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Install Klixvr on Windows

Prefer the installer. It copies Klixvr, opens the README, and puts klixvr on your PATH. Confirm you see klixvr 1.0.5. The program file is klixvr.exe.

v1.0.5

Installer (preferred)

1. Double-click klixvr_windows_v1.0.5.msi and follow the prompts.
2. When setup finishes, Notepad opens the README.
3. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window.
4. Run klixvr --version. You should see klixvr 1.0.5.

The installer puts klixvr.exe in C:\Program Files\Klixvr and adds that folder to PATH. A window that was already open will not see the new PATH — that is why you open a new one.

If Windows blocks the installer

SmartScreen may say the app is unrecognized. Choose More info → Run anyway. You only need to do this once.

Zip fallback

1. Unzip (right-click → Extract All).
2. Put klixvr.exe somewhere durable, for example C:\Users\<you>\bin\klixvr.exe.
3. Add that folder to your user Path: Settings → System → About → Advanced system settings → Environment Variables → your user Path → New.
4. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window and run klixvr --version.

You can also double-click klixvr.exe. It prints the version and asks for a folder to scan.

First scan

klixvr

Paste a path such as D:\Photos and press Enter. Or pass the folder:

klixvr D:\Photos

klixvr D:\Photos --no-phash
klixvr D:\Docs --min-size 1048576
klixvr D:\Photos --rescan

When it finds duplicates

Moved files go to a hidden folder named .klarvr_dups_tbd inside the folder you scanned. Review it yourself. Klixvr will not scan that folder again. It will not delete anything for you.

Uninstall

Installer: Settings → Apps → Klixvr → Uninstall.

Zip fallback: delete klixvr.exe and remove its folder from PATH if you added one.

Optional: delete %USERPROFILE%\.dedup_ignore if you do not want the ignore list.

Klixvr is provided as-is. Duplicate detection can be wrong. Review the staging folder before you delete anything.

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