Distributions

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Distributions

The Distributions view shows the distribution of the age of scanned files or the distribution of the size of the scanned files, based on one of the following file attributes:

The age distribution can be based on:

Last Access Date

Last Change Date

Creation Date

 

The size distribution can be based on:

Real Size

Allocated Space

 

Values for the specified period do not include the other, younger periods.
 

SpaceObServer-FileAges

 

Use the "Limit to this Distribution" option from within the context menu to only show sizes of the selected date or size interval in the File System Tree and the Details. Use "Show Files" to list all files of the selected date or size interval.

Note: Within an update scan, the size information shown in the distributions and in the directory tree could differ.

 

Context tab: Distributions

The Ribbon tab for the "Distributions" view offers export features equal to the Charts tab and enables you to customize the intervals. The boundaries of the intervals are always rounded to full days, i.e. to 00:00 a.m.

SpaceObServer-Ribbon-Distributions

The following commands are available on the "Distributions" tab:

Export Chart

Saves the current chart as a graphic file.

Send Chart

Exports the current chart and send it via email. You can configure your email settings in options dialog.

Copy Chart to Clipboard

Copies the current chart to the clipboard (can be pasted in other applications).

Print right pane

Prints the current chart.

 


Age of Files

Shows the distribution of the age of scanned files.

Size of Files

Shows the distribution of the size of scanned files.

Show Distribution Options

Opens the Options dialog of SpaceObServer where you can determine the distribution intervals and other options regarding the file distribution.

Show all Distribution intervals

Removes the limitation to a specific distribution interval.

 


3D view

Toggles the 3D and 2D view of the chart.

Show background

Toggles the gradient in the background of the chart.

Colorize bars

Colorizes the bars of the chart in different colors.

 


Show grid

Shows or hides horizontal and vertical grid lines for this chart.

 


Zoom in

Zooms in the chart.

Zoom out

Zooms out of the chart.

Zoom 100%

Resets the zoom level to default.