#1406·dupeguru

'ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2)' With Multiple Hard Drives and Long Paths

Author: Snow-OkamiCreated Jul 17, 2026Updated Jul 17, 2026
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Describe the bug Seems to be a overload when there are too many files or paths to search through.

To Reproduce Not sure. I had about 8 hard drives and some with long paths that I started the scan with

Expected behavior For dupes to be found without error.

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Desktop: Application Name: dupeGuru Version: 4.3.1 Python: 3.8.13 Operating System: Windows-10-10.0.26200-SP0

Additional context Traceback (most recent call last): File "hscommon\gui\progress_window.py", line 107, in pulse File "core\app.py", line 332, in _job_error File "hscommon\jobprogress\performer.py", line 46, in _async_run File "core\app.py", line 820, in do File "core\scanner.py", line 152, in get_dupe_groups File "core\scanner.py", line 97, in _getmatches File "core\engine.py", line 299, in getmatches_by_contents ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2)