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Scanning Settings

Control how Power Scraper Pro finds and identifies media files.

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File Types

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Supported Video Extensions

Select which file types to scan for:

• MKV ✓ (recommended container)
• MP4 ✓
• AVI ✓
• M4V ✓
• MOV ✓

Uncheck any formats you don’t use to speed up scanning.

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File Filters

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Minimum File Size

Ignore files smaller than this threshold:

• Default: 100 MB
• Purpose: Filters out trailers, samples, and small clips
• Range: 0 MB - 1000 MB

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Delete Sample Files

Automatically delete detected sample files:

• Off (default): Sample files are ignored but not deleted
• On: Files matching sample patterns are deleted

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Sample File Patterns

Files matching these patterns are considered samples:

• Contains “sample” in filename
• Contains “trailer” in filename (optional)
• Files in “Sample” folders

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Folder Handling

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Recursive Scanning

• On (default): Scan subfolders
• Off: Only scan the selected folder, not subfolders

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Ignore Hidden Files

• On (default): Skip files/folders starting with .
• Off: Include hidden files

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Ignore Folders Named

Skip folders matching specific names:

• Default: @eaDir, .@__thumb, #recycle
• Add custom folder names to ignore

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NAS Optimization

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Enable NAS Mode

Optimizations for network-attached storage:

• Single-pass scanning (reduces network requests)
• Larger read buffers
• Automatic disconnection handling