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OS/2 Help File
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1993-10-20
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Overview ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Disk Watch
from:
Have you ever experienced the problems associated with running out of disk
space while running a complex application ? Did you ever have to recover your
data base records, just because you ran out of disk space while saving a record
? Here is a utility that can help prevent such problems.
Disk Watch is a utility which monitors the remaining space on disk drives. If
the space which remains on the drive reaches a preset minimum value, an alarm
is issued by presenting a message box to the operator.
By using Disk Watch the operator can help prevent problems which may occur when
the disk system fills. When the alarm is issued, the operator can take
appropriate action to clear the file system.
Several options are available in the Options pull-down menu to adjust various
running parameters. These options are as follows:
1. Drive limits
2. Preferences
To get more information about any one of these options, double click on one of
the highlighted words.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Ordering information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Disk Watch can be purchased from:
Logan Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 510121
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
U.S.A.
Phone (407) 984-1627
Fax (407) 951-7292
The cost of Disk Watch is: US $25.00 + Shipping & Handling.
Shipping & Handling:
Within 48 states $7.00 (UPS Blue)
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico: $11.00
Rural Alaska: $22.00
International: $14.00 (via international airmail)
Payment:
We accept MasterCard or Visa. For COD orders please add $4.50.
The above prices are valid until September 15th, 1994. For further information
call Logan Industries, Inc. at (407) 984-1627.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Drive limits option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This pull-down option is used to bring up the drive limits dialog. In the
limits dialog you can specify which drive letters should be monitored by the
Disk Watch utility, and at what remaining disk space level the alarm is
triggered.
Drive limits dialog
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3.1. Drive limits dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In the Drive limits dialog you specify the minimum amount of disk space for
each drive to be monitored. When the available space on the drive drops below
the minimum, an alarm box will be presented to the operator.
For each drive letter in the system you will see a check box. A check mark in
the check box indicates that the drive is checked while Disk Watch is running.
To exclude a particular drive from being checked (such as floppy drives) the
check box corresponding to the drive letter to be excluded should not be
checked.
We recommend that you do not check floppy drives
You can specify the minimum amount of available disk space by entering the
value in the spin control next to the check box for the particular drive
letter. The value for each drive letter should be given in kilobytes (K). For
example: A value of 160000 would cause an alarm when the remaining space drops
below 160MB of free disk space.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Preferences option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This pull-down option presents the Preferences dialog where you can set the
interval at which the disk system is checked, and the Repeat alarms option
which allows alarms to be repeated at regular intervals.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Preferences dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
In the Preferences dialog you can set the time interval at which the disk
system is checked for free space using the Check interval control.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.1. Check interval. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Check interval control to specify the interval between disk space
checks. The interval is given in seconds and has a valid range of 1..60
seconds. We recommend a value of 2-3 seconds.
Related info: Preferences Repeat alarms
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1.2. Repeat alarms check box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
If the Repeat alarms check box is checked, Disk watch will continue to alert
the operator that a drive is running out of disk space, even after the alarm
has been acknowledged. The alarm is repeated approximately every 5 minutes.
If the Repeat alarms box is not checked, then the alarm is issued only once.
See also: Preferences
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Remaining space alarm ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The disk drive for this alarm has less remaining space than the limit which has
been set for this drive.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Save settings prompt ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Press the YES button to save the current settings to disk. Pressing NO makes
the current settings valid for the current session only.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help contents ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help contents option displays a list of contents to the online help
documentation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help overview option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help overview option provides you with an overview of the Disk Watch
application.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The index provides you with a list of important words in this help document.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Provides help on how to use the help system.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Displays product information, such as the current version of the software, and
a copyright message.