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+# Below fields are in the development stage, and should not be used.
+config_dev = {
+    # If enabled, ignore reparsepoints. For Windows NT drives only.
+    "ignoreReparsepoints" : True,
+    # If enabled, ignore symbolic links.
+    "ignoreSymbolicLinks" : True,
+
+    # If enabled, swap longer file name to preferred path.
+    "swapLongFileName" : False,
+
+    # If enabled, when finding exact duplicate files, keep file with the shorter name. The default is to keep file name with the longer name.
+    "keepShorterFileName" : False,
+    # If enabled, when finding duplicate files, keep media with the shorter time length. The default is to keep media with longer time length.
+    "keepShorterLength" : False,
+    # If enabled, when finding duplicate files, keep media with the lower resolution. The default is to keep media with higher resolution.
+    "keepLowerResolution" : False,
+    # If enabled, keep duplicate media with high resolution over media with significant longer time.
+    "keepHighResOverLen" : False, # Requires keepBothHighResAndLongerLen = False
+    # If enabled, keep both duplicate files if the LOWER resolution file is significantly longer.
+    "keepBothHighResAndLongerLen" : True,
+
+    # Keep empty to check all paths, or populate it with the only paths to check for duplicates
+    "onlyCheck_paths": [],     #Example: "onlyCheck_paths": ['C:\\SomeMediaPath\\subpath', "E:\\YetAnotherPath\\subpath', "E:\\YetAnotherPath\\secondSubPath']
+}
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