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To optimize a disk
To optimize a disk:

1	Click here [image] to open Speed Disk.

Speed Disk automatically scans the default disk.

To optimize the default disk,

2	Click Start, to accept the recommended optimization method, or select a different method and click Start.

To optimize a disk other than the default disk:

2	Click Cancel when Speed Disk suggests an optimization method.

3	Select the drive you want to optimize from the Drives box.
Speed Disk will scan the selected drive and suggest an optimization method.

4	Click Start to accept the recommended optimization method and start the optimization, or select a different method and click Start.

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To run Speed Disk in the background
To run Speed Disk in the background:

1	Click Start or Optimize to start optimizing the selected disk.

2	Click the Minimize button [image].

Speed Disk begins to optimize your drive after your computer has remained idle for the minutes and seconds specified in the Advanced options tab.

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To view a list of unmovable files
To view a list of unmovable files:

Click Unmovable Files from the View menu.

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To view disk statistics
To view disk statistics:

Click Disk Statistics from the View menu.

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To view the Fragmentation Report
To view the Fragmentation Report:

Click Fragmentation Report from the View menu.

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To customize the full optimization
To customize the full optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the full optimization options you want.

Click OK then click Save to have Speed Disk always use these settings for the selected disk drive.

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To choose an optimization method
To choose an optimization method:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click the optimization method you want.

Click OK then click Save to have Speed Disk always use these settings for the selected disk drive.

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To prevent swap file optimization

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Uncheck Optimize Swap File.

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To wipe free space for security
To wipe free space while optimizing:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Check Wipe Free Space.

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To customize disk map colors
To customize disk map colors:

1	Click any colored square in the disk map Legend.

2	Click the color you want.

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To customize disk map graphics

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click the Appearance tab.

3	Choose Block or Bar graphics.

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To sort files by date during optimization
To sort files by date during optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the By Date tab.

4	Customize the sorting options to your needs.

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To set options for running in the background
To set options for running in the background:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click the Advanced tab.

3	Customize the background options to your needs.

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To specify files to place last during optimization
To specify files to place last during optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the Files Last tab.

To select specific files to be placed last,
either:

4	Type a file name into the File Specification field.

5	Click Add.

or:

4	Click the folder icon to the right of the field.

5	Use the dialog box that is displayed to choose a file to place last.

6	Click OK.

Use the Up and Down buttons to arrange the files in the list as you want them arranged on the disk. The last file on the list will be placed last on the disk.

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To specify folders to place first during optimization
To specify folders to place first during optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the Folders tab.

4	Check Move folders to front.

Optionally you may:

5	Click Add.

6	Use the dialog box to select specific folders that will be placed at the beginning of all the folders.

7	Use the Up and Down buttons to arrange the folders in the list as you want them arranged on the disk.

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To specify files to place first during optimization
To specify files to place first during optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the Files First tab.

To select specific files to be placed first,
either:

4	Type a file name into the File Specification field.

5	Click Add.

or:

4	Click the folder icon to the right of the field.

5	Use the dialog box that is displayed to choose a file to place first.

6	Click OK.

Use the Up and Down buttons to arrange the files in the list as you want them arranged on the disk. The first file on the list will be placed first on the disk (after folders, if you choose to place folders first).

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To specify files as unmovable

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click Customize.

3	Click the Unmovable Files tab.

To select specific files that Speed Disk should not move,
either:

4	Type a file name into the File Specification field.

5	Click Add.

or:

4	Click the folder icon to the right of the field.

5	Use the dialog box that is displayed to choose a file to place first.

6	Click OK.

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To have Speed Disk verify disk writes while optimizing
To have Speed Disk verify disk writes while optimizing:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Check Verify Writes.

This will slow the optimization process.

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To play a sound file during optimization
To play a sound file during optimization:

1	Click Options from the File menu.

2	Click the Appearance tab.

3	Check Play Music.

To select a specific WAVE (*.WAV) or MIDI (*.MID) file to play,
either:

4	Type the file name into the File Specification field.

or:

4	Click the folder icon to the right of the field.

5	Use the dialog box that is displayed to choose a file to play.

6	Click OK.

You can click the speaker icon [image] to hear the sound file you have chosen.

You must have a sound card to play WAVE and MIDI files.

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To view block details
To view block details:

Either:

Click the desired block on the disk map in the Speed Disk main window.

or:

Click Block Detail from the View menu.

The disk map must be enabled to view block details.

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To open Norton Disk Doctor
To open Speed Disk:

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About Speed Disk

Speed Disk is the safe way to optimize disk access and improve your computer's performance. It does this by rearranging the files on a disk, including the Windows swap file, for maximum efficiency.

Speed Disk automatically scans a disk and recommends an optimization method based on the amount of file fragmentation. You can use the recommended method, or use Speed Disk's options to customize the optimization. For example, you can have Speed Disk:

Place frequently used files first on the disk for faster access

Verify that the data moved during optimization is rewritten correctly to the disk

Write zeros to all the unused disk clusters for greater data security

Change the appearance of the disk map

Play a sound file you specify during disk optimization

You can save your custom optimization settings for future use. Speed Disk also includes tools that show you disk information and file fragmentation status.

Though Speed Disk is compatible with virtually all hardware and software combinations, you should back up your disk using a disk backup program before running Speed Disk on it for the first time.

To open Speed Disk:

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Why you should use Speed Disk

The space on a disk is divided up into discrete units called clusters. When files are stored to the disk, they are broken up into cluster-sized pieces. When all of the pieces of a file are located in adjacent or contiguous clusters, the file can be accessed quickly, since all of the information is together in one place. For more information about how disks are organized, see Chapter 3, "Disk Companion."

As files are added, modified, and deleted on a disk, the pieces of individual files can become scattered to different areas of the disk; the files are said to be fragmented. Over time a disk's files and free space can become increasingly fragmented. As they do, your computer's performance deteriorates because it takes longer to locate all the pieces that make up the files. Speed Disk defragments the files by rearranging them so their component pieces occupy contiguous clusters. When files are unfragmented, disks perform better, and deleted files can be recovered more easily.

In addition, Speed Disk improves performance by moving the unused space together to one location on a disk. This allows new files to be written to contiguous clusters on the disk.

One file that is very important to Windows performance is the Windows swap file. This is a special file used by Windows to temporarily store information in order to free memory for other applications. Because the size of this file changes dynamically, it tends to become fragmented. When the swap file is fragmented, Windows performance suffers. Speed Disk defragments this file to help maintain optimal Windows performance.

By using Speed Disk to place your files in contiguous clusters on a disk you can:

Improve your computer's performance

Reduce the workload imposed on your disk drives by reducing the need for the read/write heads to move frequently over the disk locating pieces of fragmented files

Improve the chances of recovering deleted or damaged files using UnErase Wizard, Norton Disk Doctor, and Norton Disk Editor

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Notes on calculating fragmentation levels

You may notice a discrepancy between the fragmentation levels reported by Speed Disk and those reported by Microsoft's disk defragmenting utility. Fragmentation levels computed by Speed Disk and Microsoft's disk defragmenting utility will vary depending on how many total file fragments there are on a disk. This is because the methods used by Speed Disk and Microsoft to compute disk fragmentation percentages are different.

Speed Disk considers the total number of movable file fragments to compute fragmentation levels, whereas Microsoft considers only the number of fragmented movable files. Speed Disk gives a better indication of the fragmentation status of a disk because it gives more weight to highly fragmented files. This is important because optimization is of proportionally more benefit to highly fragmented files than to less fragmented files.

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When you should use Speed Disk

Use Speed Disk regularly to help maintain optimal computer performance and ensure better data recovery.

In addition to running Speed Disk on a regular basis, you should defragment a disk any time you modify large numbers of files. You can also use Speed Disk to consolidate unused disk space before installing new programs or copying large files to the disk. This maximizes the number of contiguous empty clusters for the new files. You can have Speed Disk run minimized to optimize in the background.

Norton System Doctor can automatically monitor a disk while you work and notify you when the files become too fragmented. You can configure Norton System Doctor to run Speed Disk automatically when fragmentation exceeds a specified value. For more information, see About Norton System Doctor.

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About Speed Disk features

Speed Disk includes a variety of features to let you view disk-related information and customize how Speed Disk works.

There are several ways you can view disk and fragmentation information:

Disk Map

Block Detail view

Disk Statistics view

Fragmentation Report

You can customize Speed Disk by choosing:

Optimization methods

Display and sound options

Security options

Background operation options

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About the disk map

When you select a drive to optimize, Speed Disk scans it and displays the contents in the form of a disk map. Each block on the map represents a number of clusters on your disk. The number of clusters per block varies depending on the size of your disk and your screen resolution.

You can use the map to discover what files occupy each block of the disk. Clicking on any block in the disk map displays the Block Detail window, which shows you specific information about the files that occupy the block.

The Block Detail window shows how fragmented the files are, and the number of file fragments the file occupies. You can also discover the location of an entire file on the disk map by selecting any file displayed in the Block Detail window. This can be useful for determining exactly how fragmented a selected file is.

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About the Block Detail view

When you click on any block displayed in the disk map, Speed Disk displays the Block Detail window. The Block Detail window lists the files contained in the block, which clusters each file occupies, and whether the file is fragmented, optimized (unfragmented), or unmovable.

Clicking a file in the Block Detail list highlights all blocks in the disk map that contain clusters associated with that file. This is helpful in determining how fragmented the selected file is.

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About unmovable files

Files on your disk identified by Speed Disk as unmovable will not be moved during the optimization process. Some files require they remain in a particular location on the disk. For example, some copy-protected programs expect the program's files to reside in a specific location on your disk.

Speed Disk displays a list of the unmovable files on a disk when you click Unmovable Files on the View menu. You can also determine which files are unmovable from the Block Detail view.

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About the Disk Statistics view

The Disk Statistics view shows a cluster-use summary, grouping the clusters into five categories:

Clusters used for movable files

Clusters used for unmovable files

Clusters used for Folders

Bad (unusable) clusters

Unused clusters

A cluster map shows a graphical representation of the cluster summary.

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About the Fragmentation report

The Fragmentation Report shows the level of file and folder fragmentation on a disk. The Fragmentation Report window displays a folder tree that you can use to navigate to any specific folder on the disk. Clicking an a folder displays a list of the files it contains and fragmentation information about those files.

The fragmentation information available for individual files includes:

The level of optimization displayed as a percentage (how unfragmented the file is)

The number of fragments that the file is divided into

The total number of clusters comprising the file

Files that are fragmented appear in boldface font

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About customizing Speed Disk
Notes on customizing Speed Disk


About optimization methods

Speed Disk automatically scans the selected disk and recommends an optimization method based on the amount of file fragmentation. You can use the recommended method, or specify the type of optimization performed:

Full optimization [image] defragments the files and consolidates the free disk space to one area on the disk. This method gives the best results, but also takes the longest. If you choose this method, you can also customize how the optimization is performed.

Unfragment files only [image] optimizes as many files as possible without consolidating the free disk space. This method is faster than a full optimization, but may not optimize as many files as efficiently. Some large files may not be optimized at all.

Unfragment free space [image] quickly consolidates the free space to one area of the disk, but does not optimize any files. If you don't have time for a full optimization, you should use this method prior to installing new software or creating a compressed volume.

Once you have selected an optimization method for a disk, you can save it Speed Disk will subsequently use the saved method whenever you optimize that drive.

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About customizing the full optimization

When you select the full optimization method, you can customize how the files and folders will be arranged on your disk. Speed Disk provides the following full customization options:

Place folders first on the disk
Placing folders first on the disk speeds access to the files they contain. In addition to having Speed Disk place all folders first on the disk, you can specify individual folders to place first.

Specify files to place first on the disk
Files placed first can be accessed more quickly.

Specify files to place last on the disk
Frequently modified files, such as word processor documents, should be placed last. This will allow them to optimized more quickly in the future.

Let Speed Disk arrange the files by date
Speed Disk is smart about file rearrangement. It moves recently modified files to the end of the files on the disk and recently accessed files that are rarely modified (such as program files) to the beginning. By grouping accessed but unmodified files first on the disk, Speed Disk ensures that these files will remain quickly accessed and unfragmented in the future.

Specify files that should not be moved
Certain files should not be moved on your disk. Speed Disk automatically recognizes most of these files and does not move them during optimization.  This option lets you specify additional files that should not be moved during the optimization. To determine which files Speed Disk recognizes as unmovable, you can view a list of these files.

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About display and sound options

Speed Disk lets you customize its look and sound using options on the Appearance tab of the Options window.

You can have the disk map displayed as blocks or bars. While displayed as bars, you can still click on any spot to see a Block Detail view of the clusters and files located in the corresponding block.

You can play your favorite WAVE (*.WAV) or MIDI (*.MID) sound file while Speed Disk optimizes your disk.

You must have a sound card installed to play WAVE and MIDI files.

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About security options

Speed Disk includes features to help you ensure file integrity and data security during optimization.

You can have Speed Disk verify that the data it moves is rewritten correctly to the disk. Speed Disk will read the data after it is written to ensure that it is correct. Although Speed Disk is normally quite accurate at moving data, this option can provide that extra peace of mind if you have vital data that has not been backed up recently. Using this option adds significant time to the optimization process.

You can have Speed Disk "wipe" or write zeros to all unused clusters on the disk after it finishes the optimization process. This enhances security by erasing old data that might otherwise be left in space marked as "free." Such data could be retrieved from your disk if not fully erased. Using this option adds some time to the optimization process, but less than for verifying the disk writes.

Speed Disk can wipe the free space regardless of whether you choose the full, file, or free space optimization method.

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About background operation options

You can run Speed Disk in the background while you work by minimizing it after starting the optimization. When Speed Disk detects a pause in the foreground activity, such as no mouse movement, it begins optimizing the disk. When the foreground activity resumes, Speed Disk will stop and wait. When there is another pause, disk optimization resumes. Over the course of a day, there are likely to be enough pauses for Speed Disk to complete its optimization.

You can specify how long the pause in foreground activity is necessary before Speed Disk will resume optimizing in the background.

Norton System Doctor can automatically monitor a disk while you work and notify you when the files become too fragmented. You can configure Norton System Doctor to run Speed Disk automatically when fragmentation exceeds a specified value. For more information, see About Norton System Doctor.

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About optimizing the Windows swap file

Because Windows continually adjusts the size of its swap file according to the demands on the system, this file tends to get fragmented quickly. By default, Speed Disk defragments the Windows swap file while it optimizes the rest of your disk.

Because the Windows swap file changes continuously, it can become fragmented again as soon as Speed Disk finishes optimizing. You can reduce fragmentation of the swap file by specifying a minimum size for Windows' virtual memory. Windows will reserve this much disk space to use for its swap file. After running Speed Disk, the reserved space will remain unfragmented permanently. The swap file can still grow beyond this size when necessary, and those portions of it outside of the reserved area can still become fragmented. If you set the minimum size to a large enough value, however, the bulk of the swap file will remain unfragmented.

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Command-line options for Speed Disk

You can run Speed Disk from the command-line by clicking Run from the Start menu. Use the following syntax:

SD32 [drive:]...[/F][/U][/Q]

drive:	Optimizes the specified drive(s). Each drive letter specified must be followed by a colon. This option overrides those that may have been previously chosen in Speed Disk.

/F	Full optimization

/U	Defragment files only

/Q	"Quick"—defragment free space only

The options may be entered in any order.

For example, to start Speed Disk from the command-line such that it performs a quick  optimization of drive E, you would enter:

SD32 E: /Q

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Speed Disk: Main window - Disk map
Displays the contents of the selected drive in the form of a map. Click a block anywhere on the disk map to view a list of files that are contained in that block.


Speed Disk: Main window - Disk map gray state
This is unavailable because no disk drive is currently selected.


Speed Disk: Main window - Drive list box
Lists the drives available for optimization.

You can select more than one drive to optimize by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on another drive.


Speed Disk: Main window - Optimize button
Begins optimization of the selected drive.


Speed Disk: Main window - Legend group box
Defines the block color codes displayed in the disk map. You can change the disk map colors by clicking a color block in this group box.


Speed Disk: Block detail dialog box
Lists the details of the currently selected disk map block. Shows the file cluster numbers, the associated file names, and each file’s fragmentation status.

When you select a file in this list box, all of the blocks that contain any portion of the file are highlighted in the disk map. This is useful for determining how badly a file is fragmented.


Speed Disk: Block detail dialog box - block graphic
Displays a color-coded block detail graphic of used, partially used, swap file, memory file, unused, unmovable, and bad clusters within the currently selected disk map block.


Speed Disk: Disk Statistics dialog box (Cluster Summary group box) - Unused Clusters
Indicates the number of unused clusters on the currently selected disk.


Speed Disk: Disk Statistics dialog box (Cluster Summary group box) - Movable File Clusters
Indicates the number of movable clusters on the currently selected disk.


<Speed DIsk>:Disk statistics-directories block
Indicates the number of clusters on the selected disk that contain folder information.


Speed Disk: Disk Statistics dialog box (Cluster Summary group box) - Unmovable File Clusters
Indicates the number of unmovable clusters on the currently selected disk.


Speed Disk: Disk Statistics dialog box (Cluster Summary group box) - Bad Clusters
Indicates the number of bad clusters on the currently selected disk.


Speed Disk: Disk Statistics dialog box (Cluster Map group box) - pie chart graphic
Displays a color-coded pie chart graphic, based on the cluster information listed in the Cluster Summary group box.


Speed Disk: Fragmentation Report dialog box - folder tree list box
Displays the folder tree for the currently selected drive. Clicking a folder in the tree generates a fragmentation report for the files it contains.


Speed Disk: Fragmentation Report dialog box - file information list box
Displays the file fragmentation report for the currently selected folder. For each file this report shows the percentage that is optimized, the number of fragments, and the number of clusters occupied.

Fragmented files appear in boldface font.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - drive drop-down list box
Lists the drives available for setting optimization options.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Save button
Saves the optimization configuration options specified for the currently selected drive.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Full Optimization option button
Completely defragments the hard disk, optimizing both files and free space. Full Optimization produces the best improvement in disk access performance but takes longer to complete than other methods.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Unfragment Files Only option button
Defragments as many files as possible but does not consolidate unused disk space. This is less effective than Full Optimization, but faster to complete. Some large files may not be unfragmented at all.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Unfragment Free Space option button
Defragments the free disk space only. It does not defragment files. Use this option prior to creating a compressed disk volume.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - option buttons gray state
This is unavailable because the currently selected drive is a compressed disk volume.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Use Recommendation option button
Uses the most appropriate method for the currently selected drive.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Optimize Swap File check box
Optimizes the contents of the Windows swap file. This file is used by Windows to maximize system memory.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Optimize Swap File check box gray state
This is unavailable for one of the following reasons:

- The swapfile is not found

- The swap file is on a network drive

- The swap file is named something other than WIN386.SWP

- The swap file has a cluster size smaller than 4096 bytes

- The necessary program files for this feature are not loaded

You may want to restart your computer and try again. If this feature is still unavailable, check your Windows 95 settings to determine your swapfile usage (if any).


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Customize... button
Lets you select Full Optimization options.

This is only available when the Full Optimization option is selected.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Customize... button gray state
This is unavailable because the Full Optimization option is not currently selected.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box - OK button
Closes this dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box - Cancel button
Closes this dialog box without saving any changes you have made.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Move folders to front check box
Configures Speed Disk to move all folders to the beginning of the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Folders list box
Lists the folders that Speed Disk is to place at the beginning of the disk during full optimization. Speed Disk sorts the folders in the order that they appear in the list.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Add button
Lets you select a folder name to include in the Folders to place first list box.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Add button gray state
This is unavailable because the Move folders to front check box is not currently checked.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Delete button
Removes the currently highlighted folder name from the Folders to place first list box.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Delete button gray state
This is unavailable because the Folders to place first list box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Up button
Moves the currently highlighted folder name toward the top of the Folders to place first list box. Speed Disk places folders on the disk in the order that they appear in this ranked list during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Up button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted folder name is already at the top of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Down button
Moves the currently highlighted folder name toward the bottom of the Folders to place first list box. Speed Disk places folders on the disk in the order that they appear in this ranked list during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Folders tab) - Down button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted folder name is already at the bottom of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box - Disk Layout graphic
Shows the organization of your disk after full optimization with the currently selected options.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box - OK button
Closes this dialog box and accepts any changes you have made.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box - Cancel button
Closes this dialog box without accepting any changes you have made.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Sort files to front check box
Check this to specify files to be placed at the beginning of your disk during optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - File Specification text box
“File Specification” in the Files first tab. 06/07/95 DW Lets you type a file name to include in the ranked list of files to be placed first on the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - browse button
Lets you select a file name from the folder tree to include in the ranked list of files to be placed first on the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - files list box
Lists the files that Speed Disk is to place at the beginning of the disk during full optimization. Speed Disk sorts the files in the order that they appear in the list.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Add button
Appends a file name that you have typed in the File Specification text box to the list of files to be placed first during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Add button gray state
This is unavailable because the File Specification text box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Delete button
Removes the currently highlighted file name from the list of files to be placed first during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Delete button gray state
This is unavailable because the list box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Up button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the top of the list of files to be placed first. Speed Disk places files on the disk in the order that they appear in this ranked list during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Up button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted file name is already at the top of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Down button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the bottom of the list of files to be placed first. Speed Disk places files on the disk in the order that they appear in this ranked list during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files First tab) - Down button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted file name is already at the bottom of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Sort files by last access date check box
Configures Speed Disk to sort files during full optimization according to their last access date.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Day option button
Sorts files based on the last access day.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Week option button
Sorts files based on the last access week.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Month option
Sorts sort files based on the last access month.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Quarter option button
Sorts files based on the last access quarter.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Year option button
Sorts sort files based on the last access year.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (By Date tab) - Group files by... options gray state
These options are unavailable because the Sort files by last access date check box is not currently checked.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Sort files to end check box
Check this to specify files to be sorted to the end of the disk during optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - File Specification text box
Lets you type a file name to include in the ranked list of files to be placed last on the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - browse button
Lets you select a file name from the folder tree to include in the ranked list of files to be placed last on the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - file list box
Lists the files that Speed Disk is to place at the end of the disk during full optimization. Speed Disk sorts the files in reverse order, placing the first file in the list at the end of the disk.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Add button
Appends a file name that you have typed in the File Specification text box to the list of files to be placed last during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Add button gray state
This is unavailable because the File Specification text box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Delete button
Removes the currently highlighted file name from the list of files to be placed last during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Delete button gray state
This is unavailable because the list box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Up button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the top of the list of files to be placed last. Speed Disk sorts the files in reverse order, placing the first file in the list at the end of the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Up button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted file name is already at the top of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Down button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the bottom of the list of files to be placed last. Speed Disk sorts the files in reverse order, placing the first file in the list at the end of the disk during full optimization.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Files Last tab) - Down button gray state
This is unavailable because the currently highlighted file name is already at the bottom of the list, or the list box is empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Do not move these files check box
Check this to specify files you don’t want moved during the optimization process.


Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - File Specification text box
Lets you type a file name to include in a list of files that are not to be moved during full optimization.

Speed Disk automatically recognizes most files that should not be moved. This list lets you specify additional files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - browse button
Lets you select a file name from the directory tree to include in a list of files that are not to be moved during full optimization.

Speed Disk automatically recognizes most files that should not be moved. This list lets you specify additional files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - file list box
Lists the files you have specified as unmovable.

Speed Disk automatically recognizes most files that should not be moved. This list lets you specify additional files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Add button
Appends a file name that you have typed in the File Specification text box to a list of files that are not to be moved during full optimization.

Speed Disk automatically recognizes most files that should not be moved. This list lets you specify additional files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Add button gray state
This is unavailable because the File Specification text box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Delete button
Removes the currently highlighted file name from the list of files that are not to be moved during full optimization.

Speed Disk automatically recognizes most files that should not be moved. This list lets you specify additional files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Delete button gray state
This is unavailable because the list box is currently empty.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Up button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the top of the list of files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Customize Full Optimization dialog box (Unmovable Files tab) - Down button
Moves the currently highlighted file name toward the bottom of the list of files that are not to be moved.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (General tab) - Options group box
Use the check boxes to set activity monitoring and automatic loading of Speed Disk.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (General tab) - Load with Windows check box
Check this to automatically start Speed Disk and run in the background (minimized) when Windows is started.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Advanced tab) - Background operations  group box
Lets you set Speed Disk options for running in the background.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Advanced tab) - Minutes spin box
Lets you specify how many minutes of mouse and keyboard inactivity should elapse before Speed Disk begins background optimization.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Advanced tab) - Seconds spin box
Lets you specify how many seconds of mouse and keyboard inactivity should elapse before Speed Disk begins background optimization.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Advanced tab) - Watch communication ports check box
Configures Speed Disk to also wait for the specified number of minutes and seconds of communication port inactivity to elapse before beginning background optimization.

If you are using fax software to send and receive faxes, you should enable this feature to avoid conflicts between the fax software and Speed Disk.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Verify Writes check box
Configures Speed Disk to verify that the information it moves during optimization is rewritten correctly to the disk.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Optimization tab) - Wipe Free Space check box
Configures Speed Disk to write zeros in all unused clusters of the disk during optimization. This enhances security by permanently erasing any old copies of your data that would otherwise be left behind in the space freed during optimization.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab,) - Block option button
Configures Speed Disk to display the Disk Map using block graphics.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab) - Bar option button
Configures Speed Disk to display the Disk Map using bar graphics.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab) - Play Music check box
Configures Speed Disk to play a WAVE (*.WAV) or MIDI (*.MID) sound file during optimization.

You must have a sound card installed to use this feature.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab) - sound file command button
Plays the selected sound file.


<Speed DIsk>:Animation and music tab-music path text box
Lets you type the pathname of a sound file to be played during optimization. You may also use the [image] button to the right of the text box to search for a sound file.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab) - browse button
Lets you search for and select a sound file from the disk to be played during optimization.


Speed Disk: Options for Speed Disk dialog box (Appearance tab) - sound file options gray state
This is unavailable because the Play Music check box is not currently checked.


Speed Disk: Unmovable Files dialog box - list box
Lists the files that Speed Disk has determined to be unmovable.


Speed Disk: Main window - action status box
Indicates the optimization action currently being performed.


Speed Disk: Main window - action progress bar
Displays the progress of the optimization action currently being performed.


Speed Disk: Main window [hidden disk map/during optimization] - animation icon
Displays animation while Speed Disk is optimizing the currently selected drive.

 To view the Disk Map instead of this animation, click the Show/Hide Drive Map button in the toolbar or select Drive Map from the View menu.


Speed Disk: Optimization Method [startup recommendation] dialog box: disk fragmentation percentage static text
Indicates the percentage of your disk that is not fragmented.

There may be a discrepancy between fragmentation levels reported by Speed Disk and Microsoft's disk defragmenting utility. This is because the methods used by Speed Disk and Microsoft to compute disk fragmentation percentages are different. Speed Disk uses the total number of movable file fragments to compute fragmentation levels, whereas Microsoft uses only the number of fragmented movable files to determine disk fragmentation. Fragmentation levels computed by Speed Disk and Microsoft's disk defragmenting utility will vary depending on how many total file fragments there are on a disk. Speed Disk will give you a better indication of exactly how fragmented your disk is because Speed Disk gives more weight to highly fragmented files in determining fragmentation levels. This is important because optimization would be most beneficial for highly fragmented files contained on a disk.


Speed Disk: Optimization Method [startup recommendation] dialog box: Recommended Method static text
Specifies the type of optimization Speed Disk recommends based on the current state of the selected disk.


Speed Disk: Main window - Stop command button
Stops disk optimization.