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Fixes #81 – #86.

Don't move is saved with the settings and kept after a restart — automatic runs no longer move those files (#82)
Duplicates are only trashed if the kept copy still has the same content (SHA-256), not just the same size; a hard link is not a second copy (#86)
History, staging list and settings are flushed to disk before they replace the old file, so a power cut cannot leave them empty (#83)
A file without extension named like a category folder (Others, Documents) is moved first instead of blocking the folder; Undo restores its name (#81)
Scanning a folder named like a category (Downloads/Images) no longer plans Images/Images — those files are already in place (#84)
Recursive scans skip the target folders of enabled rules, like the category folders (#85)

Fixes #65 – #76, adds #77 – #80.

Don't move: keep single files where they are (Preview: Space, Delete or right-click) — also in later scans and automatic runs of the folder
Filter and sort the Preview (Ctrl+F, click a column heading)
Rules with several conditions — all must match
Export CSV of the scan result (Excel-friendly; file names are never read as formulas)
History shows the folder of every run and can open it; Undo last names the run it undoes
After an undo, Auto-organize can be paused so it does not sort the files again
An unplugged drive at start no longer makes Auto-organize switch to Downloads
Changing scan options or rules clears an outdated preview
Files removed after the scan are skipped, not errors; no empty folders after failed moves or commits; readable error texts
"Open destination folder" only when the folder exists; corrected tooltip and Commit text
About twice as fast to start; Ctrl+1–Ctrl+4, F5
Regression tests in the repository, GitHub Actions on Windows (Python 3.11 and newest)
Debian package (.deb) for Debian 12+, Ubuntu and Simple OS, tested in Debian 12 on every push

Fixes #52 – #64.

rules.json saved as ANSI or UTF-16 no longer stops the app from starting; it is backed up instead
rules.json / settings.json with a byte order mark (Notepad, PowerShell) are read correctly
Read-only files can be moved to another drive, and never leave a second copy behind
Drives that cannot store timestamps (FAT, exFAT, network shares) no longer make moves fail
A damaged history file no longer blocks Undo last
File systems without file locking no longer report "already running"
Junctions are never followed, also with Python 3.11
Trash only removes a duplicate if the copy you keep still exists
No freeze after trashing many duplicates
Extension rules accept .pdf and *.pdf; lists like pdf, docx are refused
LibreOffice lock files and the empty placeholder of a running Firefox download are left alone
A message on top of a dialog no longer makes the main window clickable
First start opens the real Downloads folder, also when it was moved or has a localised name

Fixes #29 – #51.

Moves across drives never leave stray copies or overwrite files
Only one instance runs; a second start brings the window to the front
Manual and automatic runs are limited separately in the undo history; automatic runs are marked
Undo from History asks first; undo still follows files moved by runs that dropped out of the list
Runs are numbered — a wrong system clock cannot reorder the history
Staging mode does not download online-only OneDrive files
Commit / Revert never recreate a renamed or deleted folder
Shortcuts (.lnk, .url, .desktop, .webloc) are never moved
Category folders that link outside the scanned folder, or are blocked by a file, are reported
.ts videos detected by content; new types (HEIC, AVIF, e-books, e-mails) and categories Programs and Disk Images
Hard links count once in duplicate detection
Unexpected errors: notification, log and error.log
Dialogs and notifications always stay above the main window; Recycle Bin questions open above the app
Auto-organize shows when the folder is missing; Ctrl+Z in number fields no longer opens Undo
A damaged rules.json is never overwritten; settings write failures are reported once
Window position restored only on Windows (no creeping window on X11)

Fixes #14 – #28.

Closing during a task waits for it; history and staging list are written during the run and atomically
Undo keeps files it could not restore; a locked rules.json no longer wipes the rules
System files, Office lock files and running downloads are never moved; Git repositories and junctions are skipped
Confirmation before organising drive roots, home, system folders or Git repositories
One task at a time; scheduled runs wait for open dialogs
Multi-part extension rules (tar.gz), invalid rule targets rejected, history in local time