build a useful catalog, all the added work to maintain things, and the risk that the program won't work in the next Windows update so all my work is gone. Is the database proprietary, or could I access it with Libre Office or MS Access or some other relation database program? If I move 500 files to a different folder or disk, it would not be hard to update the location in a database program before the next run of WinCatalog.

I still use an OLD program called VVV Catalog for keeping track of what's on CDRs, DVDRs, external hard drives and flash drives. Just to help me find things faster than inserting a bunch of disks. Maybe that's all WinCatalog is intended for, but I like that I can add my own information about the files and might buy the program just for that. But not if I need to recreate everything when a file is moved or edited. I don't have time to do stuff more than once!
Jan 31 2019 at 11:37am Copy Link
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Scott Youngman Is it possible to limit the catalog to only certain folders rather than an entire disk? Or limit it to only certain file types? And to save those parameters to a profile for future reuse? Thanks.
Jan 31 2019 at 5:42pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Scott Youngman, instead of adding a whole disk by clicking Add Disk button, you can click Add Folder and select a folder to add to the catalog. You can add several folders from one disk to WinCatalog. Furthermore, you can add just a single file, if you wish. Unfortunately, the current version does not have the ability to scan only certain file types (we have such a suggestion in our wishes list, I have added +1 to this feature for you). The current version has the opposite feature: it can exclude files and folders by a mask from the scanning.

As for the non-digital items - you can add Custom Item to the catalog (a purple prism icon), then you can assign a thumbnail (a picture) to this item, create as many fields as you wish, manage linked tags and set the location. So, using WinCatalog, generally, you can catalog any physical items (books, VHS tapes, collections of baseball cards or anything else you can imagine).
WinCatalog.com - Jan 31 2019 at 11:54pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
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Michael Rusakow @Mr Dave, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us, I have also stored your comment for the "tracking files" feature! The main issue with SHA hashes (and even with MD5) is the calculation speed which can be relatively fast for internal drives but may be an issue for the drives connected via slow ports or via USB hubs that may reduce the speed. Anyway, at least this feature may be implemented as an optional calculation for those who don't need that.
WinCatalog.com - Feb 1 2019 at 12:11am Copy Link
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David Volle Does this create a thumbnail (or show one if it exists) for vector formats like .ai .ps .svg etc?
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Michael Rusakow @David Volle, unfortunately, it doesn't. To the moment for the professional file formats missing in WinCatalog, we have a suggestion to add support of PSD files. Now we have three more :-)
WinCatalog.com - Feb 1 2019 at 9:23am Copy Link
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Mr Dave I'm back with another suggestion, and maybe your product already does this. Would it be possible to load in the first 255 characters out of text files, and make that readable even when file is offline? I normally create a text file most things I download, with the source and description. Even the first 255 characters of that would be helpful, and takes less storage than a picture thumbnail. Maybe 512 characters, or a thousand? Length could be set as a user preference.... I hope to try our the demo version later today!
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Michael Rusakow @Mr Dave, thank you for another suggestion! This feature was implemented in WinCatalog since one of the early versions (approx. in 2002) and it works exactly as you described: by default it grabs first 255 characters of each TXT file, but you can change this number to any you want or even set it to unlimited (in that case, the whole text will be stored). WinCatalog puts the grabbed text into the Comments for the file record in the catalog and this text (and all the other info WinCatalog grabs about files) is available when the disk with the file is not connected to the computer (i.e. when the file is offline).

You can configure this feature on the File Processing tab for the selected scanning profile (please look for "Text files processing" section).
WinCatalog.com - Feb 1 2019 at 7:43pm Copy Link
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Joseph Pianta yes, SVG, DXF, and CorelDraw format files would be great
• CorelDRAW (CDR)
• Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)
• Corel PHOTO-PAINT (CPT)
• Corel Symbol Library (CSL)
Jul 23 2019 at 1:05am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Joseph, thanks for the submission! I have updated our wishes list and added the formats you suggested.
WinCatalog.com - Jul 23 2019 at 1:50am Copy Link
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Stephen Kreyling Just checking on the version upgrades, if we buy today, we will get the free upgrade to 2020 version and those updates for the version with this purchase?
Jul 23 2019 at 3:16am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Stephen, our upgrade policy is to grant all minor upgrades for the version you're purchasing, one major upgrade when it will be released, for this sale it will be WinCatalog 2020, and all minor upgrades within 2020. We reserve a right to charge for subsequent major upgrades, but we do not push anyone to paid upgrades, the purchased licenses never expire and if you don't want to upgrade, you can stay with your version for as long as you wish.

In addition to the main product, the Lifetime Major Upgrades option may be purchased. It grants the right to receive all future upgrades forever for free. The option can be added to your cart during the checkout process or may be purchased at any time later (please contact us).
WinCatalog.com - Jul 23 2019 at 3:51am Copy Link
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Craig S. Hello, can you tell me if the ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog has been added yet? I've been waiting for this feature to purchase. Thank you.
Jul 23 2019 at 11:30am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Craig S., unfortunately, the auto-update feature wasn't implemented yet. Sorry for keeping you waiting.
WinCatalog.com - Jul 23 2019 at 11:55am Copy Link
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Neil I've been a longtme user of whereisit (which is no longer updated and supported), and I have a lot of data catalogued. Is there any way to import those catalogs into Wincatalog?
Jul 24 2019 at 8:39am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Neil, thank you for your question! We have a special tool that can convert XML report file produced by WhereIsIt to WinCatalog. However, WhereIsIt does not export all the data to XML file, but the basic information about your disks (including files, associated tags) will be converted. Please feel free to read more about the Converter and download it here: https://www.wincatalog.co...xport.html

By the way, we also have a similar converter for Advanced Disk Catalog: https://www.wincatalog.co...xport.html
WinCatalog.com - Jul 24 2019 at 8:47am Copy Link
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L Christopher I'd like to purchase WinCatalog version with lifetime updates. Is that going to go on sale too? It was mentioned in the previous comments but I didn't see the price of the lifetime upgrade version for sale on your website.

https://www.wincatalog.com/order.html

How much does it cost normally for that version and can we get a sale for it while the standard version is on sale?

Thanks.
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Michael Rusakow @L Christopher, thank you for your interest in purchasing WinCatalog! The Lifetime Major Upgrades option will be available during the promo also with an additional discount (80% off the regular price). The Lifetime Major Upgrades option can be added to your cart during the checkout process.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 11 2020 at 8:56pm Copy Link
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R. G. Trailing today, it shows the content of RAR archives of course, but the files (images) inside the archive do not have thumbnail previews, is this not possible? Thanks
Jan 11 2020 at 10:49pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @R. G., unfortunately not. WinCatalog can grab the list of files from archives including basic file attributes (like size, date modified, etc), but it does not go deeper to unpack the archive and process the files for thumbnails.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 12 2020 at 5:52am Copy Link
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Mappi75 Very good software! Wish from the past was in the new version included.
Best buy (already own the lifetime).
Jan 13 2020 at 2:48pm Copy Link
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Stephen Davidson G'day.

Michael Rusakov above stated that the lifetime major upgrades is available (which it is) with 80% off price. However the 80% off isn't present, it is the full price.

What gives??
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Michael Rusakow Hello, @Stephen Davidson, the Lifetime Major Upgrades option should be purchased together with the main license offered here at BitsDuJour. If you remove the main license from your cart, the discount will be void.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 14 2020 at 5:24am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mappi75, Thank you very much for the kind words, I wish you further productive work with WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 14 2020 at 5:24am Copy Link
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Craig S. Hello, Michael. Can you tell me if the ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog has been added yet? I've been waiting for this feature to purchase. Thank you.
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Michael Rusakow @Craig S., Hello, Craig, unfortunately, WinCatalog still can't update drives automatically or use a drive letter instead of the catalog path when using a command line.

In general, Task Scheduler may be used to automate the update process on a schedule (via a command line), but this is not what you suggested before. I think automatic updates (at least via the command line) may be implemented in one of the 2020 updates.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 14 2020 at 9:12am Copy Link
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Tortuga Hello Mr. Rusakov :)
Just to let you know, was thinking of upgrading my license & add the Lifetime option.

BUT ... Oh WOW!!
Converting USD to CAD, Digital River/ShareIt/MyCommerce/whatever (how many names does this Co have !?!) takes a $25.00 cut ABOVE the normal/current conversion rate !!!

I know it's not your fault, and I know it's not going into your pocket ... soooo no !!
I understand making a profit, but this is ridiculous :(
Don't know if all companies do this same 'conversion' rate.
Maybe you could look into it, just in case others are more reasonable.

Hope this helps
Peace
Happy New Year !
Jan 14 2020 at 7:02pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello @Tortuga, glad to hear from you! I'm sorry, but unfortunately, we can't affect the exchange rates at MyCommerce/Digital River. On top of the checkout page, please try to switch the currency to US Dollars and let your bank make a conversion for the purchase (in that case the conversion may be more accurate, but you can't see the rate until you make a purchase), or alternately, after switching to US dollars, please try to use PayPal as a payment method - they also have an option to convert currencies and you can see the rates before completing the order.

Happy New Year 2020! :-)
WinCatalog.com - Jan 14 2020 at 9:50pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 15 2020 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Mickiy Hello Michael.
Why we don't have options to choose between Personal edition and Professional / Bussiness edition license?
I don't want to buy Professional/Bussiness Edition. It is expensive option compared with Personal edition and I dont need it.
Thank you.
Jan 15 2020 at 3:20am Copy Link
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Charles Hall Mickiy, the Personal and Professional editions are identical in function. The only difference is in terms of use and technical support. So you're getting the Professional version for $10 less than the normal price for Personal. More info here:
https://www.wincatalog.co...s-personal
(I don't work for WinCatalog.)
Jan 15 2020 at 3:48am Copy Link
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Mickiy Hello Charles.
Yes, you are right if you compare Personal edition license normal price and discounted Professional / Busissiness license.
But will be nice if we can choose between discounted Personal and Professional / Bussiness type of license.
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Lito Just wondering if you are putting in the feature to keep track of deleted files in the database in the 2020 version? I have been waiting a while for that feature to be implemented (since the 2016 version at least from my previous posts here).
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Craig S. @Michael, thanks for the update re: auto-updates. This is such a key feature to me (the ability to plug in an external drive and have WinCatalog prompt me or automatically update the drive catalog). I know Windows 10 has a feature where it detects the insertion of a drive and asks you what you want to do with the drive (and then remembers thereafter). Perhaps that's something that could be integrated with WinCatalog. Anyway, I'll keep checking with each new release...really hoping for some good news on this, and then I'll be hitting that "Get This Deal" button ASAP! :)
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Michael Rusakow Hello @Lito, good news, the feature you suggested (an ability to keep the deleted files in the catalog marked as deleted from the drive) is on the long list of features selected for the upcoming 2020 update.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 15 2020 at 9:25am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Craig S. thank you for the feedback, if this is a key feature to you, it may be also helpful for others, thank you again for suggesting it! :-)
WinCatalog.com - Jan 15 2020 at 9:33am Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 16 2020 at 12:11am Copy Link
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H. H. @bdj customers
I really can highly recommend purchasing this software for any kind of disk/media cataloging. I think is the best software for media cataloging available (tried several others, but wincatalog is the "ferrari"), additionally positive are the fair user policy and reliable support.

@Michael Rusakov
really great software, nevertheless some feature requests:

1.(most important) in case a cataloged media is physically adopted,
the possibility not only to open a folder or file in explorer, but also to be able to use the explorer-context-menu functions would be very useful!
E.g. for comparison of files and folders via beyond compare, renaming and many other tasks that can be accessed via the explorer context menu.

2. It would be fine if there would be a kind of offline duplicate files and folders subfolders search.
In case finding exact duplicates may not be possible because wincatalog would have to store too many pieces of information, it nevertheless would be helpful if wincatalog could at least find files and folders offline that probably /possibly may be identical (regardless the name) - even if one has to verify that by software like noclone or keymetrics duplicates file detective.

3. possibly technical more utopia:
offline functions like scooter beyond compare and keymetrics duplicates file detective have (comparison / duplicate recognition offline)

Thank you for considering and further improvement
H.H.
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Robert Smith @Michael Rusakov, I have owned Wincatalog for several versions and have never been able to make it work. I made one catalog years ago and that is the only one. I purchased ver. 2019 thinking something would be easier.
I see all these nice folks are using it and loving it but at near 80 years old I have problems getting it to work for me.
I have downloaded and read the manual and searched for a tutorial on Youtube to no avail. I just need a video to follow step by step to catalog all my stuff scattered all over the place, just a little beginners basic video.
I'm sorry I'm too stupid to figure this out on my own.
Jan 16 2020 at 5:31am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @H. H., thank you very much for the kind words about WinCatalog! I have grabbed your suggestions to our internal wishes list and if you don't mind, I will contact you for some details.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 16 2020 at 9:01am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Robert Smith, thank you for giving WinCatalog another try! I'm sorry, we do not have video tutorials yet, I will contact you privately to assist.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 16 2020 at 9:01am Copy Link
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H. H. @Michael Rusakov
thank you very much for considering. Of course you can contact me for more details.
Do you have my email adress via bdj or do I have to send you a privat email?
Best regards
H.H.
Jan 16 2020 at 10:12am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @H. H., I have sent a private email to you via BitsDuJour, could you please contact us via the feedback form ( https://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html ) if you did not receive it? Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 16 2020 at 10:25am Copy Link
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Colin McAllister HI.
"the new version provides the ability to delete real files right from WinCatalog"

I'd like to understand the space requirements for Wincatalog. If I have 1.4Gb of photographs, will the WinCatalog database also take up (another) 1.4Gb on a hard drive?

Also, can you clarify what happens If I delete a photo folder within WinCatalog? The segment quoted above suggests the original source folder on the hard drive (outside WinCatalog) gets deleted too - is that what happens? Thanks.
May 19 2020 at 1:52am Copy Link
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Mike Shanahan My wife bought WinCatalog several years ago and had trouble figuring out how a catalog would be created. We looked for video tutorials and found none. In a reply to someone here in January, you said you were sorry but that there are no video tutorials on YouTube. Since WinCatalog has been around since the George W. Bush administration, it begs the question — why **aren’t** there video tutorials available? So many people seem to like WinCatalog, we’d like to see maybe a sample catalog created on video so we, too, can see your software successfully in action.
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Michael Rusakow @Colin McAllister, thank you for your questions! When cataloging a folder with pictures, WinCatalog grabs EXIF tags from these photos (a few lines of text) and thumbnail previews for each photo (usually from 10 to 30 KB). So, WinCatalog requires much less space for the catalog data than the original files. 1.4Gb of photographs may contain from 300 to 1000 photos, so the size of the catalog file should be about 30-50 megabytes.

> Also, can you clarify what happens If I delete a photo folder within WinCatalog?

If you delete a file or a folder withing WinCatalog, only the catalog record will be removed, the original files will be left untouched. In WinCatalog 2019 we added the ability to delete real files and folders on the disks, but you should do that explicitly and in order to protect your files from being deleted accidentally, the process is divided into two steps: on the first step, you just mark the files you want to delete and add them into the File Operation Queue. After that, you can review the files and decide if you really want to remove them or not. Then, when you are ready, you start the File Operation Queue processing to delete the real files. You can read more about the File Operation Queue on our web site here with a longer explanation, examples, and pictures: https://www.wincatalog.co..._queue.htm
WinCatalog.com - May 19 2020 at 5:12am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mike Shanahan, Unfortunately, you're right we still do not have tutorials on Youtube and still have plans to create at least a series of quick start guides and the other explaining key features. I think, during the Summertime, we can start with that task. Good news, WinCatalog channel is already on Youtube,  but it has zero videos and zero subscribers to the moment, please feel free to be the first one!

The channel is here: https://bit.ly/WinCatalog-On-Youtube

By subscribing to the channel you will vote for future video production!

In the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to assist in your start.
WinCatalog.com - May 19 2020 at 5:48am Copy Link
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Mitchell User Is the 90-day refund policy in effect for the BDJ offer? I created a catalog, successfully added two external USB drive and I tried to add an internal data drive. The program spent three hours----no problem----indexing the drive but when I maximized the window I saw no evidence that the drive had been added to the catalog. When I tried to readd the drive the program said it was locked. I closed the program, reopened it, and tried to add that drive to the existing catalog, again it said that it was locked but there was no window indicating that the program was continuing to index that harddrive. I need all three drives index to create virtual folders. I an willing to buy a license but if I cannot index all three drives it is a waste of my time
May 19 2020 at 9:51am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mitchell User, first of all, thank you for finding the issue in WinCatalog (should not allow closing by clicking the red [X] button in the Main window when the scanning process is active, we will fix this shortly).

In your case (and in most cases) it is safe to click the Continue Anyway button when you see the "Catalog File is Locked" warning. This warning was added to prevent running several scanning processes simultaneously, especially when the catalog file is shared between several users among a local network. This functionality is implemented via a simple text file created next to the catalog file. WinCatalog creates the text file when starting the scanning process and deletes it when finishing. Sometimes for some reason, the file may continue to exist (for example, when the scanning process was ended unexpectedly) and next time WinCatalog displays the warning.

So, if you are the only person working with WinCatalog at the moment, and the only instance of WinCatalog is running, it is always safe to click the Continue Anyway button. The full explanation is here: https://www.wincatalog.co...essage.htm

Answering your question: yes, the 90-day money-back guarantee policy is in effect for this BJD offer and as for any other purchase from our website.
WinCatalog.com - May 19 2020 at 10:47am Copy Link
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Mitchell User I purchased the license for the program and the forever-update license as well and I could not be happier. I am still a fledgling and I still have been able to do sophisticated reorganizations of my files. For EPUB files, the metadata is already there, which is a huge benefit because when you do a search WinCatalog looks at the metadata describing the ebook for matches. It would be great if I could do google and amazon searches for pdf ebooks to add metadata to those files. I am retired so I have lots of time for this reorganization especially during the quarantine. It would be nice if the tags were hierarchical but certainly not a deal-breaker especially because of virtual folders which I have not used. Six stars out of five.
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Michael Rusakow @Mitchell User, Thank you for purchasing WinCatalog, and for the kind words about the app, I wish you productive work with WinCatalog!

Thank you for the suggestions as well, the hierarchical tags are already in the list for the subsequent updates (I have added +1 to this feature for you).

As for the metadata search, could you please tell me what information would you like to see for your files that can be downloaded from Amazon or Google?

Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - May 20 2020 at 9:36pm Copy Link
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Mitchell User I believe that a field in an e-book metadata table is called "Description". I have a license for Alfa eBooks Manager Pro. After you enter the title of the ebook, you then press ctrl W and the program searches Google and Amazon for all metadata fields including description. You then are presented with a list of possible hits. If you select one hit, all the metadata fields are filled in. I strongly suggest that you trial this program and check out for yourself how it queries Google and Amazon for all metadata fields including title, author, publisher, and description. Right now I use this program for this query and the copy and paste the description field into the comment property in WinCatalog
May 21 2020 at 3:52am Copy Link
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Thomas Barber So...a couple questions.

I have a large number of Raster / Vector files in a wide variety of formats. I know WinCatalog pulls thumbnails for certain formats, but what I (and probably many more like me) are really looking for is a much larger number of formats supported. As an example: I have SVG, CDR, AI, EPS, PSD... the list goes on an on. Are you planning on expanding the list of "thumbnailable" image file formats in the future? Also, have you ever considered a plug-in system that would allow third-party software to be executed to create the thumbnail so you don't have to re-invent the wheel? There are already several programs that could be leveraged to create thumbnails all sorts of image types.
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Michael Rusakow @Mitchell User, thank you very much for the explanation, and for the links to the Alpha eBooks Manager and to Google pages, I will check them!
WinCatalog.com - May 21 2020 at 5:41am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Thomas Barber, to the moment, WinCatalog can extract thumbnails from various formats, from popular JPEG and PNG to PSD, SVG, EPS. Unfortunately, the current version does not support CorelDRAW (CDR) and Illustrator (AI) and some other formats you did not mention. However, in our internal wishes list, we already have suggestions for some of them. I have added +1 to CDR and AI for you. If you mention other formats, I will also add votes. Thank you in advance!
WinCatalog.com - May 21 2020 at 5:57am Copy Link
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mario corrado This is a very nice tool that solved my quest for a good way to find files scattered on DVDs, etc.
The "thumbnails" of certain file types and the ist of options are very impressive.
I am testing it now and I am happy up to now.
May 22 2020 at 3:24am Copy Link
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Fadi How can make the loaded files fit the thumbnail viewer window? the preview is small ?
May 22 2020 at 3:37am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @mario corrado, thank you for the kind words!
WinCatalog.com - May 22 2020 at 7:14am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Fadi, if the thumbnail image is smaller than the thumbnail preview panel, the image will be displayed in it's original size (i.e. it will be smaller than the preview panel). If the image is larger than the panel size, it will automatically fit the size of the panel.

When we designed this feature, we decided to no enlarge smaller thumbnails to fit the preview panel. I think we can add a note for future development to implement an optional ability to fit smaller images to the thumbnail panel or add zoom to this panel.
WinCatalog.com - May 22 2020 at 7:20am Copy Link
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Mitchell User User-defined fields. The types of user-defined fields are limited to one: a short text field, I think. I have been cataloging my ebooks and sometimes Google and Amazon can fetch the table of contents. I created a user-defined field called the table of contents but I could not paste therein the complete table of contents. To be sure I could have pasted the table of contents into WinCatalog's comment field, but I wanted a separate field for the table of contents. Perhaps I am doing something wrong. The program still is an absolute steal and an A++++
May 22 2020 at 10:30am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Mitchell User, thank you for the feedback on the User Defined Fields feature.
You're right, currently, you can assign only the text info (but the text length is unlimited). When we designed the new feature, we started from plain text and decided that if someone needs, say, boolean values, he or she may use Y/N letters or short "yes"/"no" words. The text length for each field is not limited, but the user interface, however, does not allow entering multi-line text. I will make a note to fix this in one of the subsequent updates. Thank you again!
WinCatalog.com - May 22 2020 at 10:39am Copy Link
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Russ User How can you display file properties in an indexed catalog such as dimensions of images, audio file properties such as length, bit-rate), and video properties (rate, HD, UHD). For example: various EXIF properties as can be displayed within Windows 10 Explorer field property details, relative to the type of file. Thank you.
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Michael Rusakow @Russ User, WinCatalog automatically displays image details it grabbed from the Exif tags in the Properties panel.

Please check the following screenshot (57 KB):

https://www.wincatalog.co...erties.png

If the picture is shown using the dancing girls icon in WinCatalog, this means that WinCatalog was able to grab thumbnail image or Exif tags or both for this picture. In that case it will display the information it has automatically in the Properties panel.

Alternatively, you can access this information via the Properties of the file record. Please make a right mouse click on the file record and click Properties and follow to the Multimedia tab. The Multimedia tab appears only when WinCatalog has multimedia information for the entry. The Thumbnail tab is always visible because you can assign thumbnails to any entries in WinCatalog.

I hope, the explanation helped.
WinCatalog.com - May 22 2020 at 11:39pm Copy Link
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M K G Will this discount also apply to the Lifetime Major Upgrades? Thanks.
Sep 26 2020 at 10:38pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello M K G, thank you for your question, yes the discount for the Lifetime Major Upgrades option will be available during the promo.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 26 2020 at 10:59pm Copy Link
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M K G @Michael: Thank you for the replay and the detailed reply via email.
Sep 26 2020 at 11:19pm Copy Link
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R. G. Wish the ability to see thumbnails of items inside archives was possible.
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Felix User Where i can find information about the 'Lifetime Major Updates' (see Michael Rusakov). What is the Licensing cost? I can nothing find on your site about this kind of licensing.
Thanks in advance.
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Michael Rusakow @R. G. Thank you for your comment, the current version of WinCatalog can read
just the list of files inside archives, but it does not dive deeper and does not unpack archives to process the compressed files (for example, to grab thumbnails). In our wishes list we already have a suggestion for such a feature, but, unfortunately, do not plan to implement it in the near future. Anyway, I have added +1 to this feature for you.

@Felix User, the Lifetime Major Upgrades grants a right to receive all future upgrades of WinCatalog (minor and major) forever for free. Please consider it as an option, it may be purchased in addition to the main license and can be added to your cart during the checkout process.
WinCatalog.com - Sep 29 2020 at 10:54am Copy Link
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R. G. @Michael Rusakov I think the original suggestion for that was from me so may be not a new +1 :)
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Brian W Glad to hear that the search speed will be increased and multiple main windows will be added because those were two big weaknesses. :)

Ideal if you can show side-by-side folder comparison windows similar to Beyond Compare.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Brian, thank you! The Dual Panel interface is on the list, but not for folder comparison. Something similar to the mentioned Beyond Compare is planned for another suggestion - to compare two folders in the catalog or a catalog folder and a real folder on a drive. However, the WinMerge like UI for folder comparison may be better (https://manual.winmerge.o...rcomp1.png)
WinCatalog.com - Sep 30 2020 at 8:31am Copy Link
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H. H. @Michael Rusakov
great software, in my opinion, the best cataloging software available.
Regarding comparison: would be really fine if one could compare folders and files like in beyond compare. I would vote for beyond compare UI (better than winmerge).
A kind of duplicate files and folders finding ability (like keymetrics duplicates finder) would be an additional suggestion.
H.H:
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Michael Rusakow @H. H., thank you, I have collected your votes!
WinCatalog.com - Sep 30 2020 at 9:46pm Copy Link
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Adam P Wish list - moving thumbnails outside of database. When you have a large collection of music, videos, and photos catalogued, the database files can get really big (in the gigs).
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Michael Rusakow Hello Adam, previously WinCatalog kept all the data for the catalog in one catalog file. Since the 2019 version, WinCatalog can keep some catalog-related settings, such as search history, outside the catalog file. It was added by requests of users who keep catalog files in cloud folders. Adding this feature made catalog files more friendly in terms of cloud syncing. Now if you just perform a search, only a small external file will be modified to remember search history and synced.

For version 2020, we decided to store the search index in external files. So, I think, your suggestion of storing thumbnails outside the catalog file may also be implemented in the relatively near future.
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Harald Vogel Hello, do you also have an offer for the Personal Edition or upgraders? I have Version 2018/2019. Thanks.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Harald, thank you for your question! As the existing customer, you're already entitled to a 50% discount when upgrading to the latest version. You can get the discount on the Upgrade page by entering your email address or a registration code: https://www.wincatalog.com/upgrade.html
WinCatalog.com - Jan 19 2021 at 6:21am Copy Link
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Harald Vogel Hello Michael, thank you for your answer. I already know that but because you offer a 60% discount for Pro thought maybe there would also be a similar discount for Personal or even an additional discount to the 50% upgrade discount.
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RC WinCatalog fan here, purchased this on a different promotion. If you have anything at all to catalog, this software can handle it. And it's licensed per user, so you can install the program on all your machines. It works great for image files but it has uses beyond the obvious - for example, to index those old hard drives on your shelf filled up with this-that and what-not; WinCatalog creates a thumbnail index that is quicker to browse than trying to search through the hard drive with a file explorer.
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Michael Rusakow @RC, thank you for the kind words!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 19 2021 at 11:56pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 20 2021 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Manuel User Hello Michael, some time ago you told me that "The default and the only drag&drop behavior is moving. Unfortunately, using the current version, you can't create a copy or a kind of a hard link to the file in the virtual folder. But we are going to implement that in one of the next updates." Has this option been implemented yet?

Thank you.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Manuel, thank you for the question. I'm sorry, but unfortunately, the ability to create hard links for entries (or copy entries) wasn't implemented yet, but it is still planned for the 2021 update cycle.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 20 2021 at 6:22am Copy Link
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Craig S. Hi, Michael. I'm asking my standard question each time the promo comes up. :)
Can you tell me if the ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog has been added yet? Last promo, you replied: "I think automatic updates (at least via the command line) may be implemented in one of the 2020 updates." Thanks for letting me know either way. My credit card is waiting. :)
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Jan 21 2021 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Craig S., thank you for following up! The ability to update all drives in the catalog (or only the connected/online drives) is on its way. The ability to set up Windows Scheduler tasks right from WinCatalog will be added after that. So, I hope next time I can say Yes to your question. :)
WinCatalog.com - Jan 21 2021 at 12:16am Copy Link
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Reynaldo Justice Hello Michael. Can you specify when the ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog will be added to the features? I'm interested in this product, but to be honest this option would be a godsend!
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Michael Rusakow Hello Harley, thank you for your question!

Before replying to you in order not to break promises in the future, I would like to ask a question about the functionality you're asking to add.
 
Here's how I see it should work. Currently, to update a drive or a folder in WinCatalog, you should explicitly select the drive and hit the Update button. This also works for multiple drives - WinCatalog updates the selected entries one by one. 

The current version allows you to do the same via the command line, the only disadvantage is that you have to explicitly specify the list of drives or folders to update. But if you have just a few drives, and the list doesn't change, you can set up Task Scheduler to update the drives on a schedule. If you need any assistance on setting up the command-line and Task Scheduler, please submit a support ticket via the form (https://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html) or reply to the email I sent to you and I will guide you through the process.

In addition, you can read more about the commands of the Command-line interface here: https://www.wincatalog.co...upport.htm

The new requested functionality in most cases will do the same, but without a need to select multiple entries. It will be implemented as two more menu entries - Update All Drives and Update the Connected Drives.

WinCatalog will detect the connected drives and will update them first, then it will ask to connect other drives. The same two options will be added to the command-line interface. 

The only thing that cannot be done in the current version is the ability to create a Task Scheduler task right from WinCatalog.

Could you please tell me if the described above corresponds with your expectations from the "ability to set drives / locations to auto-update/catalog" feature?

Thank you!
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Vivaldi I used an incorrect email address for the purchase (left out a letter). How do I fix this?
I've got a pdf of the screen with the completed sale, so I have that information if you need it.
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Rob User Is the trial version blocked in any way?
I create a new catalog, having named it, open it and.......nothing
Just the standard Catalog main header to the left of the main window.
I'm pretty experienced with PC's and this has had me totally beaten after playing around with it for 2 hours.
Yes I've read the help, yes to other basic likely actions.
For me this just doesn't work, so whilst very tempted, I'm afraid I'm out and back to very basic but Free Docfetcher.
All I wanted was a fast preview of PDF's and better Document Management.
Disapointed tbh.
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Michael Rusakow @Vivaldi, thank you for purchasing WinCatalog! An incorrect email isn't a problem at all, please contact us here (https://www.wincatalog.com/feedback.html) with the details you have. Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Jan 21 2021 at 12:51pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Rob User, thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry to hear that something went wrong, I have sent a private email to you to follow up on this issue.
WinCatalog.com - Jan 21 2021 at 1:00pm Copy Link
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Vivaldi @ Michael Rusakov Thank you. I just sent a reply via the link.
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Michael Rusakow Hello, @miley User, you can always download it here: https://www.wincatalog.com/download.html

Open the page by the link from above, click the Download WinCatalog 2020 button, and install the downloaded package.
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starrtiktokk User thank you so much for taking the time to share a wonderful article.
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mkappa74 I'm entitled to upgrde to 2022 version for freee, as actual happens if I buy via official webstite?
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Michael Rusakow Hello kappa, thank you for your question, the upgrade path is the same for all purchases from our website and here on BitsDuJour: the purchase includes all minor upgrades, and one major upgrade for free (for this particular offer, the 2022 version will be available as a free upgrade). All subsequent major upgrades will be paid, but we never push anyone to paid upgrades - licenses never expire and you can skip one or more major upgrades if you wish and stay on the version you own. For an extra fee, you can purchase the Lifetime Major Upgrades option, in that case, all future upgrades of WinCatalog (minor and major) will be free. The Lifetime Major Upgrades option may be added to the cart during the checkout process.
WinCatalog.com - Nov 9 2021 at 2:31am Copy Link
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Jim Hilton Hi, I'm on wincat 2019, If I get this deal will it upgrade and allow me to upgrade to 2022?

Thanks

PS: Is there a global setting that I can toggle to tell wincat to stop taking focus when it has completed scanning a drive?

Also is there a way to schedule a scan?

Thanks again!
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Michael Rusakow Hello Jim User, sure, if you purchase WinCatalog 2020 via this offer, the upgrade to WinCatalog 2022 will be free for you.

Answering your question: unfortunately, in the current version of WinCatalog, you can't tell the program not to pop up when the scanning is finished, however, we already have this suggestion in the wishes list, it will be implemented in the 2022 version. A silent mode via command-line (when WinCatalog doesn't show any UI at all is also planning).

As for updating disks by a schedule, this feature will also be added in the 2022 update cycle. Using the current version, you can do that using the command-line interface and set up a task in Task Scheduler (or Windows Scheduler if you use an older version of Windows). You can read more about the command-line support in WinCatalog here: https://www.wincatalog.co...a_file.htm

And here's how to set up a task in Task Scheduler: https://www.windowscentra...windows-10

I hope you'll find this information helpful.
WinCatalog.com - Nov 9 2021 at 9:53am Copy Link
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Brian W Highly recommended program. Last year's speed increase makes this great for quickly finding catalog results. A wealth of customization for what data you want to save for each file. Plus active development by a responsive developer.
Nov 9 2021 at 10:02am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Brian W, thank you for the kind words!
WinCatalog.com - Nov 9 2021 at 11:19am Copy Link
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HJ B Does this program capture and display metadata contained in pdf files?
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Heraldo I tried demo and i liked it, but 1 thing: If you want that folders or folder icons will be displayed as thumbnails from music album covers, DVD or whatever, how you can automate this, cause of now i saw only the posibility to add a thumbnail to the folder manually? For example, why not to add an option to auto scan 1st pic in a folder and put it as thumbnail?
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Michael Rusakow @HJ B, thank you, unfortunately, the current version of WinCatalog can't grab many details from PDF files, in addition to basic file attributes, it grabs just thumbnails of the first pages. The extended support of PDF files, including Full-Text Search (for documents having the text layer), is planned for the 2022 update cycle.
WinCatalog.com - Nov 9 2021 at 9:12pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello @Heraldo, thank you for the question, there is exactly the same suggestion in the internal wishes list - to set thumbnails and comments to parent folders dynamically. It will be possible to set "folder.jpg", "cover.jpg", or use other patterns, including the thumbnail of the first picture in the folder (this option will be configurable). I have added +1 to this suggestion for you, the feature is planned for the 2022.1 version (the first version in the 2022 update cycle).
WinCatalog.com - Nov 9 2021 at 9:21pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 10 2021 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Bob User Hi, Does this program support reading and entering barcodes?
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Michael Rusakow Hello Bob User, I'm sorry but WinCatalog can't add data (discs, books) by reading or entering barcodes. This feature was added to the wishes list a while back, but since the ability to catalog Audio CDs and Books is a kind of side functionality for WinCatalog, I can't promise any date when it will be added.
WinCatalog.com - Nov 10 2021 at 7:45am Copy Link
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Adam P Once again, asking for thumbnails to be stored separately from the database. My main file is now at 11.6 gb, and makes it a pain for baking up. I can't even do an incremental backup, since it's the 1 big file, so I usually don't back it up.
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Michael Rusakow Hello Adam, thank you for reminding about this feature and for sharing the details on your catalog file. The ability to store thumbnails outside the catalog file will be implemented in WinCatalog 2022.
WinCatalog.com - Nov 10 2021 at 8:41am Copy Link
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Bob User Hi Michael, Thanks for the speedy reply. The barcode application is not for books and/or CD's. I have an inventory/collection that I am adding my own barcodes to for my own references and not for any outside use. I create my own barcodes strictly for this purpose.

Still, it's not a deal breaker, but I thought I would ask since this would be a nice convenience for me.

Thanks again.
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Darrell User Hi,
I need to speak to someone about my order of Auslogics Driver Updater.
Is there a phone number to call someone about the order I placed.
Thank you,
DD
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Michael Rusakow Hello Bob User, thank you for the additional details! If you assign barcodes to physical items, you can store these barcodes in WinCatalog as well. Use Comments (in that case, barcodes will be searchable just by entering them in the Search field), or create a user-defined field for storing barcodes (in that case you will have to use additional search options to search for your items using barcodes).
WinCatalog.com - Nov 10 2021 at 12:50pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Darell User, thank you for your question, but, unfortunately, we can't help you with your Auslogics purchase because we do not have any relations with the developers. Please try to write the same comment on their page here: https://www.bitsdujour.co...r-software
WinCatalog.com - Nov 10 2021 at 12:58pm Copy Link
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Constantin Florea @Darrell I sent you two emails about this on 6th and 7th of November 2021. The last one, I sent it from two different email addresses but I believe you are not receiving my emails.

Please contact us at notify@bitsdujour.com with an email address different from the one you have here on BitsDuJour, because you are not receiving my emails in that email account, or perhaps they are sent directly to Spam.
BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 10 2021 at 1:21pm Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 11 2021 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Brenda Adams I can get upgrade to 2020 version for a bit less money (because I own an older version). However, then when 2022 is distributed, I believe I will not get that upgrade for free because I have simply upgraded to 2020. Therefore, am I correct in thinking that if I purchase today's deal here (for about $5 more) I will be able to get the new 2022 for free?
Nov 11 2021 at 1:23am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Brenda, thank you for the kind words, and for purchasing WinCatalog via this deal. Yes, the upgrade to WinCatalog 2022 will be free for you now, because the initial purchase (via this deal, or via our website), includes one major upgrade for free. Purchasing an upgrade from an older version doesn't include one extra major upgrade, only the version you're upgrading to. I wish you further productive work with WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Nov 11 2021 at 1:57am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Brenda Adams, thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Nov 11 2021 at 2:02am Copy Link
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Tore I'm testing the trial version on a 512GB SSD as I'm writing this.

Unfortunately, it's processing the .SVG files that come with Inkscape very slowly. 3-4 seconds per file, and they are a mere 1-5KB in size each.

Questions:
1) Is there a way to configure the way it processes each file type (e.g. "light" processing only of SVG), or do I need to tell it to ignore SVG altogether?
2) Is there a way to pause the scanning of a disk and have it resume at a later time?
(Due to the SVG files, it's now set to use 30+ hours to finish scanning the disk, although I assume things will speed up when it finishes the SVG files)

Edit:
I tried to fool it by moving the entire folder structure containing Inkscape's svg files to another disk. My hope was that it would skip ahead when it discovered the files were missing.
But no, it's still slowly chewing on non-existing files :-(
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Michael Rusakow Hello Tore, thank you for trying WinCatalog! I'm sorry to hear that the process of grabbing thumbnails for SVG files on your computer works slowly. We will investigate the issue (I've sent an email to you asking for more details).

In the meantime, you can configure WinCatalog to grab just basic information (basic file attributes) for SVG files and not to produce thumbnails for these types of files. Please run WinCatalog and click the Scanning Options button on the Toolbar. Select the scanning profile to modify (most probably, Full File Info, or My Settings), follow to the File Processing tab, and find the "Pictures and digital photographs" section. Remove the .SVG file extension from the Extensions list. Make changes to other scanning profiles if needed. Click Save to apply changes and close the Scanning Options window.

Add a drive containing .SVG files. WinCatalog will not generate thumbnails for this type of files anymore.
WinCatalog.com - Apr 5 2022 at 9:04pm Copy Link
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Tazzie Does this software have a "dark" version?
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Michael Rusakow Hello Tazzie, unfortunately, the current version of WinCatalog doesn't have a dark mode of the UI, but adding it is one of the main goals for the major redesign coming in the 2022 version. The 2022 version is planned to be released later this year and by buying WinCatalog 2021 via this offer you're also getting a free upgrade to WinCatalog 2022 when it will be released!
WinCatalog.com - Apr 6 2022 at 4:28am Copy Link
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Brian W Highly recommended program that's great for quickly finding files. A wealth of customization for what data you want to save for each file. Plus active development by a responsive developer.
Apr 6 2022 at 11:16am Copy Link
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Jim Hilton Does this version still take focus when scan is complete of a disk?
Also I am using Wincatalog 2019 V19.4 and I can no longer scan my C drive. It is an SSD drive and wincat is so aggressive that it renders the computer useless while it is scanning.
Has scheduling been implemented yet?
This delete feature, is there some GLOBAL command that can be commanded that Wincatalog thou shall be read only and make adjustments to anything it touches?
I'm hesitant to install this version as I fear not being able to rollback.
Apr 7 2022 at 10:02am Copy Link
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Tazzie Thanks, Michael! I have purchased and will be looking forward to the dark mode. I have vision difficulties with bright light at night and when it is dark, and dark modes help greatly, especially when screen filters aren't helpful. I have a huge file organizing and cataloging task ahead of me, so WinCatalog will get a good workout!
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Michael Rusakow Hello Jim Hilton, thank you for your questions! The main window pops up at the end of the scanning process, this will be changed in the next major update when the scanning/updating processes will be built-in into the main window.

In general, WinCatalog doesn't modify files when touching them (when scanning or updating drives). If you mean the ability to delete real files right from WinCatalog, this option is relatively safe because it keeps the final operation 4 clicks away making it hard (but not impossible, surely) to delete files accidentally. Anyway, in the next major update, this option will be hidden until switching to an Expert mode.

I will contact you for the details on excessive SSD usage directly via email. Thank you!
WinCatalog.com - Apr 7 2022 at 11:43pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello @Tazzie, thank you for supporting us and purchasing a license, I wish you productive work with WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Apr 7 2022 at 11:43pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Jim Hilton, you're eligible for a free upgrade to the latest WinCatalog 2021. Please download and install the latest version, in comparison to WinCatalog 2019, it adds a lot of cool features and fixes issues. You do not need a new registration key, the key you have is good for the latest version.
WinCatalog.com - Apr 7 2022 at 11:57pm Copy Link
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nh I purchased WinCatalog 2019 Professional, so before considering purchasing this, I thought I'd check to see what version I'm allowed to upgrade to.

All your web pages, including the upgrade page where one puts in a serial number, indicate that I can upgrade to WinCatalog 2020 Professional.

Yet there is no download link for that version.
Not on the upgrade page where you say there is a download link for it, nor on the general download page where you have download links for all prior versions.
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Michael Rusakow @nh, thank you for your comment! If you purchased a full license for WinCatalog 2019 Professional (meaning not an upgrade from a previous version), both WinCatalog 2020 and the current 2021 versions are free for you. You even do not need a new registration code, the code for the 2019 version should work in the current version as well. Please feel free to download the latest version of WinCatalog using the download button on this page (above), or from our website: https://www.wincatalog.com/download.html

You do not need to uninstall the version you have, in that case, the update will get the registration info and other import other settings. Otherwise, you will be needed to enter your reg. key again.

If you have any questions, please contact us via email (I'll email a copy of this reply to you).

> Yet there is no download link for that version.

I'm sorry that it is hard to find links to previous versions on the download page, to find them please scroll the page down until the "Older Versions of WinCatalog" section. However, there is no WinCatalog 2020 on the list just because the 2021 version is a free upgrade for everyone having a valid license for the 2020 version. That is why there is no 2020 version there.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 9 2022 at 8:41am Copy Link
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nh Michael, thanks for the clarification.
My WinCatalog 2019 Professional purchase (not an upgrade) was through BitsDuJour.
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Michael Rusakow @nh, thank you for the additional info, in that case, the upgrade to the latest version (WinCatalog 2021) is free for you and you do not need a new registration code, the one you have will work for the latest version. I wish you further productive work with WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Aug 9 2022 at 6:37pm Copy Link
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MSWallack I'm confused. The website is still selling WinCatalog 2021.
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Michael Rusakow Hello @MSWallack, thank you for your question! This is the exclusive deal here at BitsDuJour, the new version will be officially released later, but we offer the ability to try it and buy it here before the official launch date (and this isn't a pre-release, the new version is completely ready).
WinCatalog.com - Dec 20 2022 at 10:51am Copy Link
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Brian W WinCatalog is awesome. The speed increase in 2021 and then the additional tabs really make it an amazing product.
Dec 20 2022 at 8:40pm Copy Link
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Raider Can I install this over WinCatalog 2021 Professional?
Dec 21 2022 at 12:08am Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 21 2022 at 12:11am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello @Brian W, thank you for the kind words!
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 1:42am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Raider, you can install WinCatalog 2023 over the 2021 version and it will continue working smoothly by importing all the settings and registration data (if any).
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 1:44am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Brian W, the promo includes WinCatalog 2023 with all its minor updates, a major upgrade to WinCatalog 2024 when it is released, and all minor updates for the 2024 version.

The download link for WinCatalog 2023 is on top of this promo page (please click the Download Trial link)
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 1:48am Copy Link
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Bertie Brummel Hi,

I have a lifetime free upgrades version 2021 installed. Can I use the the trial offered here to upgrade to v. 2023 or do I need to contact the support for further advice? Thanks,
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Michael Rusakow Hi, Bertie Brummel, yes, sure, you can download the trial using the link above and install it over the version you have. It will grab the registration info from the previous version and will continue working with the Lifetime License.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 8:03am Copy Link
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Bertie Brummel Thanks Michael
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Adam P Does the 2023 version finally have the ability to store thumbnails outside of the .cat file? Would love to reduce the size of my 13gb catalog file.

Also, it's hard to tell what's different between 2021 and 2023, since a bunch of the stuff that's new to the 2023 in the description looks like it was what's new in the 2021 version.
Dec 21 2022 at 9:36am Copy Link
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Raider Ok, two things before I get thi.

1. You said we would get the 2024 version for free. How? Will we be notified in the software when that is ready?

2. And the download link for the 2023 version is up above am I right?

Have a good holiday.
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Michael Rusakow Hi Adam P, thank you for your question, unfortunately, the new version can't store thumbnails outside the catalog file. That was your suggestion some time ago, but unfortunately, it wasn't implemented yet.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 12:33pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Raider, answering your questions.

1. WinCatalog periodically checks for updates online and you'll be notified when the new version is released. The notifications are optional but turned on by default for both minor and major upgrades.

2. The download link is at top of this page, please click the Download Trial link.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 12:34pm Copy Link
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Techroe Will owners of previous WinCatalog versions (2020, 2021) eventually get this update?
Dec 21 2022 at 1:11pm Copy Link
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Bing User Is this for real? WinCatalog 2023 is not even listed on their home page.
Dec 21 2022 at 5:42pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hi, @Techroe, owners of both 2020 and 2021 will get the update by Christmas.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 11:34pm Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow @Bing User, the catalog loading time should be the same in the latest version, whereas the scanning operations may be slower if you have a lot of PDF files because the new version in addition to getting thumbnails of the first pages can now process the files to grab text and keywords (and this option is turned on by default).
WinCatalog.com - Dec 21 2022 at 11:37pm Copy Link
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guy t974 Hello,
I would like to know whether wincatalog allows users to search for words or phrases in doc docX and pdf files. I have wincatalog 2021 and it doesn't seem to be the case.
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Michael Rusakow @guy t974, hello, and thanks for your question! The current version of WinCatalog can grab text from PDF files (by default it grabs the first 2000 characters, but it can also grab the entire text) and allows users to search for words or perform complex queries like "(word1 AND word2) OR (word3 AND word4) NOT word5".

Unfortunately, the current version still can't grab text from doc and docx files, so these two file types can only be searched by filename, basic file attributes, and fields manually added by users.
WinCatalog.com - Aug 4 2023 at 10:12am Copy Link
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Brian W An excellent program that is continuously being improved. Now very fast searches. Well worth buying the "WinCatalog Professional Lifetime Major Upgrades" available in the cart.
Dec 7 2023 at 8:09am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Brian, thank you for the kind words about WinCatalog!
WinCatalog.com - Dec 7 2023 at 9:33am Copy Link
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Nico Westerdale Great News! WinCatalog.com has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!
BitsDuJour Admin - Dec 8 2023 at 12:11am Copy Link
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PortablesFan 1. What is the current status on implementing full portability for this software?
2. Does today’s discount apply to the lifetime upgrades option as well?

I’ve purchased a license for this twice before in the last 10 years, probably via BdJ both times—thanks for bringing it back again!
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Michael Rusakow @PortablesFan, thank you for being with us all these years!

Answering your questions:

1. The next major update which will be released as WinCatalog 2025 next year will work as a portable software. It would be a complete redesign. The basic concept remains unchanged, but you will see a new UI, portability, and more. The new version will be released next year, a free upgrade is included in the current promo.

2. The Lifetime Major Upgrades option is available at an 80% discount during this promo. You can add it to the cart during the checkout process.
WinCatalog.com - Dec 8 2023 at 11:48am Copy Link
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Brian W Excellent program with a responsive creator.
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Stephen Warkentien My library consists of PDF files. Does WinCatalog process the properties of PDFs? title, author, subject, etc?
May 19 at 7:36am Copy Link
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Michael Rusakow Hello Stephen, thank you for your question, for PDF files, WinCatalog grabs the properties, including the author and the subject, text (a text snippet or full text by your choice, making it searchable by the content), and a thumbnail preview of the first page.
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