Jeremy's Drive Space CSM 1.1.5

What is it?

 


Drive Space CSM is a Control Strip Module that displays the amount of free space on each mounted volume.

Compatibility

The Drive Space CSM will work on any Macintosh.

Installing the Drive Space CSM

If you are using Mac OS 8.5 or earlier, you must drag the Control Strip Module to the Control Strip folder inside your System folder.  If you are using Mac OS 8.6 or later, the Mac OS will recognize the Control Strip - merely drag it to your System Folder, and the Mac OS will move it automatically for you.

With Mac OS 8.5 or earlier:

1)  Open your System folder.
2)  Copy the Control Strip Module to the Control Strip Folder in your System folder.
3)  Restart your computer.

Configuring the Drive Space CSM

Once you've installed the Drive Space CSM, you can configure it to match your personal preferences.

 
















Popup menu

The popup menu lets you control the appearance of the Control Strip.

Show long volume names
When selected, the complete volume names will be shown.  If it is disabled, then the volume names will be truncated to save space.

Show volume format
When selected, shows the format of the volume (MFS, HFS, or HFS+).

Display free space
When selected, displays free disk space.

Display percent free
When selected, shows the percentage of free space on each volume.

Display used space
When selected, displays the amount of space consumed on each volume.

Display percent used
When selected, shows the percentage of each volume consumed.

Display space graphically
When selected, shows a bar graph of the space consumed on each volume.

Make graphics larger/smaller
Choosing either of these will adjust the size of the bar graph accordingly.  You can reduce the size of the graphics to reduce the amount of space taken up by the Control Strip.

Revision History

1.1.5 - 15 November 2000
	- Enhanced free space displays.

1.1.4 - 11 September 2000
	- Remember removeable media names properly.

1.1.3 - 23 January 2000
	- Minor cosmetic changes.

1.1.1 - 20 December 1999
  - Reduced memory footprint.

1.1.0 - 8 September 1999
  - Added a ton of new display options.

1.0.0 - 6 July 1999
   - First release.