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More Space 99 version 3.1

No matter how large disk capacity increases, it seems like hard disk space is always at a premium.  Unfortunately not all programs come with an uninstall option.  Additionally programs may create temporary files and folders which may stay on your hard disk forever.  Many programs will also install duplicate copies of existing DLL/OCX files.   What you need is More Space!

Overview of More Space 99

Checking for Duplicate Files

Checking for File Hogs

Viewing Changed/Accessed Files

Checking for Folder Hogs

Quick Clean

Reporting Hard Drive Statistics

Browsing Your Hard Drives

Internet Cleanup

Unzip archive files

Safe Harbor - files/folders not to delete

Deleting Files

Peeking inside of files

Registering More Space 99

Warranty and License


Overview of More Space 99

More Space 99 is designed for Windows 95 and NT4 and will help you free up valuable disk space by targeting those files that are large, obsolete or duplicated.  More Space 99 will scan multiple disk drives and will allow you to selectively delete unused or unnecessary files.  More Space 99 does more than find duplicate files...it also scans for old files, large files, obsolete and large folders allowing you to delete these files and folders very simply.

More Space 99 can scan your hard disk space for 0 length files.  It can also give you an idea of how old folders are by scanning for the most recent file within a folder.

More Space 99 comes with a unique 'Safe Harbor' feature in that you can designate not to be deleted.  When cleaning up a hard disk it is sometimes easy to get a bit overzealous ... thus deleting too many files or important files.  The Safe Harbor feature helps you safely delete files.

More Space 99 also comes with a unique file peek capability that enables you to 'spy' into EXE files.  You can quickly find copyright messages imbedded within normal binary files such as EXE, or DLL files.


 Checking for Duplicate Files

Purpose

Your entire hard disk(s) is scanned for duplicate filenames. Each pair (or more) of duplicate files are displayed along with the filename, size, date, time, access date, folder and file type.

When you find a pair of duplicate files you probably only want to delete one of the pair. Caution: Do not delete both unless you are absolutely sure that both files are unnecessary.

You may limit your scan for files larger than a certain size.  If you wish to scan all files leave the 'Matching these files' combobox to '*.*'.  Otherwise select a file extension to limit the search.

There are 7 different search criteria used for matching on duplicates:

1.	Filename only - simple selection on filename, date/time and sizes do not matter
2.	Filename and size - both the name and size need to be the same to match
3.	Filename, size and modify date/time - name, size, date/time need to match
4.	Size only - those files that match on file size will be listed, regardless of name
5.	Size and modify date/time - this option is good for finding duplicate files that may have been copied - they will have the same size and modify date/time but different names.
6.	Size and type - all files of the same type and of the same size will match
7.	Type and modify date/time - files of the same type and same date/time will match

The registered version will allow more than one drive to be checked.  Each drive can be scanned one at a time..  Mapped network drives can be scanned if you have permission to do folder listings and can delete files.

Steps

1.	Select the drive or drives.
2.	Select the appropriate file size.
3.	Select the file extension or select all files (*.*).
4.	Click on the start button.
5.	After the drives are scanned, the duplicates will be listed.  This list cannot be sorted.  Each duplicate will appear adjacent to each other. Mark the duplicate files you wish to select by double-clicking on the file or by clicking on the Mark button.
6.	Click on the Pairs button to view the duplicates, two at a time, with better detail.
7.	Click on the Delete button if you wish to delete the selected files.
8.	A list of the files that have been selected will appear. You can either send them to the Recycle Bin or delete them immediately.

See also:
Deleting Files
File Pair Comparison


File Pair Comparison

Purpose

When looking at the list of duplicate files it can be difficult to discern the differences from one file to another.  The File Pair comparison screen allows to you quickly and easily compare a pair of duplicate files.  Most of the file attributes are visible for both files.  The differences are also highlighted so you can quickly make a determination about the usefulness of a particular file.

A Compute CRC Values button is available which will actually read the contents of the file and compute a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) value.  That value will be the same if the contents of the file pairs is the same.  If the contents of the files is different then the CRC value will be different.

You may use the PgUp and PgDn key to scroll from one pair of duplicate files to another.

Steps

1.	Select the drive or drives.
2.	Select the appropriate file size.
3.	Select the file extension or select all files (*.*).
4.	Click on the start button.
5.	After the drives are scanned, the duplicates will be listed.  This list cannot be sorted.  Each duplicate will appear adjacent to each other. Mark the duplicate files you wish to select by double-clicking on the file or by clicking on the Mark button.
6.	Click on the Pairs button to view the duplicates, two at a time, with better detail.


 Checking for File Hogs

Purpose

This search targets files that are large.   Use the size buttons to change the file size.  The larger the file size specified, the fewer files will be displayed.

It is also profitable to search for small files since the smallest file will at least consume a cluster size worth of information.  I.e. if your cluster size is 32K then a file of only one byte will still consume 32K of the hard disk (see File Size Statistics).  After searching for small files you can then sort by file access date to determine which small file is obsolete.  This search may result in a very large file listing.

Steps

1.	Select the desired drive or drives.
2.	Select the appropriate file size.
3.	Select the file extension (the extension *.* selects all files).
4.	Click the start button.
5.	After the drives are scanned, the file hogs will be listed. You can then sort the file list by name, written to date, size, and type by right-clicking on the grid or by clicking on the header of the grid. Mark the files you wish to delete.
6.	Click the clean button if you wish to delete or compress the selected files.
7.	A list if files that had been marked will appear. You can either send them to the Recycle Bin, compress the files or delete them directly.

See also:
Deleting Files
Archiving Zip Files


 Viewing Changed/Accessed Files

Purpose

This is handy to see all files that were either created, accessed or modified within a range of dates.  The resulting files may also be marked for deletion, printed or sent to the clipboard for further analysis.  The list of files can also be sorted by name, date, access date, folder name and file type.

Steps

1.	Select the drive or drives.
2.	Select which method you want to search for the files.  By the time the file was last accessed.  By the time the file was created  By the time the file was modified.
3.	Select how you want to set your date range.   on or before a date  in between two dates (inclusive)  on or after a date
4.	Select the appropriate dates.
5.	Click the Start button.
6.	After the drives are scanned, the modified files will be listed. You can then sort the file list by name, date, folder and type either by right clicking on the listing or by clicking on the headers. Mark the files you wish to be deleted.
7.	Click the Clean button if you wish to delete the marked files.
8.	A list of files that had been marked will appear. You can either send them to the Recycle Bin, compress them or delete them immediately.
See also:
Deleting Files
Archiving Zip Files
File Dates Explained


 Checking for Folder Hogs

Purpose

This search targets obsolete and large folders. Using this information you can delete entire folders.

Steps

1.	Click on Main Folders or All Folders. Your hard drive(s) will be scanned,  and you will receive a report listing. See Results Below.
2.	After the drives are scanned, the folders will be listed. Mark the folders you wish to be deleted by double-clicking on the file or clicking on the Mark button.
3.	If you wish to delete the marked files click the Delete button.
4.	A list if files that had been marked will appear. You can either send them to the Recycle Bin or delete them immediately.

Results

A sorted list of folders including the number of files, sub-folders, file sizes and access dates.  The meaning of the column headings is defined below:

Size
If the Main Folder button was clicked this is total size of all files found in the folder and all sub-folders.  If the All Folders button was clicked then this is the size of the files in the particular sub-folder only (sub-folders underneath are not counted).

% used
This is the percent of the total hard disk space used by the collection of files in the folder.

# Files
If the Main Folders button was clicked this is total number of all files found in the folder and all sub-folders.  If the All Folders button was clicked then this is the number of files in the particular sub-folder only (files in sub-folders below this particular folder are not counted).

# Sub-folders
If the Main Folders button was clicked this is total number of all sub-folders found in the from the main folder.  If the All Folders button was clicked then this is the number of children sub-folders in the particular sub-folder only (grandchildren folders (i.e. sub-folders below sub-folders) below this particular folder are not counted).

Latest File Access Date
The date of the most recent file accessed found in this folder and all sub-folders under this folder.  This will give you another clue as to how old this folder is.

If All Folders is selected then this is the date of the latest file accessed WITHIN the sub-folder.  It does not report dates of files found in sub-folders UNDER the listed folder.

Name
The name of the folder.

See also:
Deleting Files
Archiving Zip Files


Main Directories
 Main Folders

This option scans all folders and combines the results of all files and sub-folders into the topmost or main folder information.


 Quick Clean

Purpose

Temporary files are created by many programs.  This option gives you the ability to scan your hard disk(s) for all temporary files or files that are no longer needed.   The files are located by file extension.  Common temporary file extensions are '.tmp', '.temp', '.old', '.bak'.

If you are not sure or unfamiliar with the list of files that are produced by the temporary file search then DO NOT DELETE the resulting files.

Result

A sorted list of temporary or garbage files including the file names, folders, types, sizes and access dates.  Note that you are responsible for deleting the appropriate files.

Note

Files with the extension .FTS are automatically generated by the help system.  You may have been asked to create an index file when trying to search for help.  This is the file that is created.  If you are low on disk space you may delete these files as they can be automatically re-created.

Steps

1.	Select the file extensions wanted by clicking on the check boxes to the left of the extension name.  If there are no file extensions listed, click on the Add/Delete button.  You can then add/delete extensions of your choosing.
2.	Click on the Start button.  Your hard drive(s) will be scanned for each file extension selected in step 1.
3.	After the drives are scanned, the temporary files will be listed. Mark the files you wish to delete.
4.	If you wish to delete the marked files click the Clean button.
5.	A list if files that had been marked will appear. You can either send them to the Recycle Bin, compress them or delete them immediately.  If you are not sure about the files that are listed then do not delete them but compress them instead.

See also:
Deleting Files
Archiving Zip Files


Mark Files

To mark files:

a)	click on the mark button

b)	press 'M'

c)	right click on the grid and select the option to Mark All files.


 Reporting Hard Drive Statistics

Purpose
This option gives you snapshot statistics of the selected hard drive(s).

There are eleven statistic tabs under the Statistics button:

 Disk Space Statistics
 Deleted Files Statistics
 File Types Statistics
 File Sizes Statistics
 Cluster Overhang
 Accessed Statistics
 Created Statistics
 Modified Statistics
 Combined Statistics
 Attributes Statistics
 File Time Statistics

Note: The Space and Deleted tabs don't require you to click the [image] button.  The disk space is quickly and automatically determined when the drive is selected.  While statistics are being collected you may terminate the process by either pressing the ESC key or clicking on the Abort button.


Deleted Files
Deleted files statistics

Each time you delete a file, compress into an archive zip file or send it to the recycle bin a record of that deletion is kept.  This screen keeps track of the number of files deleted since a specific date.  You may clear the numbers out at any time.


Combined Statistics

This statistic combines the file access, creation and modification statistics into one screen.


 File Time Statistics

Purpose

This option collects information from all the files on your hard drive and graphs the files for 24 hours by modified and created time.  Files that have been modified between 2:00pm and 2:59:59 pm will show up in the 2:00 pm time slot.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	If you have the registered version, select which drive to analyze.

3.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

4.	Choose the Time Tab.

Notes:

The time of file access is not recorded by Windows 95; therefore, the access time cannot be plotted.  Some software vendors time stamp their files with the version number of the product.   For example many DLL files in the Windows system directory have the time stamp of 9:50 am which corresponds to Windows 95/98/NT4.  A program file with the timestamp of 2:10 am may correspond to version 2.1.

Hints:

You can gain some insight as to your work patterns for the day if there is a particular type of file that you use on a daily basis (i.e. spreadsheet users may use *.xls files continually and wordprocessing users may create and modify *.doc files).  By selecting the *.xls or *.doc files for statistical analysis the time tab will show you the time of day corresponding to the most activity.


 Browsing Your Hard Drives

Purpose

The Browse button appears on various forms as well as on the main form.  It allows you to browse through your folders and files selectively marking files then deleting them or deleting entire folders.  The browse screen also allows you to view the contents of files or run the files directly.

Steps

1.	Click on the browse button  from the Main Menu.
2.	Highlight the folder to be viewed.
3.	To view a file, highlight the file, and click view button  for the File Viewer.
4.	To run the program associated with the file, click open.


Peeking Inside Files

There are many ways of determining the origin or purpose of a file.  One way is by the meaning of the  3 character file extension.  For example, an EXE file is an Application.  Most screens that display files also display the file type which is based on the file extension.

Another way to identify a file is by which folder the file is located.  For example, Contact Plus Personal 97 files are installed into the folder : \cpwin97.  Therefore any file within that folder is related to Contact Plus Personal 97.

Some files (especially DLL, OCX and EXE files) have extra information imbedded within the files identifying the vendor name, the product name and version information.  Click on the [image]  button to view the extra details.  If they are included they will show up on the detail screen.

If you have an appropriate graphics viewer installed you can click on the [image] button on a bitmap which will start up the associated application (i.e. the paint program) on that file.  It doesn't hurt to try running any file.  Sound (.wav) and video files (.avi) will be played using the built-in audio/video player program.  Web page files (.htm) will automatically start your browser.

Yet another way is to peek inside the file using the [image] button.  This will give you an ASCII file representation.  If the file is not a text file you may get a lot of heiroglyphic looking characters.  To find actual human readable information click on the [image] button.  You will then be given a list of human readable strings which will help you properly identify the file.


Internet Cleanup

Most internet browsers such as Netscape and Microsoft Explorer maintain a file cache.  The internet browsers store objects such as images, sounds into the file cache to improve the access speed of the browser.  The size of the cache can vary and is a setting that you can change within your browser.  While the cache can speed up your internet browser, the problem is that files may tend to build up in the cache consuming quite a bit of disk space.

You may wish to periodically clear out the file cache to reclaim some disk space.  Of course if you are a regular internet user the cache will fill up again very rapidly.

More Space 99 gives you the option of deleting only those files that haven't been accessed in x number of days.  Therefore if you hit the same sites on a daily basis you may want to set the number of days to 2 or more.  This way old files will get deleted but more recent files will be kept thus your browser's performance will not be impeded.

You may delete ALL files by selecting 0 days.

Of course you may ZIP or send the files to the Recycle Bin but this is not recommended because the internet browser can regenerate the cache files when necessary.


Unzip function

After a group of files have been compressed using the Zip function to clean up disk space you may want to 'unzip' or retrieve those files.  This function will allow you to retrieve a group of files that were compressed using the Zip function of More Space.  The Unzip function is not meant to take the place of industry standard programs such as Pkzip, Winzip or Zipmagic.  For greater power and functionality the reader is advised to reference those companies on the internet.

By default, More Space 99 creates zip files using a special naming convention.  For example if zipping up files using the Duplicate Check function from drive D on the 16th of September at 3:46 it will create an archive called:

Drive-D-Duplicates-16Sep971546.zip

The files that are stored in the zip archive will be stored with their entire folder name:

programs\files\test.txt

programs\app1\appold1.exe

programs\app4\app2.exe

dataold\data\file.dt

The Unzip function will recover ALL files into their correct place in their respective sub-directories IF you select the folder D:\ when unzipping.  If you select a different folder such as D:\files then the files that were mentioned above will be named:

D:\files\programs\files\test.txt

D:\files\programs\app1\appold1.exe

D:\files\programs\app4\app2.exe

D:\files\dataold\data\file.dt

Rather than

D:\programs\files\test.txt

D:\programs\app1\appold1.exe

D:\programs\app4\app2.exe

D:\dataold\data\file.dt

Therefore we recommend that you select the root drive of the files to recover.  Since the name of the archive will include the name of the drive, you can easily tell which drive to restore the files into.

This function will unzip ALL files. If you wish to unzip only a specific file within the zip archive you will need to use a 3rd party tool such as Winzip, Pkzip or Zipmagic.


Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor - files and folders not to delete

Oftentimes it is difficult to determine if you should actually delete a file since the absense of a particular file may prove to corrupt other seemingly non-related programs.  More Space helps you make this determination by automatically putting ALL files in the Windows and Windows/System directory on the Safe Harbor (non-delete)  list.

Also you can specify that More Space should never delete certain types of files as identified by the file extension.  Those file extensions on the list will NOT be deleted by More Space.

To get a headstart on this process, we have provided you with the ability to scan the Windows Registry for folder names.  The Windows Registry contains information about many of the important files on your system.

The [image] will give you a boost by identifying those files that should not be deleted by scanning your registry looking for folders.  Those folders that are referenced in the registry will be put on the list of folders not to delete.  Then when deleting duplicate files, file hogs, etc. More Space can give you better clues as to whether you should delete a file or not.

Note that this is NOT a foolproof method of identifying files to delete.  There are many 16-bit applications that do NOT use the Windows Registry to store information.

Also note that you can edit the list of folders not to delete.  You may add, edit or delete items from the list.

If you wish to tell More Space that an entire folder tree (a particular folder and all sub-folders) should not be deleted, you can do it by using the Edit button.  For example, under your C:\Program Files folder may exist folders such as MicroSoft Office, Common Files, Netscape, etc:

C:\Program Files\
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office
C:\Program Files\Common Files
C:\Program Files\Netscape

You may mark the C:\Program Files folder so that ALL sub-folders are safe from deletion.  On the Non-Deletion list, all you have to specify is the C:\Program Files which will be appended with a '*.*'.

C:\Program Files\*.*

Note: It is a good idea to rebuild the list periodically especially after installing  new programs.


Identifying Obsolete Folders

Purpose

You wish to identify those folders that have NOT been accessed in months or years.  Thus if a folder has files in it that have not been access in 2 years it is probably a good bet that you can delete the entire folder.

This is a very powerful feature of More Space 99.  Since Windows 95/98/NT 4 keeps track of the last time each file was accessed on your system you can use this to identify those files that haven't been accessed in a long time.

This works by scanning all folders and sub-folders searching for files that have been accessed.  The latest (newest) file date that has been accessed will appear.

Steps

1.	Click on the Folder Hogs button from the main menu.
2.	Either select the Main folders or Sub-folders option and let More Space 99 scan your hard drive(s).
3.	If you selected Main folders, the Latest File Access date is the latest file date that has been accessed in all sub-folders including files within the main folder.  If you selected Sub-folders, the Latest File Access is the latest file within that folder only.  It doesn't include sub-folders.
4.	Sort by file accessed date by clicking on the Latest File Access column heading.
5.	You can now browse through each old folder that has files that haven't been accessed in a long time.  From this screen you can delete entire folders if necessary.


File Dates (Creation Date, Modification Date, Last Accessed Date)
File Dates Explained

Windows 98 stores three separate date/times with every file on your hard drive. They are:

Creation Date: This is the date the file was created.

Modification Date: This is the date and time that the file was last modified. This date is the one that is normally displayed in the DOS DIR listings and in Windows Explorer.

Access Date: This is the date that the file was last used.

Note: If the last accessed date or creation date is blank on one of  More Spaces' file listings, this could mean that the file was transferred from Windows 3.1 and has not been accessed yet in Windows 98. The Last Accessed and Creation Date is a new feature in Windows 95.  These dates were not recorded in earlier versions of DOS or Windows.


 Deleting Files

1.	If you are in doubt about deleting a particular file then DO NOT DELETE IT.
2.	If you are not comfortable deleting a file at this time you may send it to the recycle bin.  You can recover the file if necessary as long as you don't empty the recycle bin.  This assumes that the recycle bin is not full or near capacity and the option to NOT immediately delete files sent to the recycle bin is set properly.  To view the recycle bin settings right click on the recycle bin and select Properties.  Sending a file to the recycle bin will NOT free up disk space until you empty the recycle bin.
3.	If you find a duplicate (matching both file size, name and file date/time) and one copy is in the Windows or Windows/System  you can most likely delete the duplicates that are not in the Windows or Windows/System folder.
4.	Do not delete the following files:  command.com  autoexec.bat  config.sys  win.ini  system.ini  most .dll and .exe files in the \windows or \windows\system folder
5.	Be careful about deleting files in the \windows and \windows \system folders.  If you don't know what you are doing then do not delete in these folders.
6.	Instead of deleting try compressing the files into an archive zip file so that you can recover the files if needed.


Warranty and License

Users of More Space 99 must accept this disclaimer of warranty:  More Space 99 is supplied AS IS.  Contact Plus Corporation disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.  Contact Plus Corporation assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of More Space 99.

More Space 99 is distributed as "shareware" and is provided to the user for evaluation.  If you find this program useful and continue to use it after 30 days you are legally required to register it by submitting the registration amount described in the Registration Information.  The purchase of a registered copy  will license one copy for one use on one computer. Multiple copy discount or site-license arrangements may be made by contacting Corporate Sales, Contact Plus Corporation, at (407) 984-2592.

You are encouraged to pass this evaluation version of More Space 99 along to your friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.


Registered Version

More Space 99 is an add-supported freeware program.  Since the cost of the product is paid for by the advertisers, you may use the program indefinitely without charge. The cost of the registered version is $20 for e-mail.  Add $5.00 for airmail shipping if you want a diskette.  Use the 'Register' button on the Main Menu to fill out and print a registration form.  The registered version does NOT have any advertising screens and eliminates the Register Now button.

If you are a registered user of More Space 95 you will receive a special price by clicking on the Register Now button.

You may register using the [image] button found on the main screen.  You can either register on the internet at our secure web server or you may print out the registration form and fax or mail it to us along with payment.

ANY QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions concerning registration of More Space 99, are interested in multiple copy discounts, or site licensing, please contact us

 • By phone: (407) 984-2592
 • By fax: (407) 984-8192
 • By e-mail:  cpsupport@contactplus.com
 •  By post:
Contact Plus Corporation
Attn. Sales Center
P.O. Box 372577
Satellite Beach, Florida 32937 U.S.A.

You may register using major credit cards (V,MC, AMEX), international money orders, and personal or company checks in US funds.  Sorry, no COD's.


File Extension

The file extension is the 3 characters after the final period used to determine what kind of file or what application the file belongs to..

Examples:

*.EXE - Application

*.AVI - Video Clip

*.DLL - Application Extension

*.DOC - MicroSoft Word Document

*.BAT - MS-DOS Batch File


Recycle Bin

Files can be sent to the Windows 95/98/NT4 recycle bin rather than deleting them from the hard disk.  Disk space is NOT freed up when you send a file to the recycle bin, however, you can easily recover a file placed in the recycle bin (see Windows 95/98/NT4 help on the recycle bin).  You can also empty the recycle bin at a later date when you are sure you want to purge the file(s) from your system.

At times you may not be sure if you can delete a file without affecting other parts of your system.  In this case you may want to send the files to the Windows 95/98/NT4 recycle bin.  The files will be deleted from the system and moved to the recycle bin.  You can then continue using the system for a few weeks and if it appears that the file you moved to the recycle bin is not needed then you may empty the recycle bin thus permanently deleting the file(s).

You cannot send a file that is on a removable drive to the recycle bin.  I.e. if you delete a file from drive A you will not be able to send it to the recycle bin.


All Directories
 All Folders

This option scans the topmost and all sub-folders on your hard drive reporting all statistics for each sub-folder including empty sub-folders.


 Disk Space Statistics

Purpose

This tab displays the total capacity of the disk, the free space and the used space.  A pie chart or percentage bar is displayed in the center of the screen.  As you click on each drive to the left the free and used space measurements/graphs will change accordingly.

Click on the pie to animate the pie chart.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Choose the Space tab.


File Sizes Statistics
 File Size Statistics

Purpose

The total number of files found within size brackets is displayed and graphed.  Totals of the files within the following size brackets will be summarized:

 smaller than 16 K
 16 K - 32 K
 32 K to 64 K
 64 K to 128 K
 128 K to 256 K
 256 K to 512 K
 512 K to 1 megabyte
 1 megabyte to 2 megabytes
 2 megabytes to 4 megabytes
 4 megabytes to 8 megabytes
 8 megabytes to 16 megabytes
 larger than 16 megabytes

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2..	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Sizes tab


File Type Statistics
 File Types Statistics

Purpose

Similar file types based on the file extension (3 or 4 letters after the dot in the file name) are totalled and displayed.  The file type as determined by the Windows 95/98/NT4 registry is also displayed.  The top ten files (in terms of numbers of files) and the top ten size (in terms of how much disk space is consumed by a file type) are graphed on the pie charts.  You may sort the listing by extension, type, # files, size and average file size.  Right click on the grid to sort.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Types tab.


Files Accessed Statistics
 File Accessed Statistics

Purpose

This option collects information from all the files on your hard drive and graphs their last access date. The graphs display the number of files and their sizes that were last accessed during certain date ranges.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Access Tab.

Date Ranges
 Less than 7 days old
 Between 8 - 30 days
 Between 31 - 60 days
 Between 61 - 120 days
 Between 121 - 365 days
 Between 1 - 2 years
 Between 2 - 3 years
 Between 3 - 4 years
 More than 4 years.

See also
File Dates, Explained


 Files Created Statistics

Purpose

This option collects information from all the files on your hard drive and graphs their creation date. The graphs display the number of files and their sizes that were created during certain date ranges.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Created Tab.

Date Ranges
 Less than 7 days old
 Between 8 - 30 days
 Between 31 - 60 days
 Between 61 - 120 days
 Between 121 - 365 days
 Between 1 - 2 years
 Between 2 - 3 years
 Between 3 - 4 years
 More than 4 years.

See also
File Dates, Explained


 Files Modified Statistics

Purpose

This option collects information from all the files on your hard drive and graphs their last modified date. The graphs displays the number of files and their sizes that were last modified during certain date ranges.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Modified Tab.

Date Ranges
 Less than 7 days old
 Between 8 - 30 days
 Between 31 - 60 days
 Between 61 - 120 days
 Between 121 - 365 days
 Between 1 - 2 years
 Between 2 - 3 years
 Between 3 - 4 years
 More than 4 years.

See also
File Dates, Explained


 File Attributes Statistics

Purpose

This option collects information from all the files on your hard drive and graphs the files by file attribute.  Files with hidden, read-only, system and archive flags are totalled and displayed.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Attribute Tab.

Attributes

 Hidden files - those files that do not normally appear in file listings
 System files - files that are critical to the operating system (never delete these)
 Read-only files - files that are protected from modification
 Archive files - files that have had their archive property set for backup purposes

See your Windows Help file for more information on file properties and attributes.


 Cluster Overhang

Purpose

As hard disk sizes increase so does the amount of 'cluster overhang'.  That is the amount of space that is wasted due to the method in which files are stored in both DOS and Windows.  If your cluster size is 16K, then a file with only 1 byte will consume 16K of the hard disk.  A file that is one byte larger than 16K or a multiple of 16K will consume another 16K of empty space.  Cluster size is determined by the size of the hard disk partition.  The larger the hard disk partition the larger the cluster size will be.  You can either partition your hard drive into smaller sections or use disk compression.

The graph shows your current partition size and the amount of space wasted by the files on the hard drive.  Other hypothetical cluster sizes are presented for comparison only.

Steps

1.	Click on the Statistics button.

2.	Click on the Collect Statistics button.

3.	Choose the Overhang tab.

Note:

Later versions of Windows 95 and 98 support what is called FAT32 partitions which is a more efficient method for storing files.  The cluster size is 4K no matter how large the hard disk is.  Thus the overhang is kept to a minimum.

There are also third party products such as Partition Magic which will enable you to easily decrease your partition size thus making better use of your hard disk space if you don't have FAT32.


 File Viewer

The file viewer will display the contents of a file. The contents may not be readable if you select a non text file such as a DLL or EXE file to display.  In that case you will see a bunch of non-readable characters interspersed with readable text. You can press F8 to view the file in a HEX mode (programmer mode) or select the View Ascii Strings.  All Ascii strings will be displayed allowing you to peek inside the file using the [image] button.  You cannot change the contents of the file using the viewer.  The file can only be viewed and can give you more clues as to whether you should delete the file or not.


Archive zip files

Archive zip files contain other files that have been compressed and stored within the zip file itself.  Archive zip files can contain any number of files including folders and other zip files.  The advantage of zip files is that files compressed within a zip file are compressed very tightly thus saving disk space.  If you are unsure about deleting a group of files it is safer to compress the files into a zip file rather than simply deleting them since you can recover the original files at a later date. Compressing a file is similar to sending it to the recycle bin but better since the recycle bin does NOT compress files.

More Space places the archive zip files in a special folder that you select.  That folder can be on the network on a different machine or file server if needed.  The archive zip files are given default names based on the drive name, deletion function and the date and time.  You cannot change the name of the zip file - only the destination folder.  You also have the ability to insert an 80 character comment which will further help you identify the archive zip file if you need to recover the files that were archived.

More Space will compress and uncompress files using a zip-compatible method, however, More Space is not intended to provide all of the functionality of full featured zip file managers such as Pkzip, Winzip or ZipMagic.  If you have a further desire to explore zip files and need more functionality then you need to go to their respective web sites for information.


Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a central repository for your hardware and software configuration.  The registry keeps track of software options and file locations.   If a file is referenced in the registry it probably belongs to a working application and should not be deleted.