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Showing Duplicate Files Pie Charts

The DupScout duplicate files finder provides multiple types of statistical pie charts and timeline charts capable of showing the amount of duplicate disk space and the number of duplicate files per directory, file extension, file type, file size, file owner, creation, modification and last access time. In order to open the charts dialog, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar and select an appropriate chart type.

DupScout Duplicate Files Finder Select Chart

For example, in order to open a chart showing the duplicate disk space and the number of duplicate files per file category, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar and select the 'Duplicate Files Per Category' chart type.

DupScout Duplicate Files Per Category

In addition, the charts dialog provides the user with the ability to export the chart data to a number of different formats, export the chart image to the BMP, JPG and PNG image formats and copy the displayed chart image to the clipboard allowing one to easily integrate DupScout charts into user's documents and presentations. In order to customize the chart's description, press the 'Options' button and specify a custom chart title, host name, date or time.

DupScout Filter Duplicate Files By Year

One of the most powerful features of the DupScout duplicate files finder is the ability to filter duplicate files search results using one or more user-specified filters and then categorize filtered results and display statistical pie charts. For example, in order to display a pie chart showing the amount of duplicate disk space per file extension for duplicate files that were modified during the last two years, set the file categorization mode to 'Categorize By Modification Year', select one or more years to show the information for, press the right mouse button over the file filters view and select the 'Apply Selected Filters' menu item.

DupScout Duplicate Files Per Extension

DupScout will filter the duplicate files search results and display duplicate files that were modified during the selected years. Now, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar and select the 'Duplicate Files Per Extension' menu item. DupScout will categorize the filtered duplicate files search results and display a pie chart showing the amount of duplicate disk space per file extension for duplicate files that were modified during the selected years. In a similar way, the user can filter duplicate files search results by the file type, size, user name, file attributes, creation, modification and last access dates and then display various types of charts showing the duplicate disk space or the number of duplicate files according to user-specific needs.

DupScout Duplicate Files Select Timeline Chart

Another powerful capability is the ability to display the duplicate disk space timeline charts for all or filtered duplicate files search results. In the simplest case, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar and select the 'Duplicate Files Per Modification Year' menu item. DupScout will display a time line chart showing how much duplicate data was modified per year. In order to display how many duplicate files were modified per year, set the chart mode to 'Number Of Duplicates Per Modification Year'.

DupScout Duplicate Files Timeline Chart

In addition, the user is provided with the ability to display timeline charts for filtered duplicate files search results. For example, in order to display how many duplicate documents were created per year, set the file categorization mode to 'Categorize By File Type', select the 'Documents, Books and Help Files' file category, press the right mouse button and select the 'Apply Selected Filters' menu item. Now, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar, and select the 'Duplicate Files Per Creation Year' menu item.

AI Integration and Data Analysis

One of the most powerful capabilities of the DupScout duplicate files finder is the ability to export duplicate files search results to AI-friendly file formats allowing one to easily import duplicate files search results to various AI platform, perform advanced analysis operations and generate user-custom charts.

DupScout ChatGPT Duplicate Files Timeline Chart

For example, in order to generate a timeline showing the number of duplicate files per file creation year using the ChatGPT AI platform, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar, select the 'Duplicate Files By Creation Year' chart type, export the chart data to the JSON file format, import the JSON file to the ChatGPT AI platform and ask ChatGPT to display a timeline chart according to the uploaded JSON report file.

DupScout ChatGPT Stacked Duplicate Files Timeline Chart

In order to display a consolidated, stacked timeline chart showing the number of duplicate files per file creation and last modification year, open the DupScout GUI application, press the 'Charts' button located on the main toolbar, select the 'Duplicate Files By Modification Year' chart type, export the chart data to the JSON file format, import the second JSON report file to the ChatGPT AI platform and ask ChatGPT to display a stacked time line chart.

DupScout News

28-Oct-2025

DupScout v17.4 adds support for new file types to the built-in file classification plug-ins allowing one to categorize and filter duplicate files search results by the file type. In addition, the new product version improves the performance of the duplicate files search operations on multi-core and multi-CPU systems and fixes a number of bugs.

29-Sep-2025

DupScout v17.3 adds the ability to export the categories of duplicate files search results to the JSON report format allowing one to generate various types of charts using AI analysis platforms. In addition, the new product version improves the main DupScout GUI application, improves the network search dialog and fixes a number of bugs.

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