In a separated line chart you can track the size
development of the directory selected in the left tree.
Optionally, you can also show the size increase (red) and size
decrease (green) for each subfolder directly in the directory
In the details view you will find a lot of
valuable information about the disk usage like the folder size,
the space wasted by the file system, the last access date, the NTFS
compression rate and the owner. The list can be sorted by any
column and more columns can easily be added using the context
menu.
The used disk space can also be grouped and
filtered by users, in the same manner as the file types.
The Top 100 Files list provides an overview about the
100 largest files of a scanned file system.
Duplicate files can be identified
by the MD5 checksum of their content or a combination of name, size and
last change date. Redundant files in this list can be checked and deleted,
moved or zipped directly
Group scanned
directories in "Containers". This allows analyses across
drives, e.g. the search for duplicate files in all physical
drives of a department or the whole company.
A flexible file search with many
predefined searches allows filtering and listing files
directly from the database.
You can filter files by pattern or extensions,
search for very big files or files not changed
in a long time, files of specific users or
with certain file attributes.
Many aspects of SpaceObServer can be
configured in the options dialog. Beside many
view and export options you can configure the
database connection and the properties of the
scan service here.
You can easily schedule scans,
configure scan options and see the state of active
scans
[Features]]
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.
