Scanner 2.0
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The Scanner provides a visualization of your media usage. To show the 
relations optimally, all files and folders of the selected disk(s) 
are displayed together in one diagram - with an area size proportional 
to the used space. Smaller objects are invisible, of course. So the 
Scanner is not intended to be a File Manager.

The Scanner uses an extended pie chart with concentric rings. Outer 
segments represent deeper directory levels. When you move the cursor 
over a particular colored area you will see descriptive information 
about it. Clicking on a particular folder will allow you to see further 
details in a zoom fashion. Click on the center area to go to the parent 
folder. 
Note: You cannot zoom into folders that are too small to be visible from 
the parent folder.

After the initial scan you get a hard disk summary. To get similar 
results for any other drives on your computer, please select the 
appropriate button on the left side. Clicking on the selected drive 
again causes a rescan action. Determine which drives are part of the 
summary by using the "Summary" switch in the drive context menu
(right-click the appropriate button).

Use the "Back" button to change to the previously focused folder. The 
"Rescan Folder" button causes rescanning of the focused folder only.

Additionally, the program provides fast access to two means of space
regain: Software Removal and empty the Recycle Bin. Note: while the 
latter function will be recognized automatically, you should let the 
display update after you removed software.

If you detect any bugs, please report them to me. Include an exact 
description of your drives and the logfile 'Scanner.log', which you can 
generate by pressing 'L' from the Scanner.

Optimization:

This paragraph is only of interest to you, if your system contains more
than one physical hard disk. The program is capable of scanning all 
disks simultaneously, thereby reducing the scan time. Each drive has a 
context menu (right-click the appropriate button), where you can adjust
the physical drive number. Drives with different numbers are beeing 
scanned simultaneously. Note: Do not adjust partitions on the same 
physical disk to different numbers - you'd make the program slower!

System Requirements:

Windows 95/98/NT (tested only with Windows 98)
High Color (or better)

Installation/Deinstallation:

After you have unpacked the ZIP-Archive, the Scanner is ready for use.
If you want to incorporate the program into the Start Menu, it has to be
done manually. To uninstall, simply delete all Scanner.* files. The 
program does not change the Windows system directory.

Terms of Use:

The program is Freeware; usage and distribution are free, provided it is
not used for gainful purposes.
Copyright ©1999 by Steffen Gerlach

Visit www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/ for the latest version. 
Complaints, comments or proposals may be sent to 
mail@steffengerlach.de.

Version History:

2.0 (07/25/99)
  - folder zoom
  - drive selectable, all drive types supported
  - automatic k/M/GBytes display
  - optional parallel scanning of drives
  - no more limitation on the total folder number

1.6 (07/05/99)
  - display preparation speeded up

1.5 (05/30/99)
  - multi-lingual

1.4 (05/04/99)
  - serious bug (on partitions >=4GByte) fixed

1.3 (05/02/99)
  - serious bug (with more than one large partition) fixed
  - Scanner can generate logfiles now

1.2 (04/17/99)
  - button graphics changed
  - anti-aliasing can be turned off now

1.1 (04/14/99)
  - serious bug (when 16384+ files) fixed

1.0 (03/14/99)