SpaceObServerv5.0

• Scan Continuously

  • A background service, the SpaceObServer Agent, regularly scans selected drives and stores the collected data in an SQL database.
  • Scan network drives without the need to install additional software on the servers you want to observe.
  • Determine disk space occupied by Exchange mailboxes (down to folder level)*
  • By using the NTFS Change Journals SpaceObServer is able to update information about local NTFS drives continuously, which results in disk usage information that is always up to date.
  • Linux and Unix file systems can be scanned directly via SSH (Secure Shell)* or NFS (Network File System)

• Analyze Disk Space

  • The size of each folder is displayed directly in the file system tree. This way you can easily discover which folders occupy most of your hard disk space.
  • A space usage history shows development over time and provides an approximated forecast for the future
  • View, print and export 3D bar, pie, line charts and tree maps
  • Scanned directories can be merged in "containers" - allows analyses across drives, e.g. search for duplicate files
  • A list displays the size for each folder grouped by users or file extensions

• Remote access

  • The SpaceObServer Remote Client (sold separately) offers access to all scan results from different workstations in your network.

• Search for Files

  • Highly customizable file search allows filtering your files by size, last change, last access and creation date, extension, filename and path pattern, file attributes, owner or full path length.
  • Filter options are applied directly to the directory tree and all other views.
  • Duplicate files can be identified by the MD5 checksum of their content or a combination of name, size and last change date.

• Clean up Disk Space

  • Marked directories and files can be easily moved, zipped or deleted. You can choose to keep file permissions and create stub files for moved files.
  • Modern deduplication: Support for the file based NTFS compression, hard links and alternate data streams (ADS)

• Export Results

  • Printed report (showing the directory structure), Excel, XML, PDF, HTML, text file or clipboard
  • Charts can be exported in common graphic formats (JPG, GIF or PNG)

• Automated Reporting via OLE Automation*

  • The OLE Automation interface allows scheduling your exports from within your own scripts or applications*
  • All programming languages that offer an OLE Automation interface are supported (e.g. C#, VBScript, VB.NET, Delphi, Windows PowerShell, VBA in Microsoft Office)
  • Programming examples are included

• Customized View

  • Visibility and order of the columns can be configured for the details view and each export type separately
  • You can easily customize the output format, e.g. number of decimals, size unit (Byte, KB, MB, GB, TB or automatic display of an appropriate size unit), etc.

• Support for:

  • Unicode file and directory names
  • Explorer context menu is supported within SpaceObServer
  • File paths > 255 characters

* These features are only available in the Enterprise Edition.