# StorageIQ v1.6.0 RC1 Trusted Tester Notes

## Release Focus

StorageIQ v1.6.0 RC1 introduces Storage Explorer, an interactive treemap for visually exploring disk usage from scan results.

## What To Test

- Fresh launch and first-run welcome.
- Folder scan on a small folder and a larger real-world folder.
- Storage Explorer page, including hover, click selection, double-click folder drill-down, Back, Home, breadcrumbs, search, filters, and minimum-size slider.
- Detail panel actions: Open, Show Folder, and Recycle Bin.
- Duplicate Finder scan and safe duplicate cleanup selection.
- Storage Timeline with at least two scans.
- AI Cleanup Advisor after a scan and after Duplicate Finder results are available.
- Settings persistence for theme, release channel, default scan location, thresholds, and duplicate detection settings.
- Diagnostics bundle generation.

## Safety Notes

- StorageIQ never permanently deletes files.
- Cleanup actions use the Windows Recycle Bin and require confirmation.
- Duplicate Finder should never allow every copy in a duplicate group to be selected for cleanup.
- Diagnostic bundles should include logs, version/configuration data, and aggregate scan statistics only.

## Known RC1 Limitations

- Automatic update downloads are not implemented.
- Installer verification is not marked complete unless Inno Setup is installed and the installer is built/tested on the target machine.
- Very large visual maps are rendered with a virtualized visible subset so small files may not receive labels until drilling/filtering narrows the view.
