Only folders on a physical drive can be scanned.
This means that it is not possible to scan all drives on a computer by scanning My Computer.
However, it is possible to scan an entire drive by scanning, for example, selecting C: to be scanned.
Before any duplicate files or folder sizes can be shown, one or more folders need to be scanned. When a folder is scanned, all subfolders within that folder are also scanned.
To scan a folder, select it in the Folder Browser and select the Scan Folder command.
More folders can be selected for scanning before the first has been finished. The path to the folder currently being scanned is shown in the status bar. When several folders have been selected for scanning, SpaceMan 99 gives priority to the currently selected folder. Once the currently selected folder (and all subfolders under it) has been scanned, SpaceMan 99 will scan all the remaining folders that have been selected for scanning.
At any time, scanning can be aborted by selecting the Stop Scanning command.
When all scanning is finished, SpaceMan 99 will flash briefly, and if the Beep when scan complete option is set, a beep will be sounded.
Only folders on a physical drive can be scanned.
This means that it is not possible to scan all drives on a computer by scanning My Computer.
However, it is possible to scan an entire drive by scanning, for example, selecting C: to be scanned.
If any files are changed, added or removed by another application, then if SpaceMan 99 has already scanned the affected folders, the information gathered by SpaceMan 99 has to be cleared so that the folder will be scanned again. The easiest way to do this is to use the Clear All Data command. This clears all information gathered by SpaceMan 99. Alternatively, just particular folders can be rescanned by using the Clear Folder Data command.