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Information Types

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These are the available information types of SpaceObServer:

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Name

The name of the folder or file.

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Full Path

The full path, including the object's name.

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Size

The size of the object.

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Allocated

The space, that the object currently occupies on disk (see also: Wasted Space).

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% of Parent

The amount of space in percent that a folder or file occupies relative to its parent folder.

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Wasted

The amount of space that is wasted by the file system (see also: Wasted Space).

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CD/DVD size

The space that would be allocated by this folder/file on a CD or DVD.

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Files

The number of files in a directory branch.

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Folders

The number of sub-folders in a directory branch.

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Last Change

The last change date of the object.

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Last Access

The last access date of the object.

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Date Created

The date on which the object was created.

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Owner

The user name that owns a folder or file.

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Attributes

The file attributes, represented by on letter per attribute ('R' > read-only, 'H' > hidden, 'S' > system, 'A' > archive, 'C' > compressed, 'T' > temporary, '*' > file includes Alternate Data Streams [See: Alternate Data Streams]).

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File Type

A description of the file type, e.g. "Text file".

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Extension

The extension of the file.

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Path

The path to object, without the file name.

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Compression

The size in percent by which an object has been compressed using the built in compression of the file system (see also: Notes on NTFS).

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Permissions

The access permissions to the object in the format: Username1: +/-R +/-W +/-X   Username2: ... where "+" means the right is granted and "-" means that the right is denied. "R" stands for read access and "W" for write access. For files "X" means the right to execute, for directories the right to list the directory content.

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Dir Level

The level of an object in the file system. This value can be useful when post processing the collected data.

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Avg. File Size

The average size of a file in a folder.

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File Version

If the file contains version information, the version of the file is shown her.

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Error

In case a folder could not be scanned, this column will contain the message of the error that occurred.

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Annotation

You can add annotations using the toolbar of the "Details" list or the context menu ("SpaceObServer / Add Annotation"). The annotations are saved in the database and can be displayed in this column.

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Title of Scan

By default the title (volume label and drive letter) of a scan. This value can be useful for archiving purposes.

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Current Date

The current date. This column can be useful if you want to process the collected data.

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Hard links

Shows the number of NTFS hard links pointing to a file. This information is only available if you choose to track hard links within the scan (See Configure Scans).

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Alternate Data Streams

Shows the size hold by "Alternate Data Streams" for this file / folder. This information is only available if you choose to track ADS within the scan (See Configure Scans).

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MD5 Checksum

Shows a string representation of the MD5 check sum for this file.

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Full User Name

The full name of the file owner.

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User Comment

A comment to associate with the file owners user account.

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MS Office Author

Shows the MS Office author for MS Office documents.

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MS Office Last Save Date

Shows the MS Office  Last Save Date for MS Office documents.

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Size Growth

Shows the size increase/decrease of the file system object. The time interval is indicated by the "From" and "To" date time pickers on the “History” tab.

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% Size Growth

The percentage size increase/decrease of this file system element in the selected "History" interval.

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Size Growth last Week

The size increase/decrease of the file system object in the last week.

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Size Growth last Month

The size increase/decrease of the file system object in the last month.

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Path Length

Shows number of characters of the the full path of this file or folder.