BBS in a Box 7/BBS in a Box - Macintosh - Volume VII (BBS in a Box) (January 1993).iso/Files/Util/Df-Dz/DisKeeper 1.8.1 (demo).cpt/DisKeeper v1.8.1 (demo).rsrc/HELP_1500_The Disk Picker Window

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  The Disk Picker window allows you to add disks and/or folders into its list for later processing by DisKeeper.  You may also change the order in which the items will be processed.  This window will appear when you select “Search Disks For…” or “Erase Free Disk Space…” or click the “OK, tear it up” button.  If you are doing one of the latter two, you may add folders as well as disks to the list.

  Scanning will occur in the same order that the items (disks or folders) are numbered in the Disk Picker window.  The number is displayed to the left of the name of the item.  To change the order, de-select and re-select an item, by clicking on it.  This will bump it to the end of the scanning order.  Please note that the items do not rearrange themselves, only the numbering of the items reflects these changes.  New disks that are inserted will also be scanned after previously-selected disks.

NIFTY NEW FEATURE: (DisKeeper version 1.9)
  If you are using System 7 or later, you can drag folders or disks onto the DisKeeper application icon, at any time.  These will appear in the list if they are not there already.  They will be selected and numbered so that they are at the end of the list.
FEATURE:  If any folders or disks were dragged onto the DisKeeper icon BEFORE the Disk Picker window appears, then ONLY those items will be selected.  For example, if you want to scan a single folder, you can launch DisKeeper by dragging that folder onto the DisKeeper icon.  When the Disk Picker window appears, the other disks will not be selected.  Only that folder will be selected.

  Locked disks will have a little padlock next to them.  This can indicate either (or both) a physically locked disk (a write-protected floppy disk or a CD-ROM), or a disk locked by software.

  Removeable disks (those that can be ejected, such as floppy disks, cartridges, CD-ROMs) will have a floppy disk icon next to them.  Non-removeable disks (hard disks and partitions) will have a hard disk icon instead.  Folders have a little folder icon.

  Disks that are currently ejected (off-line) will be displayed in italics.  This does not affect your ability to select them.  The System will ask for these disks when DisKeeper needs them.

  An old, but easy-to-miss feature of the Disk Picker dialog is that while it is active, you can use desk accessories or switch to the Finder to mount other volumes.  For example, you could use the Chooser to mount an AppleShare volume.

  DisKeeper is currently limited to 99 items in the Disk Picker window.


  To scan multiple floppies (or other removeable media) use the “Eject All” button.  This will eject (place off-line) all on-line removeable disks.  Then insert another disk.  Later, when DisKeeper does its scanning, it will ask for these disks when as needs them.

NOTE: Scanning multiple floppies could result in lots of disk-swapping, especially when comparing files on disks from the same physical disk drive.  If you get sick of this, command-period will abort the “please insert the disk” dialog box.


PRE-SYSTEM 7 RESTRICTION: There is a feature (I call it a bug) in the standard file dialog when you aren’t using MultiFinder.  Using this causes all off-line volumes to be unmounted.  What this means is that ejected (off-line) disks will disappear completely from the Disk Picker window when you add a folder.  Under MultiFinder or System 7, the Finder keeps at least one (desktop) file open on each disk, which apparently prevents the standard file dialog from doing this.  Blame Apple.  (BA)