Sometimes, it may be required to detect duplicate files on production systems with many running applications. In order to minimize the performance impact on the running applications, DupScout Pro provides the ability to execute duplicate files detection operations at various speed levels. In order to change the speed of a duplicate files detection operation, open the profile dialog, select the 'Performance' tab and select an appropriate performance mode in the 'Speed' combo box.

In addition, in order to increase the performance of duplicate files detection operations, DupScout Pro provides advanced computer users and IT professionals with the ability to search duplicate files using multiple threads thus allowing one to effectively utilize modern multi-core and multi-CPU systems. Multi-threaded duplicate files detection significantly improves the performance of the detection process when scanning large amounts of files on multiple disks, NAS storage devices or enterprise storage systems.

In order to enable multi-threaded duplicate files detection for a profile, open the profile dialog, select the 'Performance' tab and set an appropriate number of processing threads. Take into account that multi-threaded duplicate files detection capabilities are optimized for powerful multi-core/multi-CPU systems when processing large amounts of files located on fast storage devices and it is not recommended to use it on single-core/single-CPU computers.