General

No. of item to save in history - Specifies number of directories/files processed to save for future use in source, reference, output etc. combobox in the setup window.

Save CSV file in Unicode format - If this is checked then .csv file is saved in Unicode format. Otherwise it is saved in Ansi format. This is by default turned off since some programs including Microsoft Excel do not correctly handle Unicode CSV files.

Show results window - Uncheck this to skip the showing of Result Window after process is completed.

Eject source when process is completed - If this is checked source drive is ejected when process is completed.

Calculate total size before processing - If checked total size to be processed is calculated before processing. Based on total size additional information is provided about remaining time, estimated time and percentage of bytes processed.

Skip process setup - This determines the default behaviour of the Button Panel buttons. See Main Window for more information.

Run process in idle priority - If checked all the processing is done in idle priority. Meaning CDCheck is using only the CPU power that is not needed by other applications. This is provided to allow "normal" work with other software while CDCheck is processing since most applications run in normal priority. Uncheck this if you are using background software like SETI@Home which spare CPU cycles!

Clean read min. size [kB] - Determines what is the minimum size of data read at once when calculating clean read transfer. All smaller reads are ignored. This is needed to eliminate influence of seek time on read time and provide better estimate of reading performance.

Default CRC directory - This specifies the default output directory for CRC creation. It is used when suggesting names in Checking and CRC. If it is empty then name suggestion with default output directory is turned off.

CRC file device read size - Size of data to read at once from the device and initial size of buffer to hold that data when reading CRC files. This can be lower than Device read size because CRC files are smaller and read sequentially so there is no need for big buffer.

Device read size - Size of data to read at once from the device. Usually larger buffer means faster reading.

Circular buffer size - This is size of internal buffer that makes reading and calculating smoother and faster. You should be careful with higher values because during comparing twice this size is used (once for source and once for reference). This size must be higher than Device read size and should be at least twice the size of "Device read size".

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