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Contents About O&O DiskStat Differences between the three Editions 1 1 System Requirements 2 Installation 3 Note about licensing 3 Enter license 3 Completing registration 4 Uninstall 4 Using the test version 4 Updates of O&O DiskStat 4 Getting started 5 Navigation Through Your Computer 6 Analyzing drives and folders 6 Analyzing drives 7 Analyzing Folders 8 Understanding the chart 10 Overview of the Hard Disk 10 Select chart type 11 Treemap 13 Deleting Superfluous Data Adv
Select Language 19 Arrange by Type or Owner 19 View/Save/Print Reports 20 Support and Contact 21 Authorized Resellers 21 Online-Registration 22 What are the advantages of registering online with O&O? 22 How does online registration work? 22 End user license agreement (EULA) 23 O&O DiskStat - III
About O&O DiskStat About O&O DiskStat Many thanks for choosing O&O DiskStat! O&O DiskStat enables you to analyze used space on your hard disk with the help of Charts (Doughnut, Bar or Treemap). As soon as you start the program, you are presented with a concise overview of your entire hard disk. With the help of O&O DiskStat, you can identify and dispose of superfl uous fi les, saving yourself valuable hard disk space in the process! Using O&O DiskStat is similar to using Windows Explorer.
System Requirements System Requirements ● ● ● ● ● ● ● System with Intel® Pentium® III 400 MHz or comparable processor 256 MB RAM 10 MB free hard disk space VGA graphics card with minimum 800x600 and 256 colors CD/DVD drive, keyboard and mouse Windows™ 2000 Pro, XP and Vista®, Server 2000* (at Server 20003*, Windows XP or higher 32Bit/64-Bit) .NET Framework 2.
Installation Installation Installing O&O DiskStat is very straight forward. Please follow the steps below: 1. Start the computer on which you would like to install O&O DiskStat. 2. Login as local administrator or as a user possessing comparable permissions. 3. Start the installation file from O&O DiskStat, which you have either downloaded from our server or received on your personal CD ROM. 4. Please follow the installation dialogues. 5. When prompted, restart your computer.
Installation Completing registration When you have correctly entered the license code you will receive confirmation in the dialog window. You can now register online and benefit from many advantages, such as technical support and free upgrades. To do so, simply click on Register Product Online! To close the wizard simply click on Close. Uninstall To remove O&O DiskStat from your PC, please follow the instructions below: 1. Open the Control Panel in the Windows start menu and select Add or Remove Programs.
Getting started Getting started Once it's successfully installed, you can start O&O DiskStat either under All Programs/O&O Software/O&O DiskStat or by double-clicking the program icon on the Desktop. Note: If an error notification appears at the start of O&O DiskStat, this will be the result of defective software searching for removable drives, such as card readers or similar devices, that it is unable to find.
Getting started Navigation Through Your Computer In the Treeview, just as in Windows Explorer, you have a general summary of all the folders and subfolders in the drives. The Analysis of the Top n list enables detection of the largest fi les and folders on the drives. Treeview Analyzing drives and folders Analyzing your drive lets you see how much disk space individual programs, applications or folders are occupying.
Getting started Analyzing drives To analyze a drive, please follow these instructions: ● ● Start O&O DiskStat. After startup O&O DiskStat shows a chart displaying used and free space on the selected drive. Select a drive you would like to analyze in the Treeview on the left-hand side. Treemap to navigate through your computer ● then click Start analysis in the toolbar. Toolbar with analysis function A chart will appear displaying the respective space usage and allocation.
Getting started Doughnut Chart of Drive or Folder The Status Bar displays a progress bar indicating the status of the analysis. Tip: If you wish to analyze every hard disk, click on My Computer and start the analysis from there. Depending on the size of the disks, this procedure can take several minutes. Analyzing Folders To analyze folders, proceed as described in Analyze Drives, following these steps: ● Double click in the list with the folders and files on a folder of your drive.
Getting started List of folders and files of your drives. ● A chart will appear displaying the respective space usage.
Getting started ● In the bottom left corner of the screen is a “Summary” which displays the space usage of the entire drive in relation to the currently selected folder. If you've already analyzed your entire drive, the diagram for each corresponding folder will be immediately displayed, without your having had to analyze it previously. Understanding the chart The chart displays files or folders and shows their comparative sizes. Individual sizes are shown in the labels.
Getting started Overview of the Hard Disk Select chart type Three chart types can be selected: doughnut, bar and treemap. You can setup the chart type in the toolbar or under View/Chart/Chart type.
Getting started Doughnut diagram Bar diagram More: Treemap O&O DiskStat - 12
Getting started Treemap The treemap display provides a quick overview of the entire tree structure of a drive or folder. In contrast to the other charts, the treemap also displays sub-files and sub-folders. This allows you to easily identify space wastage located deep within a fi le system. The file or folder concerned occupies varying amounts of space in the chart, depending on its size. You can determine the maximum depth at which you would like the file or folder to be identified under Tools/Options.
Advanced settings Advanced settings This chapter will inform you on how to set up your individual settings. More: Display details of files and folders Display chart of an entire drive Chart Settings Print/Save/Copy a chart Display details of files and folders File view allows for different drive details or underlying folders to be displayed in a list. The details depend on the analysis level, i.e. My Computer (highest level), Drive, Top n or Folder.
Advanced settings Type Type of Drive/Folder/File, e.g.
Advanced settings free storage space is available in the drive and how much of it is used by the currently analyzed folder "this folder". Summary chart Chart settings O&O DiskStat enables you to choose from various different diagram settings. You can set them under Extras/Options.
Advanced settings Options More: Display Sub-charts Select chart type Display smaller files and folders Select number of folders in a chart Set chart colors Display Sub-Charts (Chart Navigation) The charts are interactive. By double clicking on a certain area you can display a chart to maximize readability of the chart. This enables you to navigate to the smallest of Subfolders.
Advanced settings Display smaller files and folders Smaller files and folder will be summarized in the chart to guarantee a clear overview. Under Tools/Options, you can set the minimum size of these files and folders so that they can also be displayed in the chart. Select number of folders in the chart By default, a chart will display the top 10 largest folders/files. If you want to change the number of folder views, please enter the desired number under Extras/Options.
Advanced settings Select Language In the menu under Tools/Options, you can choose between the English or German languages. The Standard Option means O&O DiskStat will attempt to adopt the language of your computer’s system settings. Should you change the language settings, you will need to restart the program in order for the settings to take effect.
View/Save/Print Reports View/Save/Print Reports Owners of an O&O DiskStat Server Edition can view reports. ● ● ● View reports: under File click Report/View report. A report will then appear which shows the largest files/folder of the analyzed drive. Save reports: under File click Reports/Save as. You can then select the format under which the report should be saved (XML or HTML). Print Reports: under File click Report/Print. You can also preview a print request under File/Report/Print Preview.
Support and Contact Support and Contact learn more about O&O DiskStat, please visit our website http://www.oo-software.com and get the latest information about product developments and support. Also included on our website are regularly updated FAQs and Knowledge Bases that address the most common problems and questions regarding our products. All registered customers receive installation and product support, free of charge, for the first 90 days after registration.
Online-Registration Online-Registration In order to register an O&O Product online, you’ll need the registration code that you received at the time you purchased your product. This registration code is also called a license key, a serial number or product ID. If you’d like to register, start the O&O program. The questions related to online registration always appear at the start, provided you haven’t registered online.
End user license agreement (EULA) End user license agreement (EULA) O&O Software General and Specialized Section END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) – GENERAL SECTION IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement (EULA) is organized into 2 sections: a general part, which is valid for all O&O products, and a specialized part, which includes the particular terms of each corresponding product.
End user license agreement (EULA) (2) Test versions – if you have installed a test version of one of our products taken from the O&O Websitehttp://www.oo-software.com/, the right of use will be, according to the program, for a limited time only and/or technically restricted. (3) One copy of the software is entitled to be used on a maximum of one (1) output device/workstation simultaneously.
End user license agreement (EULA) contract, for example, when your payment is delayed, it prohibits the further using of the software and demands the surrendering of all copies or this being impossible, to demand their deletion. Should a third party have access to the object of purchase before payment is completed for the contractual software, you are required to inform this third party about the object being the property of O&O and to inform O&O, in writing, about the third party’s access. 5.
End user license agreement (EULA) c) the cure is unacceptable to you or d) the cure is unsuccessful. A subsequent improvement is considered a failure after the second unsuccessful attempt unless there is something particular about the type of software or the defect itself or the surrounding circumstances that would indicate otherwise. (10) You are not entitled to cancel the contract if the defect is negligible, nor may you, in this event, demand compensation instead of full service.
End user license agreement (EULA) (2) Changes and amendments to this contract must be made in writing. This also applies to changes to this provision. (3) The contract is subject to German law. The uniform UN purchasing law (CISG) as well as the UNIDROIT Factoring Agreement of Ottawa do not apply. (4) Any general terms and conditions on your part will not be applied.
End user license agreement (EULA) Amendment to: 2. Requirements for application (system requirements) O&O CleverCache Professional Edition The software requires the Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP (all Editions) or Windows Vista (all Editions) operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems.
End user license agreement (EULA) The software requires the Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP (all Editions) or Windows Vista (all Editions) operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems. Control of the program through a network management is not possible.
End user license agreement (EULA) a) in the possession of the company (legal person or natural person(s) in the case of corporations) owning the license and b) all located at a single site. This license is bound to a single natural person and is non-transferable. O&O DiskRecovery Tech Edition You are authorized to install and use the software product on all computers. This includes computers that do not belong to the company owning the license (also known as Service Technician's License).
End user license agreement (EULA) The software requires the Windows 2000 (all Editions), Windows Server 2003 (all Editions), Windows XP (all Editions), Windows Vista (all Editions) or Windows Server 2008 (all Editions) operating systems. Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems. O&O FormatRecovery Amendment to: 2.
End user license agreement (EULA) The software requires the operating systems Windows 2000 (all editions), Windows Server 2003 (all editions), Windows XP (all editions), Windows Vista (all editions), or Windows Server 2008 (all editions). Usage within the terms of this contract is not achieved without the application of these operating systems.
End user license agreement (EULA) You are authorized to install and use the software product on all computers a) in the possession of the company (legal person or natural person(s) in the case of corporations) owning the license and b) all located at a single site. This license is bound to a single natural person and is non-transferable. O&O RescueBox Tech Edition You are authorized to install and use the software product on all computers.
