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WHAT IT IS
      This program reports the current state  of  your  disks: 
      total MegaBytes and GigaBytes, the amount of  space used 
      and free, and the useable swap space (memory usage under
      WinNT) ; it browses through  the  folder  structure  and 
      displays a pie chart of the usage results.

      DiskState can also eliminate space wasted after program 
      crashes or by temporary files no longer needed.

      It tracks down duplicate files  using  powerful  128-bit
      MD5 technology.  Even if file names  are  different,  it 
      identifies  duplicates   by  content  and   displays   a 
      comprehensive list.

FEATURES
      * Launches ScanDisk from the Space window (not WinNT).
      * Works with both "Large fonts" and "Small fonts" as 
        defined in Windows' "Display Properties" list.
      * Supports large disks; works quite well with disks 
        larger than 2GB.
      * Reports what file system the partitions are using: 
        FAT32, FAT, NTFS, CDFS etc.
      * Automatically refreshes itself when a new disk is 
        inserted.
      * Works with compressed devices.
      * Detects network mapped devices and acts accordingly.
      * Detects UMSDOS Linux partitions and acts carefully.
      * Ignores subsitute volumes at the user's option.
      * Analyzes folder structure to find what exactly resides 
        in a particular folder.
      * Displays 3D pie chart showing the relative use of space 
        on a selected volume.
      * Cleans up the selected volume by removing (with users' 
        permission) temporary files. Optionally sends files to
        the recycle bin.  More extensive search an available 
        option.
      * Finds duplicate files across ALL selected volumes by 
        file size and 128-bit MD5 signature, which insures the 
        integrity of the duplicates list.  Supports Smart 
        selection.
      * Fast file access guaranteed by careful optimization and 
        caching techniques.

INSTALLATION
      There are two distribution files for this  program.  One 
      executable file which includes a setup  wizard to  guide 
      you through the installation process. The other  distri-
      bution is the zip file. Just unzip this file with WinZip
      or similar and place the file DiskState.exe  in  one  of
      your favorite folders on your hard drive. That's it!
      Run the program and enjoy...

HOW TO USE IT
      By launching DiskState, you  will be  presented  with  a 
      window  showing  all your  drives,  removable,  network
      drives,  RAM disks etc.  In this  window,  you can watch
      your current disk state:
                  * volume letter and name
                  * usage percentage
                  * total, used and free disk space
                  * summary of total and free disk space

      Under Win98/95  it  is  also  possible  to show the size
      of your swap file.  The default is  to show  the size of 
      used swap file. Under WinNT, it shows the  total  memory 
      usage.

      If  you move the  Windows cursor over any of the volumes 
      listed in this window,  you will  get a  rectangular box 
      around it.  This means that  DiskState can  inspect  the 
      current volume  further.  Just click on the  left  mouse 
      button to start inspecting.
     
      Inspecting a  volume  introduces  another  window.  This 
      shows  the 16 largest folders on  your volume.  You  can 
      enter each of these folders by  clicking  with the  left 
      mouse  button  above  the  folder   name  (the   current
      selection is underlined). Use the "Up" button to  go  up 
      one folder level.

      Various  information  like  a   pie  chart  and   volume
      properties are in the right side of this window.

      The  buttons  at  the  bottom  of  the  newly  presented 
      window offers the following:

                  * Start ScanDisk. Only Win98/95.
                  * Start  DiskState's  disk    cleaning
                    service. This will scan  the current
                    volume for  temporary  files  to  be
                    deleted by your command. By default,
                    DiskState deletes to recycle bin :-)
                  * Start  the  duplicate  finder.  This
                    will open a window for you to select
                    which volumes should be included  in
                    the searching.
                  * Refresh the volume information in
                    case of changes.

      Press the "Close"  button  to  remove  this  window  and
      return to the original volume  information window.

      It is  also possible  to start  the duplicate  finder by 
      using  the popup menu in  the main  window.  Just  click 
      right mouse button to show this menu.

      Finally, you can set various  options  and  settings  by 
      clicking on the "Settings" button in the main window (or
      simply use the popup menu).

      DiskState is a simple program. Just try it!

PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTIONS
      Please drop a line at sveinar@rasmussen.org  in case  of 
      any  problems  or   suggestions   you  might  have  with 
      DiskState.

      Regarding problems,  please  include  information  about 
      which version  of the operating system you are using (NT
      or 98/95 and build  number),  or any other special stuff 
      you might have  that affect the problem  (Novell network 
      for network drives as an example).

PLEASE REMEMBER
      I have worked hard to design and implement this program.
      It's cheap and  some  users  claim  that  it  makes  the 
      difference between buying a new hard drive or not. 

PLANS FOR NEXT MAJOR UPGRADE
      * Resizable window to list duplicate files. 
      * The list of duplicate  files  can be  printed  out, 
        copied to  clipboard  or  saved to file for further
        inspection. 
      * Exclude user  specified  folders  in the  DiskClean 
        and duplicate finding process. 
      * Find duplicates can start at user-specified folders 
        instead of the root of each drive. 
      * Different colors on  system  files  in  the list of 
        files to warn users before selecting these files. 
      * DiskClean will  start  looking  for  user-specified  
        extensions.
      * A deletion  engine  will  be  added  to  run like a 
        scheduled process. It is meant for  server  use.  A
        nightly based operation will delete  old  files  in 
        user-specified   folders  regardless  of  ownership 
        etc. (scorched earth!). 
      * Generate reports on the largest files on a  volume, 
        picture files, zip files and user-definable files. 
      * Save current volume state for later retrieval. This
        can be used to find changes with current state  and 
        old "snapshot". On can e.g.  delete  the  different 
        new files. 

      The v1.50 release is expected late summer 1998!

AUTHOR
      Sveinar Rasmussen, email: sveinar@rasmussen.org

WEBPAGE
      Check the web for latest updates:
        >> HTTP://www.cs.uit.no/~sveinarr/diskstate/ <<

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