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TreeSize ProfessionalV2.2

Users Guide

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Contents

Contents______________________________________________1

1. Installation__________________________________________2

2. Overview___________________________________________2

3. Tips & Annotations___________________________________2

4. Options_____________________________________________3

5. Waste !pa"e_______________________________________4

#. $rinting_____________________________________________5

%. Charts______________________________________________#

. 'ile !ear"hing_______________________________________#

(. Co))an *ine Options_______________________________%

10. The +en,s__________________________________________

10.1. 'ile +en,______________________________________________________

10.2. -iew +en,_____________________________________________________(

10.3. !ort +en,____________________________________________________10

10.4. The Contet +en,s____________________________________________11

11. Copyright__________________________________________12

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1. Installation

To install TreeSize Professional, execute Setup.exe on the install media and follow theinstructions. The Setup program will copy the necessary files to your harddisk and create a newprogram group in the Start Menu. TreeSize Professional can be deinstalled using the Software

applet in the Control Panel of indow.

2. Overview

TreeSize Professional is a powerful and flexible harddisk space manager for indows !", !#and $T%. &ind out which folders are the largest on your dri'es and reco'er Megabytes on it.Treesize Professional shows you the size, allocated and wasted space, the number of files, ()

bar and pie charts, the last access date and much more information for se'eral folders ordri'es you choose. *t also lets you search for old, big and temporary files. The application hasan intuiti'e +xplorerlike user interface and it is fast and multithreaded. -ou can print detailedreports or export the collected )ata to +xcel or an SC** file. TreeSize Pro can be started fromthe context menu of e'ery folder or dri'e.

&or e'ery button and menu item in the TreeSize Professional window, a short description isdisplayed in the status bar. *f you ha'e further /uestions, you can contact 0M Software.

3. Tips & Annotations

The wasted spaceis the amount of space in clusters, which are not completely filled 1the

last cluster of a file or if the file is smaller than one cluster2. The filesystem of indows !"1&T2 has 'ery big cluster sizes 1up to (3kb2, so the amount of wasted space may be 'erylarge 1up to 3"42.

To reduce the wasted space on your harddisk, put folders with a lot of wasted space on a

compressed dri'e, or use indows $T with $T&S or the new indows !" 5+M 6elease 3with &T(3.

5n a compressed dri'e, the 'alues for allocated and wasted space may be incorrect.

$ormally, on a compressed dri'e there is nearly no space wasted, but it depends on the type

of compression software. The command line optionsallow to make scheduled scans o'ernight.

ll &olders, which are 'isible in the window, will be printedin the directory list. *f you want a

complete report, select the top folder and select 7&ull expand7 from the context menu

The last access date is the day when a file was used the last time, e.g. when a program was

executed, a )88 was loaded or a bitmap was shown. So if a file was not accessed for o'er ayear, it is probably not needed on your system. This is great to remo'e unused )88 from yourindows and System directory.

-ou can reorder the columns of the list on the right side 'ia drag 9 drop of the column

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header. -ou can choose which columns are 'isible in the options dialog.

-ou can enter a path for scanning directly into the dri'e combo box.

*f you regularly scan the same dri'es, you can create a shortcut to TreeSize Professional in

the start menu or on the desktop and add these dri'es to the command line. Then TreeSizeProfessional will start scanning these dri'es when it is started.

ith a user defined cluster size, you can look what the 'alues for occupied and wasted

space would look like with an other cluster size on your disk. rescan of the current &older1s2is necessary when you change the user defined cluster size.

-ou can use the C)65M cluster size to determine, how much space a directory tree would

occupy on a C)65M. There may be a slight difference of about :.3"4 to the real size on aC)65M. ;se the user defined cluster size for exact 'alues.

-ou will only get sensible 'alues for allocated space, wasted space, free space and

Show ?alues as llows you to specify if the 'alues are displayed as megabytes orkilobytes. dditionally you can select a mixed mode, where all 'aluesgreater than @::,::: kilobytes are displayed as megabytes.

Show &iles hen this option is selected, TreeSize will display the files of a foldersummarized in one obAect in tree. lso all files of a folder will appear in thelist on the right side of the window

Chart toolbar This will display an additional toolbar for the Charts.

)ecimals number of decimals which will be 'isible after the dot when TreeSizedisplays or prints 'alues.


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&ilter1s2 *f you want to ha'e information only about certain types of files, you canspecify a filter. *f you Aust want to count +xecutable files and their libraries,specify B.exe B.dll here. *f you want to include all files use B.

Show +rror Messages ere you can decide if TreeSize Professional should show error

messages during scanning. *f you for example scan a network dri'e on aindows $T ser'er, where you don=t ha'e read access to all folders,indows will pop up an error message for e'ery unreadable folder. *f youdon=t want the scanning process interrupted through these messageboxes, deselect this check box.

;ser )efined Cluster Size ;se this option to look, what the 'alues for allocated and wastedspacewould look like with another cluster size or file system.

The columns taballows you to specify, which columns you will see in the list on the right paneof the window. -ou can change the order of the columns in the list by dragging a columnheader to a different position.

5. Wasted pace

The wasted space is the amount of space in harddisk clusters, which are not entirely filled.Deep the following formula in mind> size + wasted space = allocated space . indows !" withits file system &T may ha'e 'ery large cluster sizes, dependent on the partition size>

$artition Cl,ster !i/e

@3#3"E M< %:!E bytes3"F"@3 M< #@#3 bytes"@(@:3% M< @E(#% bytes@:3"3:%# M< (3FE# bytes

Partitions larger than 3 G< are not possible with &T. *f you for example ha'e a single partitionon a @.3 G< harddri'e, you ha'e a cluster size of (3 kb on it. *f you want to store @: files of @kb on this partition, this would use @:B(3kbH(3:kb of your precious harddisk space, and(3:kb@:kbH(@: kb are wasted.

To reduce the wasted space, there are the following 1not 'ery satisfying2 possibilities>

Make smaller partitions. )on=t make partitions larger than @:3%M


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windows directory or similar directories on this dri'e.

;se the new indows !" 5+M release 3 or indows !#. *t pro'ides the file system &T(3,

which operates with %kb clusters. &T(3 is completely incompatible to the old &T, so becareful using old disk repair utilities on it. The indows !" 5+M release 3 is only a'ailabletogether with a new PC.

indows $T pro'ides the possibility to format your harddisk with the $T&S file system. *t

usually operates with "@3 byte clusters and has the best storage efficiency of all indowsfile systems. $T&S partitions cannot be accessed from indows !" or )5S without use of(rd party software. *n addition, $T&S can compress selected directory branches. Thecompression is in'isible to the applications and you don=t need a new dri'e letter.

!. "rintin#

TreeSize Professional has flexible and extensi'e print functions>

-ou can print a detailed reportby selecting =Print 6eport...= from the &ile menu or by pressingthe print button in the toolbar. The report will show the directory structure of the current folder,including directory lines, size, allocated space, wasted space, percent of parent, the lastaccess and change date and the number of obAects in this folder. 5nly those folders will beprinted in the report, which are 'isible in the TreeSize Professional window. So you cancustomize, which folders will be included in the printed report. To get a complete reportincluding all folders and subfolders, select =&ull +xpand= from the context menu of the topmostfolder.

*f the =)etails ?iew= is acti'e in the right pane of the TreeSize Professional window, you canprint the contents o$ t%e $older which is currently selected by selecting =Print &olderContents...= from the &ile menu. -ou will see all files and subfolders in the printout, including thecorresponding icons, the size, allocated and wasted space and the number of obAects. *f youwant a listing of all files on a dri'e, you can copy a list of all files to the clipboard and past it intoyour fa'orite spreadsheet or word processor by selecting =+xport 8ist of &iles from the =&ile=menu.*f the =chart 'iew= is acti'e in the right pane of the TreeSize Professional window, you can printt%e current c%artby selecting =Print Chart= from the &ile menu.

-ou can use the Page Setup )ialog to adAust the margins for printing. ;se the Print Setup

)ialog to choose a printer.

. C%arts

TreeSize Professional can draw different kind of charts. Most suitable for displaying folder sizesare pie and bar charts. chart always shows the size of the subfolders of the currently selected

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folder. pie chart shows the size, allocated space, wasted space, ... dependent on what kind of'iewtype the user selected in the toolbar. The bar chart shows the size, allocated and wastedspacetogether in one chart, because size + wasted space = allocated space. *f a bar chartdoesn=t fit to the window size, a scrollbar is displayed on the right side, which allows scrolling inthe chart.

The position of the legend and of the toolbar can be changed by dragging it with the mouse,possible positions are on top, left, right, bottom or in a floating window. The legend and thechart borders can be resized with the mouse. 6ight clicking on a slice or bar shows detailedinformation about the corresponding folder, double clicking will mo'e into the selected folder.-ou can check =Chart Toolbar= in the options dialogto display a special chart toolbar, whichallows you to manipulate the charts in se'eral ways, for example zooming, setting fonts andtitles, changing colors and patterns, etc. The buttons will only show tool tips when the chartpanel is acti'e. -ou can colorize a chart by selecting a color from the color combo box in thetoolbar and then dragging this color on an element of the chart. -ou can choose &ileIPrint Chartto print a chart. hen a chart is printed, it will be printed exactly as you see it on the screen.

'. (ile earc%in#

The =&ile Search= window allows you to search for big, old and temporary files. -ou will find thefollowing tabs on the top of the window>


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Stop This button will stop the search.

ide indow This button will close the search window, but the search will continue. So youcan look at the results later. -ou will see an animation below this button, aslong as the file search is running.

Sa'e 6esults This button allows you to sa'e the search result of the currently acti'e searchtype in a tab separated list.

)elete Checked This button allows you to delete all files in all lists, which are checked on theleft side. The files will be deleted to the recycle bin. -ou can easily check agroup of files by pressing the space bar multiple times. The space bar willcheck the selected file and and then go on to the next file in the list.

). Command *ine Options

TreeSize Professional accepts command line options which allows you to do scheduled scansor to ha'e results on your monitor on the next morning.

Tsizepro.exe JKS+6CJ>StartLL JK)T+L JKS?+ &ilenameL JK+C+8 &ilenameL JKP6*$TLJK+P$) J8e'elsLL directories

KS+6C opens the search window of TreeSize Professional. *f =>Start= is added to thiscommand line option, the search is started immediately with the settings used the

last time. +xample>tsizepro KS+6C>Start

KS?+ sa'es the results to a text file after scanning is finished. TreeSize Professional isterminated after sa'ing. +xample>

tsizepro KS?+ C>N6esultsNc.txt C>N

K+C+8 exports the collected data to +xcel and sa'es it under the gi'en file name. *f the filename already exists, it will be opened. TreeSize Professional is terminated aftersa'ing. +xample>

tsizepro K+C+8 C>N)ocumentsNc.xls C>N

K)T+ This switch will add the current date to all file names. This is useful if you want todo scans regularly e'ery night or e'ery weekend.

KP6*$T prints a report for the scanned folder to the default printer. TreeSize Professional isterminated after printing. +xample>

tsizepro KP6*$T C>N )>N

K+P$) lets you specify, how many le'els in the tree will be expanded after scanning. if you

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don=t gi'e a number, all folders will be expanded. +xample>

tsizepro K+C+8 C>N6esultsNllusers.xls K+P$) 3 >Nuser

*f you are using Winows T, you can use the atcommand to do scheduled scans. *f you wantto scan the dri'es C> and +> next night at (>:: a.m. and sa'e the results to an +xcel file, youmust enter on the $T command line>

at :(>:: 7C>NProgram &ilesN0M SoftwareNTreeSize Professional [email protected] K+xcelc>NtempNtsp.xls Kexpand 3 c>N e>N

*f you want to see the results of the file search on your screen when you come in your office inthe morning, you should enter something like>

at :E>:: K*$T+6CT*?+ 7C>NProgram &ilesN0M SoftwareNTreeSize [email protected] KS+6C>Start

+rror messages concerning scheduled tasks are listed in the $T e'ent log. 6ead more aboutthe at command in the indows $T help.

1+. T%e ,enus

10.1.'ile +en,

The &ile Menu allows you to select folders for scanning, remo'e folders from the TreeSizeindow and export or print the collected data.

Select )irectory Shows a dialog which lets you search a folder for scanning.

+nter Path Shows a dialog which lets you specify a path for scanning. -ou can enter afilesystem path or an ;$C path.

&ile Search Shows the file searchwindow.


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+xport )ata to +xcel +xports the collected data to MS +xcel. 5nly the data of those folders willbe sa'ed, which are currently 'isible 1expanded2 in the TreeSize window.

Copy 8ist of &iles Copies a list of all files in the current folder 1and subfolders2 to theclipboard. -ou can paste this list to your fa'orite spreadsheet.

Split $ame and Path lets you select, if path and filename will be exported in indi'idual columnsor together in one column.

*nclude eader Toggles the header in the exported files on or off. *f you want to processthe files with other application, it may be useful not to include a header.

Set Title llows you to set a title for the currently acti'e branch, which will be usedwhen the folder data is printed or exported. The )efault title is the path ofthe folder and the 'olume name of the dri'e where the folder resides on.

Page Setup Shows the Page setup dialog where you can specify the margins forprinting, paper size etc.

Print 6eport Prints a detailed report of the current folder. See Printing.

Print Chart Prints the currently 'isible Chart.

Print &older ContentsPrints a list of all obAects in current folder, including icon, size date, etc.

Printer Setup Shows the print setup dialog.

-ou find a list of the recently scanned folders at the bottom of the file menu.

10.2.-iew +en,

-ou can choose different types of 'alues for displaying in the tree on the left side>

Size The size of the files in a folder is shown, including all subfolders

llocated Space Shows how many bytes are allocated on disk for this folder, including allsubfolders

Percent Shows how many percent of the parent folder=s size each folder occupies

asted Space Shows how much space is wastedby the filesystem for the storage of all filesin this folder, including all subfolders

C)65M Cluster Size This 'alue shows how much space a folder would occupy on a C)65M

ith the next menu items, you can switch between three 'iew modes for the right pane of theTreeSize Professional window>

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&ile Search Shows the =&ile Search= indow, which allows to search for old files, big filesand temporary files.

5ptions Shows the options dialog.

10.3.!ort +en,

Sort by size The largest folders will be displayed first

Sort by name The folders will be sorted alphabetically

$o Sort $o Sorting is performed. ;seful when scanning large folders on networkdri'es, because folders don=t change permanently their position

10.4.The Contet +en,s

hen you right click on a folder or file, TreeSize will display the explorer context menu.dditionally you will find the following menu items in the TreeSize submenu

&ull +xpand +xpands the selected folder and recursi'ely all the child folders

&ull Collapse Collapses the selected folder and recursi'ely hides the subfolders

;pdate

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To 8e'el x Selecting this menu item will show the first x le'els of the currentfolder.

+xpand &older o'er This menu item allows you to expand only those folders in the tree,which are bigger than a certain size.

6emo'e &older OxxxM< Selecting this will remo'e all folders which are smaller than a certainsize from the tree.

Set Size llows you to specify the folder size for the two abo'e operations.

6emo'e from TreeSize 6emo'e this folder from the TreeSize Professional window

;pdate 6escan this folder and updates the information

Count &olders Shows you the number of folders in the current folder.

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