Copyright 1992 by Symantec CorporationSPEEDISKc.>`_d  @5How to use Helphyperlink Speed Disk Index~ Optimize Menuuui Configure Menu   Information MenuG@Select drive to optimize ^BAlt^B+^BO^B,^BD^BABegin Optimization ^BAlt^B+^BB^BGx2Optimization Method ^BAlt^B+^BO^B,^BO^BG## $*Define Directory Order ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BD^BG<,Set File Sorting Criterion ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BF^BG//:1Files to Place First ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BP^BGggq4 Set Unmovable Files ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BU^BGqq6Other Configuration Options ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BO^BGY9Save Configuration Options ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BS^BGf<Disk Statistics ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BD^BG<Disk Map Legend ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BM^BGq=Show Static Files ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BS^BG1>(Walk Disk Map ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BW^BGEDisk Fragmentation Report ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BF^BAGExit Speed Disk ^BAlt^B+^BX^B*HOptimization Recommendation#K"How Speed Disk Works$TQ Optimization Complete vvHROptimizing a disk%V1Configuring Speed Disk!x^ Generating Reports Each tool of the Norton Utilities has context-sensitive help, available at a touch of the ^BF1^B key. Whenever you are using a dialog box and you want instructions on how to proceed, press ^BF1^B. When you've got a menu pulled down, you can move the highlight to any item and press ^BF1^B for help on that item. When you are first getting familiar with a tool, you will find it helpful to select the ^b[Index]^b button at the bottom of any help screen. It displays a list of topics, at least one of which provides background and introductory material. ^hHyperlinks^h are highlighted phrases in a help topic that transfer you to another topic. Select the ^b[Go To]^b button (just press ^bG^b) or double-click the hyperlink text. Select the ^b[Go Back]^b button (just press ^bB^b) to return to the original topic. When more than one hyperlink is on a screen, press ^bTab^b or ^bShift^b+^bTab^b to move among them. With the Keyboard With a Mouse ^BTo access help:^B ^C07 Press F1 ^C07 Press F1 for context- sensitive help ^BTo exit help:^B ^C07 Press Esc or select ^C07 Click [Cancel] [Cancel] or press C ^BTo select a help topic:^B ^C07 Select [Index] or press I ^C07 Click [Index] ^C07 Press Tab or Shift+Tab to ^C07 Double-click the topic highlight a topic ^C07 Select [Go To] or press G ^BTo scroll through a topic:^B ^C07 Use  and  or press ^C07 Drag the slide on the Home End PgUp PgDn scroll bar or click the arrows at top and bottom ^BTo select a button:^B ^C07 Press the accented letter ^C07 Click the button in the button or use ^C1B and ^C1A to highlight button and press Enter ^BTo expand a hyperlink:^B ^C07 Press Tab or Shift+Tab ^C07 Double-click the hyperlink to highlight text in text contrasting color or ^C07 Click [Go Back] to return intensity ^C07 Select [Go To] or press G ^C07 Select [Go Back] or press B to return You're in the expanded topic. If you become hyperactive and get lost, select ^B[Index]^B. Or, press ^bEsc^b to exit the help system. To return to the previous topic, select ^B[Go Back]^B (press B). Do it now. ((((( ( ( (^BAbout^B ^h How Speed Disk Works ^h ^BCommands^B ^h Optimize Menu ^h ^h Configure Menu ^h ^h Information Menu ^h ^BProcedures^B ^h Optimizing a disk ^h ^h Configuring Speed Disk ^h ^h Generating Reports ^h ^BHelp^B ^h How to use Help ^h  The Optimize menu commands let you select the drive to optimize and specify the optimization method. ^h Begin Optimization ^h Start the optimzation ^BAlt^B+^BB^B ^h Drive ^h Select a drive ^BAlt^B+^BO^B,^BD^B ^h Optimization Method ^h Choose one of five ^BAlt^B+^BO^B,^BO^B ^h Exit ^h Quit Speed Disk ^BAlt^B+^BX^B      The Configure menu commands let you determine the directory order and placement of files for the optimization. ^h Directory Order ^h Which directories first ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BD^B ^h File Sort ^h Order of files ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BF^B ^h Files to Place First ^h Which files first on disk ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BP^B ^h Unmovable Files ^h Leave these files alone ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BU^B ^h Other Options ^h Safety and security ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BO^B ^h Save Options To Disk ^h Save Speed Disk configuration ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BS^B  The Information menu commands let you see just how efficiently your disk is arranged. ^h Disk Statistics ^h Analysis of disk usage ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BD^B ^h Map Legend ^h Speed Disk symbols ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BM^B ^h Show Static Files ^h Files that can't be moved ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BS^B ^h Walk Map ^h Find out what's where ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BW^B ^h Fragmentation Report ^h By file and directory ^BAlt^B+^BI^B,^BF^B Use ^B^B and ^B^B to move the selection bar in the drive list. All of your DOS-recognized drives, including diskette drives and DOS partitions are listed. Network drives are not listed; Speed Disk cannot optimize network drives. Press ^BEnter^B to select the highlighted drive for optimization, or press ^BEsc^B to back out of this dialog box. Before Speed Disk begins optimizing, it will analyze the drive and make a recommendation as to the best optimization method. At that time, you may choose to modify the various configuration settings before optimizing. ^BNote:^B When you select a new drive, Speed Disk loads its configuration file (SD.INI). If you have just finished configuring a set of options for a previous disk, you may wish to save your option settings before you select another drive. See ^hSave Options to Disk^h on the Configure menu (^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BS^B). This command begins the optimization process. Choose it after you have selected a drive and optimization method and any other options from the Configure menu. % !$This dialog lets you pick from among four optimization methods and one directory convenience option. Press the ^BSpacebar^B to select the desired method. Select [OK] when done (or press ^BEnter^B). Press ^BEsc^B to cancel. ^BFull Optimization^B offers the best performance gain, but takes the longest amount of time to run. * Moves directories to the front of the disk * Unfragments all files * Moves all gaps to the end of the disk Command-line switch: ^bSD /F^b ^BFull with Directories First^B cleans up directory placement and arranges for fastest access to directories. * Unfragments directories * Moves directories to the front of the disk * Does not optimize file space Command-line switch: ^bSD /FD^b ^BFull with File reorder^B sorts filenames within each directory. * Rearranges names for convenient viewing by DIR command Command-line switches: ^bSD /SN /SE /SD /SS^b (^b/S^bx^b-^b) ^bNote:^b Sort order is selected in the ^hFile sort^h dialog of the Configure menu (^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BF^B). The default setting is "Unsorted," unless you have previously saved a preference for this disk via ^hSave Options to Disk^h. or if you used ^bSD /S^bx to start the program. ^BUnfragment Files Only^B is very fast to run. * Does not optimize directory placement * Leaves unfilled gaps around the disk Command line switch: ^bSD /U^b ^BUnfragment Free Space^B consolidates gaps into one large gap. * Moves files toward the front of the disk * Leaves files fragmented * Use to prepare an unbroken area before copying a large file to your disk Command-line switch: ^bSD /Q^b ("Quick compress")   *When using ^hFull or Directory optimization^h, Speed Disk will physically move the contents of your directories toward the front of the disk. This dialog lets you specify the order in which those directories are placed. For instance, you may wish to put your most-often-accessed directories at the very front of the disk. Select Directory Order Directory List Directory Order C:\  C:\DOS  DOS C:\QC\PROJECTS\PUZZLE QC BIN  PROJECTS FONTTOOL PUZZLE  [ Add ] [ Move ] [ OK ] [ Cancel ] To build the ^bDirectory Order^b list: Use ^B^B and ^B^B to highlight a name in the ^bDirectory List^b (or "speed search" by typing part of a directory name). Press ^BEnter^B to add the name to the list on the right. To rearrange the ^bDirectory Order^b list: Press ^BTab^B to get to the right side, use ^B^B and ^B^B to highlight a name, press ^BSpacebar^B to select it for movement, use ^B^B and ^B^B to move the name, and press ^BSpacebar^B again to fix it in place. When you're on the right side, the ^b[Add]^b button becomes a ^b[Delete]^b button and you can remove names from the list. With the mouse: double-click in the ^bDirectory List^b to add a name to the ^bDirectory Order^b list. Double-click on a name in the Directory Order list to select it for movement, then hold the left button down and drag up or down to change its position in the list (or just click at the new location). To use your settings: The ^b[OK]^b button saves your Directory Order list for use when you optimize (^BAlt^B+^BB^B). This list will be remembered the next time if you ^hSave Options to Disk^h.  ) This dialog lets you choose a filename sorting order. When you optimize with the ^hFull Optimization Method^h or with the File Sort option, all files in all directories are sorted to this criterion. ^bNote:^b File sorting DOES NOT affect the physical positioning of the file's data on the disk. If you want to optimize your file positions, see ^hFiles to Place First^h. To select a ^bSort Criterion^b: * Press Spacebar to select a sort criterion. * Choose Ascending or Descending for the Sort Order. ^BAscending Descending^B ^BName^B A-to-Z Z-to-A ^BExtension^B A-to-Z Z-to-A ^BDate and Time^B oldest-to-newest newest-to-oldest ^BSize^B smallest-to-largest largest-to-smallest If you ^hSave Options to Disk^h, your sort criterion is remembered and reused next time you run Speed Disk and select this disk. ^bNote:^b You can chose a sort order from the DOS command line: SD ^b/SN^b by Name, A-to-Z ^b/SN-^b by Name, Z-to-A SD ^b/SE^b by Extension, A-to-Z ^b/SE-^b by Extension, Z-to-A SD ^b/SD^b oldest-to-newest ^b/SD-^b newest-to-oldest SD ^b/SS^b smallest-to-largest ^b/SN-^b largest-to-smallest  When using the ^hFull Optimization Method^h, Speed Disk will physically move certain files to the front of the disk, so that they can be accessed most quickly. Use ^B^B and ^B^B to move the highlight within the scrolling list. Edit any filename or move to the bottom of the list and add a file specification (you may use standard wildcards ^B*^B and ^B?^B). Press ^BTab^B to get to the column of buttons on the right side. Select ^b[OK]^b to keep your choices. ^BEsc^B at any time cancels any changes you have made. The ^b[Move]^b button selects the filename for movement. Use ^B^B and ^B^B to move the file; press ^BTab^B and select ^b[Move]^b again to fix it in place. If you later use ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BS^B to save your options, this list will be remembered the next time you run Speed Disk on this disk. Certain copy-protected programs should not be moved from their original positions. If you have any such files, be sure to list them in this dialog so Speed Disk won't move them. In any case, Speed Disk always leaves these files in their original locations. Speed Disk will not move: hidden files (such as the DOS hidden system files), read-only files, nor any file in a directory which has the read-only attribute. To see this list of files, pick ^BShow Static Files...^B from the ^BInformation^B menu. If you ^hSave Options to Disk^h, this list will be remembered the next time you run Speed Disk on this disk. This dialog lets you select safety and security options. You may choose more than one option. Use ^B^B and ^B^B to move the cursor. Press ^BSpacebar^B or ^B x ^B to enable or disable an option. Select [OK] when you are satisfied with your choices. ^BRead-after-Write^B verification is the safest technique, but takes longer to complete. ^BClear unused space^B option is for security. No one will be able to glean any old data from the wiped space. ^BBeep when done^B is the default. Uncheck this for quiet rooms. If you ^hSave Options to Disk^h, these choices will be remembered the next time you run Speed Disk.      This menu item immediately saves the current set of Speed Disk options to a disk file. After using this, each time you start Speed Disk and ^Beach time you select a different disk^B, these options will be put into effect. The following settings are saved: ^hoptimization method^h ^BAlt^B+^BO^B,^BO^B ^hphysical directory order^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BD^B ^hfile sort criterion^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BF^B ^hphysical file placement^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BP^B ^hunmovable files^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BU^B ^hverification method^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BO^B ^hempty space wiping^h ^BAlt^B+^BC^B,^BO^B The options are stored in the file, SD.INI. If this file is missing, then standard, safe defaults are used. This screen lists some interesting statistics about the currently selected disk. Press ^BEnter^B when you are finished looking at it. This screen identifies all of the characters that may appear on the disk map. Press ^BEnter^B when you are finished looking at it. This shows a list of all files on the disk that have been tagged as "Hidden" or "System" or both. Use ^B^B and ^B^B to scroll the list. Press ^BEnter^B when you are finished looking at it.  This menu option lets you move the cursor around the disk map to see which files occupy parts of the disk. Use ^B^B ^B^B ^B^C1b^B ^B^C1a^B to move the cursor. Watch the cluster numbers displayed in the lower, left-hand corner. Press ^BEnter^B when you've reached a part of the disk that seems interesting. This brings up the ^bContents of Map Block^b dialog, which shows the clusters represented by the map block and the file(s) which occupy those clusters. The dialog box shows all the clusters represented by one character of the disk map. If needed, you can scroll the list by using ^B^B and ^B^B. See the Legend in the lower, right- hand corner of the screen for the block-to-cluster ratio. This ratio varies, depending upon the size of the disk and the screen resolution. Under ^bFile^b is the name of the file or directory that currently occupies the cluster (or the words "Not Used"). Under ^bStatus^b, you may see: ^BOptimized^B Belongs to an unfragmented file or directory ^BFragmented^B Belongs to a fragmented file or directory ^BUnmovable^B Belongs to a hidden or read-only file, or a file in a hidden directory, or one that you have listed as ^hunmovable^h. ^BBad cluster^B Marked in the FAT as being unusable (these are never examined or moved by Speed Disk) Press ^BEnter^B to get back to the map walk, then press ^BEsc^B when you've finished your stroll. With a mouse, click on any block of interest. Select [OK] when it's time to scamper on. ^bTip:^b You may wish to make a record of files which are near bad clusters; these may be dangerous places. You can use Disk Tools to mark any arbitrary cluster as bad (thus surrounding a known bad area with a safety zone). This dialog box lets you browse through a scrollable list of the files on the disk. Use ^B^B and ^B^B to pick a directory from the tree on the left (or type part of a directory name to "speed search" to it). Press ^BTab^B to get to the file list side and use ^B^B and ^B^B to scroll the list. The list shows each file in the selected directory, reporting on its percentage of fragmentation, number of fragments, and total clusters occupied by the file. Fragmented files are tagged with a bullet (^b^C07^b) and fragmented directories are further highlighted with a colored bar (a fragmented directory causes a major performance penalty). Press ^BEnter^B when you are finished browsing the fragmentation report. Select Exit when you are finished using Speed Disk. ^BNote:^B If you want to save any of the configuration options you have set for the current disk, be sure to select ^hSave Options to Disk^h from the Configure menu before exiting.    After analyzing the currently selected drive, Speed Disk displays the recommended optimization method. If no optimization is necessary, Speed Disk indicates so. Select [Optimize] to immediately start optimizing with the suggested method. Or, press ^bSpacebar^b to select a different ^hOptimization Method^h. Alternatively, select ^b[Cancel]^b so you can access the Speedisk menus. The ^hConfigure^h menu lets you pick such options as sorting your directories and files, putting certain files early in a directory, and selecting a faster (but less trustworthy) verification method. Later, use ^BAlt^B+^BB^B to begin optimizing. The ^hInformation^h menu lets you find out about your disk. ! " DOS writes files to disk in physical units called clusters. A cluster usually contains from 2 to 32 kilobytes (512 bytes for floppies) depending on the operating system version and disk size. When you first create and save a file, DOS often, but not always, finds enough contiguous unused clusters to write the complete file. But as you add to the file and save it repeatedly, the next contiguous clusters might be occupied by other files created in the meantime. In that case, DOS must split the original file across noncontiguous unused clusters. Thus, a file becomes fragmented. Over time, as file fragmentation increases, read-write head movement increases, and it takes longer to read and write data from the disk. Speed Disk reorganizes the physical layout of all files and directories on a disk so as to minimize movement of the read-write head of the disk drive. This allows your computer to read data from the disk much faster. Speed Disk does two things: * It consolidates all of the unused data space on your disk and places it at the end of the disk (farthest from the read-write head). * It defragments your files by consolidating the pieces that make up the files. When started, Speed Disk analyzes your disk and recommends an optimization method to maximize system performance. You can also specify a particular ^hoptimization method^h as well as dictate a particular ^hfile order^h. This dialog box appears after Speed Disk completes a run. Select your desired option. ^B[Another Drive]^B Optimize another disk drive. ^B[Configure]^B Remain in Speed Disk and access its menus. ^B[Exit Speed Disk]^B You're done too. ^BCaution:^B Don't turn off or otherwise disable your machine while Speed Disk is running. You can safely interrupt the operation of Speed Disk before it has finished by pressing ^BEsc^B. ^BTo optimize a disk:^B 1 Select the drive you wish to optimize. 2 Select [Optimize] to accept the recommended optimization method. Speed Disk "animates" the disk map as it works. Or, * Select another optimization method. Or, * Select [Cancel] if you want to access the Speedisk menus or back out entirely. Because Speed Disk is reordering the physical organization of your disk, you don't want anything to disturb the procedure before it is completed. * Make sure you don't have any memory-resident programs active that might access the disk while Speed Disk is running. * Disable any scheduling TSRs. They wait to be activated so that data (their own data files or temp files, for example) can be written at any given time. Disk caches also wait to write in the background. ^BNote:^B You don't have to worry about any Peter Norton programs, they are all managed automatically by Speed Disk. You fine-tune the way Speed Disk optimizes your disk by using both the Optimize and Configure menus. ^BTo choose a specific optimization method:^B 1 Select [Cancel] from the Speed Disk Recommendation dialog box. 2 Choose Optimization Method from the Optimize menu. 3 Select one of the five optimization methods. 4 Choose Begin Optimization from the Optimize menu. ^BTo add a directory to the Directory Order list:^B 1 Choose Directory Order from the Configure menu. 2 Make sure that the Directory List is selected and then highlight the directory to add to the Directory Order. 3 Select [Add]. The added directory appears immediately above the most-recently selected directory. ^BTo delete a directory from the Directory Order list:^B 1 Highlight a directory in the Directory Order list. 2 Select Delete. (Don't worry, you're not actually deleting a directory from disk, just removing it from a list.) ^BTo move a directory within the Directory Order list:^B 1 Highlight the directory to move from the Directory Order list. 2 Select [Move]. Two arrowheads at the ends of the highlight indicate the selected directory. 3 Position the selected directory in the list with  and  or drag with the mouse. 4 Press Enter to "drop" the directory at the desired location. ^BTo sort files by name:^B 1 Choose File Sort from the Configure menu. 2 Select Name from the Sort Criterion choices. ^BTo add files to the Unmovable Files list:^B 1 Choose Unmovable Files from the Configure menu. 2 Type the file specification in the text entry box. 3 To add more file specifications, press  to get another text entry box. 4 Repeat as needed. ^BTo delete files from the Unmovable Files list:^B 1 Select the file specification you want to delete. 2 Select Delete. ^BTo save any changes:^B * Choose Save Options to Disk from the Configure menu. The configuration changes you've made are saved for future use. ^BTo generate a file fragmentation report:^B 1 If you have just started Speed Disk, select [Configure] when an optimization method is recommended. 2 Choose Fragmetation Report from the Information menu. 3 Select the desired directory from the left panel. 4 Select the name of the file about which you want information from the right panel. ^BTo generate a Disk Statistics report:^B * Choose Disk Statistics from the Information menu.