Q. There is a strange directory on my drive named
"ASH TRAY" with unknown files in it, what is it ?
A. This is the ASH archive directory. ASH puts all
the files you archive for that drive in there. You can explore the directory
to check the files it contains from ASH itself after the Scan
phase. Click on Ash Tray and choose the Files tab from the notebook
on the right. From there you can delete the files or unarchive it.
Unarchive a file restores the file to the original path.
Q. The date chart tells me about 70% of the files
are accessed in the last week, but I dont think that is possible
because I used only some of the installed software. Is there
something wrong ?!
A. If you used some other package to hunt for
duplicated files or to get statistics
about your drives, it's very likely that package touched the access
date of all the files it scanned.
Q. The fonts in the Same Name List and in the
Duplicate Files List are too small and the lists are not easy to
read. Can I change the fonts ?
A. Yes. Click the tool bar Options button and change Fixed Sized List Font
for your needs. You can also change the other fonts (typeface and
size).
Q. I deleted alot of files but the free space on my
drive is still the same. Why ?
A. ASH does not physically delete files, but it
moves files to Recycle Bin. Empty the Recycle Bin to claim your space.
Q. Is there a Windows 3.1 version of ASH
?
A. No, sorry. ASH uses many WIN32
features and it only runs on Windows 95 and NT 4.0.
Q. ASH gave me some read error on some files,
what is wrong ?
A. There are many reasons
you receive read errors from ASH. ASH loads file names during the scan
phase, so if you continue to update your disk after the scan phase
you can delete some files ASH still has in its memory index.
Other errors come from system files (you cannot delete or update
them). Normally you can safely ignore any read errors from
ASH.
More questions? Email me!!!!