Preferences Window
Pre-compression Page
The Pre-compression page contains preferences for compressing files in advance,
so that they can be transferred without having to be compressed first. This
reduces the load on the server during busy times and makes it possible to
schedule compression during times that the server is not busy.
Precompression is the process of compressing the original files in the selected
folders. The compressed versions of the original files are always placed into a subfolder
called ~Compressed Files. When the original file is requested from the server,
the pre-compressed file is made available in its place, saving the time it would
normally take to compress the file.
Precompressed files can be updated easily, by replacing the file with a newer version.
The next time SpeedShare Pro Server scans, it will automatically re-compress the
newer file, replacing the older version.
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Check this box to precompress files in the selected folders.
Check this box to precompress files during a particular time of the day.
Setting the time
Click the digits to set the times when precompression is active. Use the up and
down arrows or keys on the keyboard to set the time.
Precompression will be active every day between the times shown.
Check this box to delete original files once they are compressed. This saves space
on your hard disk. When this box
is checked, a placeholder file is used to replace the original file.
Do not move
or delete the placeholder file without also moving or deleting the associated
compressed file (found in the ~Compressed Files folder).
It may be easier to
use SpeedShare Client to manipulate these files, because it automatically moves
or deletes both the original file and its compressed version.
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