User's Manual

Overview
The default view Overview is an ideal first step when cleaning up your drives. The most important infor-
mation from all of the other views is combined to give you a general overview.
You can always find information about the selected element in the folder tree at the top of the window, in
the area with a colorful background. The size and percentage of space used is displayed for each drive.
If, however, a folder is selected, this area will show you the size of the folder including all its files and sub-
folders. You also receive information on the creation date of the folder and when it was last used.
In the lower area of the window, you will see the following tables:
My Computer
With regard to the first table, My Computer represents an exception. Instead of an overview of the largest
files and folders, it will show the occupied space for each drive.
Computer
With regard to the first table, the Computer view represents an exception. Instead of an overview of the
largest files and folders, it will show the occupied space for each drive.
Computer (Windows XP: My Computer)
With regard to the first table, the Computer (or My Computer) view represents an exception. Instead of an
overview of the largest files and folders, it will show the occupied space for each drive.
Overview of the largest folders and files
Here you can see a graphical overview of the space on the selected drive or folder in the form of a pie chart.
The size and percentage of space occupied is shown here for up to 10 folders and files. If you would like to
see more than the 10 elements that are displayed, simply click on the link Show Contents to switch to the
Contents view.
File types
This table organizes the files contained in the selected element based on file types and shows you at a
glance which types of files (documents, music files, videos or images) are taking up the most disk space.
Please note that this view does not just include the files that are directly located in the selected drive or
folder, but also includes all files in subfolders. You can limit the amount of information being displayed by
moving a level lower in the folder tree on the left.
If you would like to see the individual files included in a given file type, simply click on the name of the file
type in the table. This will directly open the correct category in the file types view.
Top 10 Files
This table is particularly useful in acute disk space shortages. It shows a list of the top 10 files that take up
the most disk space. As with the last table, this view does not just include the files that are directly located in
the selected drive or folder, but also includes all files in subfolders. If you click on one of the files in the
table or on the link Show top 100 files, the corresponding Top 100 files view will open. There you can
move, archive or delete files.
Contents
This view shows the contents of the selected element in the folder tree on the left. In addition to basic infor-
mation such as name and type, as in Windows Explorer, each element has a field that displays its size and
the percentage of disk space that it takes up. A graphical representation with bars allows you to recognize at
a glance which files and folders are taking up the most space.
Double-click on a folder to move a level down and to show the contents of the folder.
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