DupScout Duplicate Files Finder
DupScout Duplicate Files Finder
Flexense Ltd.
DupScout
DUPLICATE FILES FINDER
User Manual
Version 6.0
Jan 2014
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Product Overview................................................................................................3 DupScout Product Versions ................................................................................. Usin! Des"top Product Versions .........................................................................6
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.( 3.+ 3.6 3.# 3.' 3.* 3.1. 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.1( 3.1+ 3.16 3.1# 3.1' 3.1* 3.2. 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.2( 3.2+ 3.26 3.2# 3.2' 3.2* 3.3. Product Installation Procedure.............................................................................................6 Searc in! Duplicate Files in a Director"................................................................................# Selectin! Duplicate Files $emo%al &ctions.............................................................................' )xecutin! Duplicate Files $emo%al &ctions ............................................................................* ,sin! File -ate!ories and File Filters .................................................................................. 1. S owin! Duplicate Files Pie - arts..................................................................................... 11 Sa%in! /01L2 PDF2 )xcel -S32 0ext and 41L $eports........................................................... 12 -ustomi5in! /01L $eports ............................................................................................... 13 )xportin! PDF $eports ..................................................................................................... 1( -ustomi5in! File Searc $eports........................................................................................ 1+ )xportin! $eports to an S6L Data7ase ............................................................................... 16 &nal"5in! Duplicate Files on 1ultiple Se%ers ....................................................................... 1# &nal"5in! Duplicate Files 8wned 7" 1ultiple ,sers............................................................... 1' Duplicate Files /istor" - arts............................................................................................ 1* &utomatic $eport 1ana!ement ......................................................................................... 2. $ule9:ased Duplicate Files $emo%al &ctions........................................................................ 21 )xcludin! Specific Su7directories....................................................................................... 22 Processin! ;etwor< S ares ,sin! ,;- Pat ;ames ............................................................. 22 Searc in! Duplicate Files in Ser%ers and ;&S Stora!e De%ices .............................................. 23 Searc in! Duplicate Files in &ll Ser%ers on t e ;etwor<........................................................ 2( Searc in! Specific 0"pes of Duplicate Files ......................................................................... 2+ Duplicate Files Searc 8ptions .......................................................................................... 26 Duplicate Files Searc Performance 8ptions........................................................................ 2# =indows S ell )xtension .................................................................................................. 3. Sound ;otifications.......................................................................................................... 31 -ustomi5in! DupScout >,I &pplication............................................................................... 32 ,sin! DupScout >,I La"outs ............................................................................................ 33 DupScout -ommand Line ,tilit" ........................................................................................ 3( Product ,pdate Procedure ................................................................................................ 36 $e!isterin! DupScout Pro ................................................................................................. 3# DupScout Ser%er 8%er%iew ............................................................................................... 3' Product Installation Procedure........................................................................................... 3* ,sin! DupScout Ser%er -lient >,I &pplication..................................................................... (. )na7lin! =e79:ased 1ana!ement Interface ....................................................................... (2 6uic< Duplicate Files Searc 8perations ............................................................................. (3 1ana!in! Duplicate Files Searc -ommands ....................................................................... (( Duplicate Files Searc $esults ........................................................................................... (+ $emo%in! Duplicate Files.................................................................................................. (# Duplicate Files Searc $eports .......................................................................................... (' S ow t e ;um7er of Duplicate Files Per /ost ...................................................................... +. S ow t e ;um7er of Duplicate Files Per ,ser ...................................................................... +1 &nal"5in! Duplicate Files /istor" 0rends............................................................................. +2 Processin! Specific File -ate!ories..................................................................................... +3 )xcludin! Directories from t e Duplicate Files Searc Process ............................................... +( &utomatic Duplicate Files $emo%al &ctions ......................................................................... ++ Periodic Duplicate Files Searc and $emo%al ....................................................................... +6 Searc in! Duplicates in ;etwor< S ares............................................................................. +# -onfi!urin! DupScout Ser%er ............................................................................................ +' -onfi!urin! -ustom ,ser ;ame and Password..................................................................... +' -onfi!urin! -ustom Ser%er Ports ....................................................................................... +* -onfi!urin! )91ail ;otifications ......................................................................................... +* -onfi!urin! S6L Data7ase Inte!ration................................................................................ 6. DupScout Ser%er -ommand Line ,tilit" .............................................................................. 61 ,pdatin! DupScout Ser%er................................................................................................ 63 $e!isterin! DupScout Ser%er ............................................................................................ 6( DupScout Ser%er 8)1 3ersion .......................................................................................... 6+ Installin! 1"S6L Data7ase ............................................................................................... 66 -onfi!urin! 1"S6L Data7ase ............................................................................................ #1 -onfi!urin! 1"S6L 8D:- Data Source............................................................................... #2 -onfi!urin! DupScout Data7ase -onnection........................................................................ #3 Supported 8peratin! S"stems........................................................................................... #( S"stem $e?uirements ...................................................................................................... #(
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Product Overview
DupScout is a duplicate files searc and remo%al solution allowin! one to searc duplicate files in dis<s2 directories2 networ< s ares or ;&S stora!e de%ices. 0 e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to re%iew detected duplicate files2 !enerate reports2 replace duplicate files wit s ortcuts or ard lin<s2 mo%e duplicate files to anot er director"2 compress and mo%e duplicates or delete all duplicate files.
DupScout allows one to sa%e /01L2 text2 )xcel -S32 PDF and 41L reports. &d%anced users are pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to export reports from multiple ser%ers to a centrali5ed S6L data7ase and perform istor" trend anal"sis operations. In addition2 DupScout ,ltimate and DupScout Ser%er pro%ide a command line utilit" allowin! one to perform automated duplicate files searc and remo%al operations or control one or more DupScout Ser%ers %ia t e networ<.
0 e DupScout command line utilit" pro%ides a lar!e num7er of command line options allowin! one to searc duplicate files2 sa%e /01L2 PDF2 text2 )xcel -S3 and 41L reports2 export duplicate files to an S6L data7ase and execute duplicate files remo%al actions. In addition2 t e command line utilit" ma" 7e used to execute duplicate file searc profiles pre9confi!ured in t e DupScout >,I application. Power computer users and I0 professionals are pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to full"9automate duplicate files searc and remo%al operations 7" inte!ratin! t e DupScout command line utilit" into user9custom s ell scripts and 7atc files.
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In addition2 to t e des<top product %ersions2 enterprises and I0 professionals are pro%ided wit DupScout Ser%er2 w ic runs in t e 7ac<!round as a ser%ice and allows one to searc duplicate files in ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices o%er t e networ<. DupScout Ser%er is especiall" optimi5ed for multi9core and multi9-P, ser%ers and can searc duplicate files in tens of ser%ers and@or ;&S stora!e de%ices simultaneousl".
0 e ser%er product %ersion pro%ides ad%anced duplicate files searc 2 remo%al2 reportin! and istor" trend anal"sis capa7ilities and ma" 7e controlled usin! a full9scale client >,I application2 t e DupScout command line utilit" or a we797ased mana!ement interface locall" or %ia t e networ<. 0 e DupScout Ser%er client >,I application pro%ides a full set of features a%aila7le in t e des<top product %ersion and additional capa7ilities allowin! one to perform multiple2 parallel duplicate files searc operations2 sc edule periodic duplicate files searc operations and perform istor" trend anal"sis operations.
0 e DupScout Ser%er we797ased mana!ement interface allows one to control one or more DupScout Ser%ers usin! a re!ular we7 7rowser and pro%ides t e a7ilit" to perform duplicate files searc operations2 sa%e %arious t"pes of reports2 perform istor" trend anal"sis2 remo%e duplicate files2 sc edule periodic duplicate files searc operations2 etc.
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&eatures 1aximum ;um7er of Files 1aximum &mount of Dis< Space 1aximum ;um7er of Input Directories 1aximum ;um7er of Searc Profiles Support for ,nicode File ;ames Support for Lon! File ;ames Support for ,;- ;etwor< Pat ;ames Pie - arts and :ars - arts 8ption to Delete Duplicate Files 8ption to 1o%e Duplicates to a Director" 8ption to $eplace Duplicates wit Lin<s 8ption to Process Specific File 0"pes 1ulti90 readed Duplicate Files Detection /01L2 0ext and )xcel -S3 $eports Performance 0unin! 8ptions D"namic Speed -ontrol $ule9:ased Duplicates $emo%al &ctions ,nattended Duplicates $emo%al -apa7ilities S6L Data7ase Inte!ration &nal"5e Duplicate Files per /ost &nal"5e Duplicate Files per ,ser Duplicate Files /istor" - arts -ommand Line ,tilit" $uns as a Ser%ice in t e :ac<!round Periodic Duplicate Files Searc 8perations DupScout -lient >,I &pplication =e79:ased 1ana!ement Interface 8)1 Product 3ersion (icense
C 0 e free product %ersion can 7e used for personal purposes onl". CC Product features2 prices and license terms are su7Dect to c an!e wit out notice.
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DupScout is a%aila7le as a free download on our we7 site and from a lar!e num7er of software directories from around t e world. 0o 7e sure "ou are !ettin! t e latest product %ersion c ec< ereE ttpE@@www.dupscout.com@downloads. tml DupScout is especiall" desi!ned to 7e as simple as possi7le. 0 e installation procedure is %er" simple2 re?uires no special <nowled!e and ma" 7e completed in less t an 2. seconds. 0 ere is no need for an" additional software. Fust download t e DupScout installation pac<a!e2 run t e setup pro!ram and "ou are done.
8n t e G=elcomeG screen press t e G;extG 7utton. $ead t e end9user license a!reement and press t e GI &!reeG 7utton if "ou a!ree wit t e license terms or t e G-ancelG 7utton to stop t e installation process.
Select t e destination director"2 press t e GInstallG 7utton and wait for t e installation process to complete. 0 atGs all "ou need to do to install t e DupScout duplicate files finder utilit" on "our computer.
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0 e simplest wa" to find duplicate files in a director" is to press t e GDuplicatesG 7utton located in t e top9left corner of t e main tool7ar. 8n t e profile dialo! enter one or more dis<s or directories to searc in and press t e GSearc G 7utton to 7e!in t e searc process.
Dependin! on t e amount of files t at s ould 7e searc ed2 t e duplicate files detection process ma" ta<e from a couple of seconds for tens of files to a few ours for lar!e file s"stems containin! millions of files. Durin! t e duplicate files detection process2 DupScout will displa" t e process dialo! s owin! t e total amount of processed files2 t e num7er of detected duplicate files and t e amount of t e wasted stora!e space. 8nce t e detection process is completed2 DupScout will displa" t e list of all detected duplicate file sets sorted 7" t e amount of t e wasted stora!e space. For eac duplicate file set2 DupScout s ows t e name of t e currentl" selected ori!inal file2 t e currentl" selected cleanup action2 t e num7er of duplicate files in t e set2 t e si5e of eac file and t e amount of stora!e space wasted 7" t e duplicate files.
Sometimes2 t ere ma" 7e t ousands of duplicate files and in order to elp t e user concentrate on t e duplicate files wastin! si!nificant amounts of stora!e space2 DupScout 7" default s ows top 1.... duplicate file sets sorted 7" t e amount of t e wasted stora!e space. In order to c an!e t e default amount of displa"ed duplicate file sets2 open t e profile dialo!2 select t e G&d%ancedG ta7 and set t e G1ax Dup File SetsG option to an appropriate %alue.
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DupScout allows one to select ori!inal files t at s files t us freein! up wasted stora!e space. 0 e selected duplicate files or to mo%e t em to anot DupScout Pro allows one to replace duplicate files duplicate files set.
In order to select an appropriate duplicates cleanup action2 select one or more duplicate file sets2 press t e ri! t mouse 7utton and select t e re?uired duplicates cleanup action. :" default2 DupScout selects t e oldest file in eac duplicate file set as t e ori!inal file. In addition2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to select an" ar7itrar" file in eac file set as t e ori!inal file.
0 e set dialo! s ows all duplicate files in a set and allows one to manuall" select a cleanup action and t e ori!inal file for t e set. In order to manuall" c an!e t e ori!inal file for a duplicate files set2 clic< on t e set item in t e set list2 select t e file t at s ould 7e set as t e ori!inal file2 press t e ri! t mouse 7utton and select t e GSet as 8ri!inalG menu item.
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In order to minimi5e accidental remo%als of important files2 DupScout implements a t ree9 sta!e cleanup process wit an actions pre%iew dialo! allowin! one to carefull" select and confirm cleanup actions t at s ould 7e executed. 8nce finis ed selectin! duplicate files t at s ould 7e remo%ed and cleanup actions to 7e used for eac specific duplicate files set2 press t e GPre%iewG 7utton located on t e main tool7ar.
0 e actions pre%iew dialo! will displa" a list of all cleanup actions t at s ould 7e performed and allow one to select@unselect eac specific cleanup action. &fter carefull" re%iewin! all t e selected cleanup actions2 press t e G)xecuteG 7utton to actuall" cleanup all t e selected duplicate files.
0"picall"2 t ere are lots of duplicate files in t e =indows s"stem director"2 w ic are critical for t e proper operation of t e operatin! s"stem. &ll duplicate files located in t e =indows s"stem director" and ot er application specific directories cannot 7e remo%ed and it is i! l" recommended to a%oid touc in! t ese files.
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DupScout allows one to cate!ori5e detected duplicate files 7" t e file extension2 file t"pe2 si5e2 user name2 last assess time2 last modification time and file creation time. &fter finis in! scannin! t e specified dis<s or directories2 DupScout performs automatic file cate!ori5ation and fills t e list of detected file cate!ories2 w ic is located Dust under t e list of t e duplicate file sets in t e main >,I application.
:" default2 DupScout cate!ori5es all files 7" t e file extension and s ows a list of all t"pes of detected file extensions sorted 7" t e amount of used dis< space. For eac cate!or"2 DupScout s ows t e num7er of files2 t e amount of used dis< space and t e percenta!e of t e used dis< space relati%e to ot er file cate!ories. ,se t e G-ate!oriesG com7o 7ox to cate!ori5e files 7" t e file t"pe2 last access time2 last modification time or creation time.
8ne of t e most useful features of DupScout is t e a7ilit" to 7rowse duplicates 7" one or more specific file cate!ories usin! file filters. For example2 in order to see all files t at were accessed 293 mont s a!o2 select t e access time97ased file cate!ori5ation mode and dou7le9clic< on t e GFiles Last &ccessed 293 1ont s &!oG file cate!or". DupScout will filter t e currentl" displa"ed list of duplicates and s ow all sets t at were accessed 293 mont s a!o.
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0 e DupScout duplicate files finder pro%ides multiple t"pes of pie c arts capa7le of s owin! t e num7er of duplicates and t e amount of wasted dis< space per extension2 file t"pe2 file si5e2 file owner2 last access time2 modification time and creation time. In order to open t e c arts dialo!2 press t e G- artsG 7utton located on t e main tool7ar.
:" default2 t e c arts dialo! s ows t e amount of wasted dis< space and t e num7er of duplicates for t e currentl" selected second9le%el file cate!or". For example2 in order to open a pie c art s owin! t e amount of wasted dis< space per extension2 select t e G-ate!ori5e 7" )xtensionG second9le%el file cate!or" and open t e c arts dialo!.
In addition2 t e c arts dialo! pro%ides t e user wit t e a7ilit" to cop" t e displa"ed c art ima!e to t e clip7oard allowin! one to easil" inte!rate DupScout c arts into userGs documents and presentations. In order to customi5e t e c artGs description2 press t e G8ptionsG 7utton and specif" a custom c art date2 time or title.
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DupScout pro%ides t e a7ilit" to sa%e duplicate files reports to t e /01L2 PDF2 )xcel -S32 text and 41L formats. In order to sa%e a duplicate files report2 searc duplicate files in one or more dis<s or directories and press t e GSa%eG 7utton located on t e main tool7ar.
8n t e GSa%e $eportG dialo! enter t e report title2 specif" t e file name to sa%e t e report to and select one of t e followin! report formatsE /01L2 PDF2 )xcel -S32 text or 41L. :" default2 DupScout will sa%e a duplicate files report containin! top 1.2... duplicate file sets sorted 7" t e amount of duplicate dis< space.
In order to export a full report containin! all detected duplicate file sets2 enter an appropriate num7er of duplicate file sets to export on t e ri! t side of t e report format selector. Aeep in mind t at reports for lar!e file s"stems containin! millions of files ma" 7e %er" lar!e and difficult to open usin! standard tools especiall" w en exported to t e /01L format.
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I0 professionals and s"stem administrators are pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to customi5e /01L reports !enerated 7" t e DupScout >,I application and t e command line duplicate files finder utilit". In order to customi5e /01L reports2 open t e G8ptionsG dialo!2 select t e G>eneralG ta7 and select t e G,se -ustom /01L $eport /eader and FooterG option.
;ow2 na%i!ate to t e GDupScout@templatesG director"2 open t e GreportH eader. tmlG and@or t e GreportHfooter. tmlG template files usin! a standard text editor and specif" custom -SS st"les2 lo!os2 etc. to 7e used in DupScout duplicate files /01L reports.
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DupScout Pro2 DupScout ,ltimate and DupScout Ser%er allow one to export detected duplicate files to PDF reports. In addition to t e information a%aila7le in ot er report formats2 DupScout PDF reports include pie c arts s owin! t e num7er of duplicate files and t e amount of duplicate dis< space per file cate!or" accordin! to t e currentl" selected file cate!ori5ation mode. If one or more file filters are selected2 t e file cate!ories pie c arts are followed wit t e list of selected file filters and t en finis ed wit t e list of filtered duplicate files.
In order to export a PDF report2 searc duplicate files in one or more dis<s2 directories or networ< s ares and press t e GSa%eG 7utton located on t e main tool7ar. 8n t e sa%e report dialo!2 select t e PDF report format2 enter a report title2 enter t e name of t e file to sa%e t e report to and press t e GSa%eG 7utton. :" default2 DupScout exports t e top 1.2... duplicate file sets sorted 7" t e amount of t e duplicate dis< space. In order to export a full report2 w ic ma" result in a %er" lon! PDF document2 Dust increase t e num7er of exported duplicate files sets to an appropriate num7er.
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= en exportin! )xcel -S3 reports2 t e user ma" encounter pro7lems wit duplicate files a%in! t e comma I2J c aracter in t e file or director" name. 0 e comma I2J c aracter is a %alid c aracter for file names2 7ut t is c aracter is normall" used in )xcel -S3 reports as t e delimiter c aracter causin! file names containin! t e comma c aracter to span multiple data fields in 1icrosoft )xcel data s eets.
In order to c an!e t e -S3 reports delimiter c aracter used 7" DupScout in duplicate files reports2 open t e G8ptionsG dialo!2 select t e G$eportsG ta7 and set t e -S3 reports delimiter to t e G0a7G c aracter2 w ic cannot 7e used in file names and t erefore will not conflict wit file names exported in duplicate files reports. In order to import a ta79delimited duplicate files report to an )xcel datas eet2 open 1icrosoft )xcel2 select t e menu GData 9 Import )xternal Data 9 Import DataG2 select t e duplicate files report file and select t e G0a7G c aracter as t e data field delimiter.
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0 e report data7ase dialo! displa"s reports t at were su7mitted to t e data7ase and allows one to searc reports 7" t e report title2 ost name2 date or directories t at were processed. For eac report in t e data7ase2 DupScout displa"s t e report date2 time2 ost name2 directories t at were processed2 t e amount of files and stora!e space t e report refers to and t e report title. In order to open a report2 Dust clic< on t e report item in t e report data7ase dialo!.
In order to connect DupScout to an S6L data7ase2 t e user is re?uired to define an 8D:- data source in t e computer w ere DupScout is installed on and to specif" t e 8D:- data source in t e DupScout options dialo!. 8pen t e options dialo!2 select t e GData7aseG ta72 ena7le t e 8D:- interface and specif" a %alid user name and password to connect DupScout to an S6L data7ase. In order to export a report to an S6L data7ase2 press t e GSa%eG 7utton on t e results dialo! and select t e GS6L Data7aseG format. In addition2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to use t e command line utilit"2 w ic is a%aila7le in DupScout ,ltimate2 to export reports to an S6L data7ase.
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In order to anal"5e reports from multiple ser%ers2 t e user needs to connect DupScout to an S6L Data7ase2 perform duplicate files searc on multiple osts usin! t e DupScout >,I application or t e DupScout command line utilit" and su7mit reports from all osts to t e S6L data7ase. 8nce reports from all osts are in t e data7ase2 open t e KData7aseL dialo! and press t e K/ostsL 7utton to open t e K/osts StatisticsL dialo!.
0 e simplest wa" to su7mit reports from multiple ser%ers or des<top computers is to use t e DupScout command line utilit" to detect duplicate files on all re?uired osts t rou! t e networ<. In order to simplif" su7mission of reports to t e S6L data7ase2 t e command line utilit" ma" 7e executed on t e same ost w ere t e S6L data7ase is installed on. In t is case2 t e user needs to specif" one or more networ< s ares to 7e processed and t e ost name to 7e set for eac report.
¬ er option is to execute t e command line utilit" on eac specific ost2 sa%e duplicate files reports and later su7mit report files from all osts to t e S6L data7ase usin! t e DupScout >,I application. In t is case2 t ere is no need to set t e ost name2 w ic will 7e set automaticall" to t e name of t e ost t e command line utilit" is executed on.
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In order to anal"5e duplicate files per user2 connect DupScout ,ltimate to an S6L Data7ase and su7mit reports containin! duplicates owned 7" multiple users to t e S6L data7ase usin! t e DupScout >,I application or t e DupScout command line utilit". 8nce reports are in t e data7ase2 open t e KData7aseL dialo! and press t e K,sersL 7utton to open t e K,sers StatisticsL dialo!. dupscout 9searc+ 9dir ::server:s+are 9save>to>data8ase 9s+ow>users 0 e simplest wa" to su7mit reports from multiple ser%ers or des<top computers is to use t e DupScout command line utilit" to detect duplicate files on all re?uired osts t rou! t e networ<. In order to simplif" su7mission of reports to t e S6L data7ase2 t e command line utilit" ma" 7e executed on t e same ost w ere t e S6L data7ase is installed on. In t is case2 t e user needs to specif" one or more networ< s ares to 7e processed and t e ost name to 7e set for eac report. dupscout 9searc+ 9dir ;(ocal Director,= 9save>report ;&ile <a'e= 9s+ow>users ¬ er option is to execute t e command line utilit" on eac specific ost2 sa%e duplicate files reports and later su7mit report files from all osts to t e S6L data7ase usin! t e DupScout >,I application. In t is case2 t ere is no need to set t e ost name2 w ic will 7e set automaticall" to t e name of t e ost t e command line utilit" is executed on. *'portant? :" default2 due to performance considerations2 processin! and displa" of duplicate files user names is disa7led. In order to ena7le t is capa7ilit"2 open t e duplicate files searc profile dialo!2 press t e G8ptionsG 7utton2 select t e G>eneralG ta7 and ena7le t is option. In order to miti!ate potential performance de!radation w en searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< wit t e option to s ow duplicate files user names ena7led2 it is i! l" recommended to confi!ure at least ( parallel processin! t reads for t e duplicate files searc operation.
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In order to displa" a istor" c art2 sa%e a series of reports to an S6L data7ase2 open t e S6L reports dialo! and press t e G/istor"G 7utton. & series of reports ma" 7e exported to an S6L data7ase manuall" usin! t e DupScout >,I application or automaticall" usin! t e DupScout command line utilit".
0 e DupScout command line utilit" allows one to detect duplicate files in one or more dis<s or directories and sa%e a report to an S6L data7ase. In order to !enerate reports for multiple ser%ers or des<top computers t rou! t e networ<2 t e user needs to specif" one or more networ< s ares t at s ould 7e processed usin! t e ,;- notation and set an appropriate ost name for eac report sa%ed to t e data7ase.
Finall"2 t e command line utilit" ma" 7e used in conDunction wit t e standard =indows tas< sc eduler to periodicall" detect duplicate files in one or more ser%ers or des<top computers2 sa%e reports to a centrali5ed S6L data7ase and !enerate istor" c arts s owin! ow t e num7er of duplicate files and t e wasted dis< space are c an!in! o%er time. 0 e istor" c arts dialo! displa"s t e list of a%aila7le c arts2 t e list of ost computers w ere t e c arts were !enerated on and extended statistical information for eac c art. 0 e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to filter c arts 7" t e ost name2 location2 report la7el2 etc. allowin! one to select an appropriate istor" c art. In addition2 t e c arts dialo! allows one to c an!e t e c artGs title and footer2 export t e c artGs ima!e to t e clip7oard ma<in! it %er" eas" to inte!rate DupScout istor" c arts in userGs custom reports and presentations.
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DupScout allows one to <eep a user9specified num7er of reports in t e reports director" or t e reports S6L data7ase w ile automaticall" deletin! old reports and freein! up t e dis< space. 0 ese features are especiall" useful for full" automated duplicate files searc operations w en t e user needs to <eep a istor" of report files in a reports director" or a istor" of reports in an S6L data7ase. :" default2 for duplicate files searc operations confi!ured to automaticall" sa%e reports2 DupScout <eeps t e last 1.. reports.
0 e G@eep in -eports Director,G option is applica7le to /01L2 PDF2 text2 )xcel -S32 41L and DupScout nati%e reports sa%ed to a reports director" or to t e userGs ome director" usin! t e DupScout command line utilit". &fter sa%in! eac new report2 DupScout will c ec< if t ere are too man" reports of t e same t"pe in t e reports director" and delete old reports accordin! to t e user9specified confi!uration. 0 e G@eep in S7( Data8aseG option is applica7le to reports su7mitted to an S6L data7ase usin! t e DupScout >,I application or t e DupScout command line utilit". &fter sa%in! eac new report to t e data7ase2 DupScout will c ec< if t ere are too man" reports from t e same ost computer2 for t e same set of dis<s or directories and delete old reports accordin! to t e user9specified confi!uration. For example2 if reports from two different ser%ers are su7mitted to t e same S6L data7ase2 DupScout will <eep in t e data7ase 4 last reports for eac ser%er. 0 e G.%cel /SV -eports Deli'iterG option allows one to specif" a custom )xcel -S3 reports delimiter. :" default2 data fields in )xcel -S3 reports are delimited 7" t e comma I2J c aracter. :ut2 t e comma I2J c aracter is a %alid file name c aracter and t erefore file names wit t e command c aracter will span multiple data fields in -S3 reports. In order to properl" export suc file names to )xcel -S3 reports2 t e -S3 field delimiter s ould 7e c an!ed to t e G0a7G c aracter2 w ic is not allowed in file names2 7ut still reco!ni5a7le 7" 1icrosoft )xcel as an optional data field delimiter. 0 e G-eport &iles Date &or'atG option pro%ides t e a7ilit" to customi5e t e date format used in all t"pes of duplicate files reports. In order to ena7le sortin! of duplicate files 7" t e last modification date in )xcel datas eets2 t e date format s ould 7e set to AAAA9MM9DD. 0 e GSave &ile /ate!oriesG option allows one to ena7le@disa7le exportin! of file cate!ories to /01L2 PDF2 text2 )xcel -S3 and 41L reports. Second9le%el file cate!ories are a%aila7le w en reports are manuall" sa%ed usin! t e DupScout >,I application or DupScout Ser%er client >,I application. &utomaticall" !enerated reports or reports sa%ed usin! t e DupScout command line utilit" alwa"s sa%ed wit out file cate!ories. 0 e GSave /o'pressed -eportsG option allows one to sa%e automaticall" !enerated /01L2 text2 )xcel -S3 and 41L reports as compressed >M arc i%e files. PDF $eports and DupScout nati%e reports are alwa"s sa%ed in a compressed form.
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In order to add one or more duplicates remo%al actions2 open t e profile dialo!2 select t e G&ctionsG ta7 and press t e G&ddG 7utton. :" default2 t e G&ctionG dialo! s ows 7asic options allowin! one to select t e ori!inal file detection mode and t e remo%al action t at s ould 7e used for all successfull" matc ed duplicate file sets.
1ore ad%anced options ma" 7e ena7led 7" pressin! t e G1ore 8ptionsG 7utton2 w ic is located in t e 7ottom9left corner of t e dialo!. In t e ad%anced mode2 t e dialo! allows one to define one or more file matc in! rules t at s ould 7e used in order to detect t e t"pe of duplicate files t at s ould 7e processed 7" t is specific duplicates remo%al action. In order to appl" different duplicate files remo%al actions for different t"pes of files2 specif" multiple2 rule97ased remo%al actions and select an appropriate actions mode. In t e GSelect &ctionsG mode2 DupScout will scan t e specified input dis<s or directories2 select t e defined remo%al actions for all duplicate file sets matc in! t e specified rules and s ow an actions pre%iew dialo! allowin! one to re%iew t e selected actions 7efore execution. ¬ er option is to set t e actions mode to G)xecuteG and to use t e DupScout command line utilit" to execute t e specified duplicate files remo%al actions full" automaticall" in an unattended mode.
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In order to add one or more directories to t e exclude list2 press t e G1ana!e ProfileG 7utton to open t e profile dialo!2 select t e G)xcludeG ta7 and press t e G&ddG 7utton. In addition2 ad%anced users are pro%ided wit a num7er of exclude directories macro commands allowin! one to exclude multiple directories usin! a sin!le macro command. )B.D*<S ;2e%t Strin!= 9 excludes directories 7e!innin! wit t e specified strin!. )/O<2$*<S ;2e%t Strin!= 9 excludes directories containin! t e specified strin!. ).<DS ;2e%t Strin!= 9 excludes all directories endin! wit t e specified strin!. )-.D.4 ;-e!ular .%pression= 9 excludes directories matc in! t e specified re!ular expression.
For example2 t e exclude macro command GN-8;0&I;S 0emporar" FilesG will exclude all directories wit G0emporar" FilesG at an" place in t e full director" pat and t e exclude macro command GN$)>)4 O.I01PP0)1PJNG will exclude directories endin! wit G.01PG or G.0)1PG.
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DupScout will scan t e networ< and s ow a list of networ< s ares detected in t e specified ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices allowin! one to select one or more networ< s ares t at s ould 7e processed. In order to 7e a7le to use t is feature2 t e user needs to a%e permissions to access networ< s ares.
0 e networ< s ares scannin! operation ma" 7e performed multiple times for different ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices and an unlimited num7er of networ< s ares from different ser%ers ma" 7e added to t e duplicate files searc operation. Durin! runtime2 DupScout will searc duplicate files in all t e specified networ< s ares in parallel usin! all -P,s and@or -P,9cores a%aila7le in t e ost computer DupScout is runnin! on.
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DupScout will scan t e networ< and s ow a list of ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices detected on t e networ<. Select one or more ser%ers or ;&S stora!e de%ices to searc duplicate files in and press t e G8<G 7utton.
DupScout will scan t e selected ser%ers and s ow a list of networ< s ares detected in t e ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices allowin! one to select one or more networ< s ares t at s ould 7e processed. Durin! runtime2 DupScout will process t e selected networ< s ares in parallel usin! all -P,s a%aila7le in t e ost computer DupScout is runnin! on. In order to 7e a7le to use t is feature2 t e user needs to a%e permissions to access networ< s ares.
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In order to add one or more file matc in! rules2 open t e duplicate files searc options dialo!2 select t e G$ulesG ta7 and press t e G&ddG 7utton. 8n t e G$ulesG dialo! select an appropriate file matc in! rule t"pe and specif" all t e re?uired parameters.
Durin! t e duplicate files searc process2 DupScout will appl" t e specified file matc in! rules to all existin! files and filter files matc in! t e rules. Files not matc in! t e specified rules will 7e s<ipped from t e duplicate files searc process and t e resultin! list of duplicate files will contain user9selected files onl".
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In order to customi5e t e duplicate files searc process2 open t e duplicate files searc options dialo! and select t e G>eneralG options ta7. 0 e G>eneralG options ta7 allows one to control t e default report title2 t e t"pe of t e as si!nature used to detect duplicate files2 t e maximum num7er of duplicate file sets to report a7out and pro%ides t e a7ilit" to ena7le processin! and displa" duplicate files user names. -eport 2itle 9 t is parameter sets t e default report title for /01L2 PDF2 )xcel -S32 text and 41L reports. 0 is option is especiall" useful for automaticall" !enerated reports2 w ic are sa%ed wit out user inter%ention. Si!nature 2,pe 9 t is parameter sets t e t"pe of t e as si!nature al!orit m t at s ould 7e used to detect duplicate files2 w ic can 7e set to one of t e followin! %aluesE 1D+2 S/&1 or S/&2+6. 0 e S/&2+6 al!orit m is t e most relia7le one and it is used 7" default. 0 e 1D+ and S/&1 al!orit ms are si!nificantl" faster2 7ut less relia7le. Ma% Dup &ile Sets 9 t is parameter controls t e maximum num7er of duplicate file sets displa"ed in t e duplicate files results list. &fter finis in! t e searc process2 DupScout will sort all t e detected duplicate file sets 7" t e amount of t e duplicate dis< space and displa" t e top 4 duplicate file sets as specified 7" t is parameter Idefault is 1.2...J. Process User <a'es 9 t is option ena7les processin! and displa" of duplicate files user names. :" default2 due to performance considerations2 processin! and displa" of duplicate files user names is disa7led. Select t is option in order to ena7le cate!ori5ation and filterin! of detected duplicate files 7" t e user name and displa" t e amount of duplicate dis< space and t e num7er of duplicate files per user. In order to miti!ate potential performance de!radation w en searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< wit t e option to process and displa" duplicate files user names ena7led2 it is i! l" recommended to confi!ure t e duplicate files searc operation to use at least ( parallel processin! t reads.
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For example2 w en searc in! duplicate files located on SSD dis<s2 t e performance of a duplicate files searc operation reac es up to 321.. Files@Sec for a sin!le processin! t read and scales %er" well up to 1(2... Files@Sec w en t e same operation is performed usin! ' parallel processin! t reads.
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In order to ena7le cate!ori5ation and filterin! of duplicate files 7" t e user name and displa" of t e amount of duplicate dis< space and t e num7er of duplicate files per user2 t e option to process and displa" duplicate files user names s ould 7e ena7led. :ut2 t is option si!nificantl" impacts t e performance of t e duplicate files searc operation and in order to miti!ate t e performance de!radation2 t e duplicate files searc command s ould 7e confi!ured to use (9' parallel processin! t reads.
For example2 w en searc in! duplicate files located on SSD dis<s wit t e option to process and displa" user names ena7led2 t e duplicate files searc operation reac es up to 22(.. Files@Sec for a sin!le processin! t read and scales %er" well up to 1.2'.. Files@Sec w en t e same duplicate files searc operation is performed usin! ' parallel processin! t reads.
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Searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< is a demandin! operation and in order to 7e effecti%e a i! 9speed2 low9latenc" networ< is re?uired and t e duplicate files searc command s ould 7e confi!ured to use a num7er of parallel director" scannin! and processin! t reads. For example2 w en searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< wit a sin!le processin! t read2 a duplicate files searc operation reac es up to 32. Files@Sec and scales up to 121(( Files@Sec w en t e same duplicate files searc operation is performed usin! ' parallel processin! t reads.
Searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< wit t e option to process and displa" user names ena7led is a time consumin! operation 7ecause it ta<es a si!nificant amount of time to in?uire files user names from remote ser%ers. In order to miti!ate t e performance de!radation2 t e duplicate files searc command s ould 7e confi!ured to use at least (9' parallel processin! t reads2 w ic will in?uire duplicate files user names for multiple files simultaneousl".
For example2 w en searc in! duplicate files o%er t e networ< wit t e option to process and displa" duplicate files user names ena7led2 a duplicate files searc operation mana!es to reac up to 11. Files@Sec for a sin!le processin! t read and scales up to +*2 Files@Sec w en t e same duplicate files searc operation is performed usin! ' parallel processin! t reads.
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In most cases2 t e =indows s ell extension is a %er" useful feature2 7ut sometimes2 w en t e user a%e too man" installed s ell extensions2 t e =indows context menu ma" 7ecome too cluttered. In order to remo%e t e DupScout entr" from t e =indows context menu2 open t e options dialo!2 select t e G>eneralG ta7 and disa7le t e =indows s ell extension.
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Flexense Ltd.
3.2
Sound <otiCications
DupScout pro%ides t e a7ilit" to pla" notification sounds w en a duplicate files searc operation is started2 completed or failed. In addition2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to ena7le2 disa7le or customi5e all t"pes of sound notifications.
In order to open t e G;otification SoundsG dialo!2 select t e G0ools 9 ;otification SoundsG menu item. 0 e G;otifications SoundsG dialo! s ows all t e a%aila7le sound notifications and allows one to ena7le or disa7le specific sound notifications.
In order to select a custom notification sound file2 clic< on a notification sound item in t e sounds list and select a custom =&3 file. In order to pla" a notification sound2 select t e re?uired notification sound in t e sounds list and press t e GPla"G 7utton.
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0 e GDeneralG ta7 allows one to control t e followin! optionsE S ow 1ain 0ool7ar 9 )na7les@Disa7les t e main tool7ar &lwa"s S ow Profile Dialo! :efore Start 9 Instructs DupScout to alwa"s s ow t e profile dialo! 7efore startin! t e duplicate files searc process. &uto9-lose Successfull" -ompleted 0as<s 9 select t is option to automaticall" close t e process dialo! and s ow duplicate file list. &utomaticall" - ec< For Product ,pdates 9 select t is option to instruct DupScout to automaticall" c ec< for a%aila7le product updates. S ow Scannin! &ccess Denied )rrors 9 select t is option to see error messa!es w en DupScout is pre%ented to scan files in a director" Process S"stem Files 9 select t is option to detect duplicate files amon! s"stem files. &7ort 8peration 8n -ritical )rrors 9 7" default DupScout is tr"in! to process as man" files as possi7le lo!!in! non9fatal errors in a process lo!. Select t is option to instruct DupScout to a7ort operation w en encounterin! a critical error.
0 e GS+ortcutsG ta7 pro%ides t e user wit t e a7ilit" to customi5e <e"7oard s ortcuts. -lic< on a s ortcut item to edit t e currentl" assi!ned <e" se?uence. Press t e GDefault S ortcutsG 7utton to reset all <e"7oard s ortcuts to default %alues.
0 e GPro%,G ta7 pro%ides t e user wit t e a7ilit" to confi!ure t e /00P prox" settin!s. DupScout uses t e /00P protocol in order to in?uire w et er t ere is a new product %ersion a%aila7le on t e we7 site.
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0 e first IdefaultJ >,I la"out displa"s lar!e tool7ar 7uttons wit descripti%e text la7els under eac 7utton and s ows t e directories entr" and t e profiles com7o 7ox under t e main tool7ar. 0 e second >,I la"out displa"s small tool7ar 7uttons wit descripti%e text la7els 7eside eac 7utton and s ows t e directories entr" and t e profiles com7o 7ox under t e main tool7ar.
0 e t ird >,I la"out displa"s small tool7ar 7uttons wit out descripti%e text la7els and s ows t e directories entr" and t e profiles com7o 7ox as a sin!le tool7ar.
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dupscout 9e%ecute ;ProCile <a'e= 0 is command executes t e specified duplicate files detection profile.
dupscout 9searc+ 9dir ;Director, 1= G ... Director, 4 H 0 is command detects duplicate files in t e specified directories2 dis<s or networ< s ares.
dupscout 9searc+ 9server ;1ost<a'e1I1ost<a'e2I1ost<a'e4= 0 is command detects duplicate files in all networ< s ares in t e specified ser%ers and@or ;&S stora!e de%ices.
dupscout 9searc+ 9networ" 0 is command detects duplicate files in all networ< s ares in all ser%ers on t e networ<.
Para'eters?
9dir ;Director,= 0 is parameter specifies an input director"2 dis< or a networ< s are for t e duplicate files detection command. In order to ensure proper parsin! of command line ar!uments2 directories containin! space c aracters s ould 7e dou7le ?uoted.
9server ;1ost <a'e or *P $ddress= 0 is parameter specifies a ost name or an IP address of t e ser%er or ;&S stora!e de%ice t at s ould 7e processed. 1ultiple ost names or IP addresses s ould 7e separated 7" t e semicolon IQJ c aracter.
Options? 9save>+t'l>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es an /01L report to t e specified file. 9save>te%t>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es a text report to t e specified file. 9save>csv>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es an )xcel -S3 report to t e specified file.
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9save>%'l>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es an 41L report to t e specified file. 9save>pdC>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es a PDF report to t e specified file. 9save>report G &ile <a'e H 0 is option sa%es a nati%e DupScout report file. 9save>to>data8ase 0 is option sa%es a report to an S6L Data7ase t rou! DupScout >,I options dialo!. 9s+ow>users 0 is option ena7les processin! and displa" of duplicate files user names. 9title ;-eport 2itle= 0 is optional parameter specifies a custom report title. 9la8el ;-eport (a8el= 0 is optional parameter specifies a custom report la7el. 9'a%>sets ;Ma%i'u' <u'8er oC Sets to .%port= 0 is parameter sets t e maximum num7er of duplicate file sets to export Idefault is 1.2...J. 9perC ;&U(( J M.D*UM J (OE= 0 is parameter controls t e speed of t e duplicate files detection process. F,LL 9 Full9speed duplicate files detection 1)DI,1 9 1edium9speed duplicate files detection L8= 9 Low9speed duplicate files detection 9scanners ;1 ... 16= 0 is parameter specifies t e maximum num7er of director" scannin! t reads. 9strea's ;1 ... 16= 0 is parameter specifies t e num7er of parallel duplicate files searc t reads. 9co'press 0 is parameter instructs to export a >M compressed report. 9v 0 is command s ows t e productLs maDor %ersion2 minor %ersion2 re%ision and 7uild date. t e 8D:- interface confi!ured on t e
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In order to manuall" %erif" t at t e currentl" installed product %ersion is up9to9date2 select menu G/elp 9 - ec< For ,pdatesG on t e main menu 7ar. 0 e update mana!er will connect to t e update ser%er and c ec< if t ere is a newer %ersion of t e product a%aila7le for download. If t ere is a new product %ersion a%aila7le2 t e update dialo! will s ow t e %ersion of t e new product update and two lin<sE t e G$elease ;otesG lin< and t e GInstallG lin<. -lic< on t e G$elease ;otesG lin< to see more information a7out new features and 7u!9fixes pro%ided 7" t is specific product %ersion. -lic< on t e GInstallG lin< to download and install t e new product %ersion.
&fter clic<in! on t e GInstallG lin<2 please wait w ile t e update mana!er will download t e new product %ersion to t e local dis<. 0 e update pac<a!e will 7e downloaded to a temporar" director" on t e s"stem dri%e and automaticall" deleted after t e update mana!er will finis updatin! t e product.
&fter download is completed2 close all open DupScout applications and press t e G8<G 7utton w en read". If one or more DupScout applications will 7e open durin! t e update2 t e operation will fail and t e w ole update process will need to 7e restarted from t e 7e!innin!. &fter finis in! t e update process2 DupScout will s ow a messa!e 7ox informin! a7out t e successfull" completed operation.
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&fter finis in! t e purc ase process2 wait for t e followin! two e9mail messa!esE t e first one wit a receipt for "our pa"ment and t e second one wit an unloc< <e". If "ou will not recei%e "our unloc< <e" wit in 2( ours2 please c ec< "our spam 7ox for e9mail messa!es ori!inatin! from [email protected] and if it is nor ere contact our support team.
&fter "ou will recei%e "our unloc< <e"2 start t e DupScout >,I application and press t e G$e!isterG 7utton located in t e top9ri! t corner of t e window.
8n t e re!ister dialo!2 enter "our name and t e recei%ed unloc< <e" and press t e G$e!isterG 7utton to finis t e re!istration procedure. If t e computer is not connected to t e Internet2 press t e G1anual $e!istrationG 7utton and follow t e manual product re!istration instructions.
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4.1
DupScout Ser%er is a ser%er97ased duplicate files searc and remo%al solution2 w ic runs in t e 7ac<!round as a ser%ice and allows one to perform duplicate files searc operations2 re%iew detected duplicate files2 sa%e %arious t"pes of reports2 remo%e duplicate files or sc edule full"9automatic2 periodic duplicate files searc and remo%al operations. DupScout Ser%er ma" 7e controlled usin! a full9scale client >,I application2 t e DupScout command line utilit" or a we797ased mana!ement interface locall" or %ia t e networ<.
DupScout Ser%er allows one to confi!ure an unlimited num7er of duplicate files searc operations2 wit eac one capa7le of detectin! duplicate files in one or more dis<s2 directories2 networ< s ares or ;&S stora!e de%ices. 0 e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to re%iew detected duplicate files2 !enerate /01L2 PDF2 text2 -S32 41L reports or export reports from multiple ser%ers to a centrali5ed S6L data7ase and perform ad%anced istor" trend anal"sis.
DupScout Ser%er pro%ides a lar!e num7er of duplicate files remo%al options includin! t e a7ilit" to replace duplicates wit s ortcuts or ard lin<s2 mo%e duplicates to anot er director"2 compress and mo%e duplicates or delete all duplicate files. In addition2 users are pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to sc edule conditional duplicate files remo%al operations capa7le of remo%in! duplicate files full" automaticall" accordin! to user9specified rules and policies.
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4.2
DupScout Ser%er is especiall" desi!ned to 7e as simple as possi7le. 0 e product does not re?uire an" t ird9part" software applications and ma" 7e installed and confi!ured wit in a couple of minutes. & full" functional 3.9da"s trial %ersion of DupScout Ser%er ma" 7e downloaded from t e followin! pa!eE ttpE@@www.dupscout.com@downloads. tml.
0 e installation pac<a!e is %er" small2 +1: 9 61: dependin! on t e tar!et operatin! s"stem2 and t e product re?uires Dust 2.1: of t e free dis< space on t e tar!et ser%er. In order to install DupScout Ser%er2 start t e setup pro!ram2 select a destination director" and press t e G;extG 7utton.
8ptionall"2 enter custom ser%er control and@or we7 access ports. 0 e ser%er control port is used 7" t e DupScout command line utilit" and t e we7 access port is t e port for t e we79 7ased mana!ement interface allowin! one to control DupScout Ser%er usin! a standard we7 7rowser. If DupScout Ser%er s ould 7e controlled remotel" t rou! t e networ<2 ma<e sure one or 7ot of t ese ports are open in t e ser%erGs firewall.
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4.3
DupScout Ser%er pro%ides a full9scale client >,I application2 w ic can control one or more DupScout Ser%ers locall" or %ia t e networ<. 0 e client >,I application pro%ides all features a%aila7le in t e des<top product %ersion and additional capa7ilities allowin! one to searc duplicate files in a num7er of ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices simultaneousl"2 sc edule periodic duplicate files searc operations2 automaticall" !enerate %arious t"pes of reports and perform ad%anced istor" trend anal"sis operations.
In order to start a simple duplicate files searc operation usin! t e client >,I application2 Dust press t e GSearc G 7utton located on t e main tool7ar2 specif" one or more dis<s2 directories or networ< s ares to searc duplicate files in and press t e GSearc G 7utton.
In addition2 t e searc duplicate files dialo! allows one to detect ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices on t e networ<2 enumerate all networ< s ares accessi7le in detected ser%ers and ;&S stora!e de%ices and t en searc duplicate files in all or selected networ< s ares. In order to searc duplicate files in all networ< s ares of a ser%er or ;&S stora!e de%ice2 press t e G&ddG 7utton located on t e ri! t side of t e dialo!2 select t e GSer%ers or ;&S De%icesG inputs mode and specif" one or more ost names or IP addresses to searc networ< s ares in. In order to searc duplicate files in all networ< s ares on t e networ<2 press t e G&ddG 7utton and select t e G&ll Ser%ers on t e ;etwor<G inputs mode.
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8nce t e searc operation will 7e completed2 t e client >,I application will open a duplicate files results dialo! s owin! t e list of detected duplicate file sets sorted 7" t e amount of duplicate dis< space. For eac duplicate files set2 t e results dialo! s ows t e ori!inal file2 t e currentl" selected duplicate files remo%al action2 t e num7er of duplicate files2 t e si5e of eac duplicate file and t e total amount of duplicate dis< space.
0 e 7ottom si5e of t e duplicate files results dialo! s ows cate!ories of duplicate files accordin! to t e currentl" selected file cate!ori5ation mode and allows one to filter displa"ed duplicate files 7" t e file extension2 file t"pe2 last modification date2 file si5e2 user name2 etc.
In order to remo%e duplicate files2 select one or more duplicate file sets in t e results %iew2 press t e ri! t mouse 7utton and select an appropriate duplicate files remo%al action. DupScout Ser%er pro%ides t e a7ilit" to replace duplicate files wit s ortcuts or lin<s2 mo%e duplicate files to anot er director"2 compress duplicate files2 compress and mo%e duplicates to anot er director" and delete all duplicate files. *MPO-2$<2? 0 ere are man" duplicate files in t e =indows s"stem director"2 w ic are critical for t e proper operation of t e operatin! s"stem. It is i! l" dan!erous to remo%e an" duplicate files from t e =indows s"stem director".
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4.4
In addition to t e DupScout client >,I application and t e command line utilit"2 DupScout Ser%er pro%ides a we797ased mana!ement interface allowin! one to control one or more DupScout Ser%ers usin! a re!ular we7 7rowser locall" or %ia t e networ<. 0 e we797ased mana!ement interface allows one to searc duplicate files2 sa%e %arious t"pes of reports2 remo%e duplicate files2 perform istor" trend anal"sis operations and sc edule periodic duplicate files searc operations.
:" default2 t e we797ased mana!ement interface is disa7led and in order to ena7le t e we79 7ased mana!ement interface2 open t e DupScout client >,I application2 connect to a DupScout ser%er2 open t e G8ptionsG dialo!2 select t e GSer%erG ta72 select t e G)na7le =e7 Ser%erG option and press t e GSa%eG 7utton.
In order to connect to t e DupScout we797ased mana!ement interface2 open a re!ular we7 7rowser2 t"pe t e ost name or an IP address of t e ser%er to connect to and lo!in to t e DupScout Ser%er usin! t e default Iad'in@ad'inJ user name and password.
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DupScout Ser%er pro%ides t e followin! two duplicate files searc modesE t e ?uic< duplicate files searc mode2 w ic is an eas" to use mode for simple duplicates searc operations2 and t e commands mode2 w ic pro%ides t e a7ilit" to pre9confi!ure a num7er of duplicate files searc commands allowin! one to control an extensi%e set of duplicate files searc options.
In order to simple searc duplicate files usin! t e ?uic< searc mode2 press t e GDuplicatesG 7utton located on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e2 specif" dis<s2 directories or networ< s ares to searc in and press t e GSearc G 7utton.
In t e ?uic< searc mode2 DupScout Ser%er will automaticall" create a duplicate files searc command2 searc duplicate files in t e specified dis<s and directories and displa" detected duplicate files. )ac ?uic< duplicate files searc command is sa%ed in t e product confi!uration file2 displa"ed on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e and ma" 7e later executed a!ain or customi5ed to searc different t"pes of duplicate files.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.6
DupScout Ser%er allows one to confi!ure multiple duplicate files searc and cleanup commands wit eac one capa7le of processin! a num7er of dis<s2 directories2 networ< s ares or ;&S stora!e de%ices. In order to add a new command2 press t e G&dd -ommandG 7utton located on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e2 specif" a uni?ue command name2 add one or more dis<s2 directories or networ< s ares to searc in and press t e GSa%eG 7utton.
In addition2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to exclude one or more directories from t e duplicate files searc process2 add one or more file matc in! rules specif"in! w ic t"pes of files to searc and@or add one or more automatic duplicate files remo%al actions allowin! one to select ori!inal files and duplicate files remo%al actions full" automaticall" accordin! to user9 specified rules and policies.
Finall"2 users are pro%ided wit a num7er of ad%anced options allowin! one to set a custom report title2 confi!ure ow man" istor" reports to <eep for eac duplicate files searc command2 select t e performance and file scannin! modes and@or automaticall" !enerate /01L2 PDF2 41L2 )xcel -S3 or text reports in a user9specified file or director".
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4.0
In order to re%iew detected duplicate files for a finis ed duplicate files searc operation2 Dust clic< on t e command name on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e. 0 e results pa!e s ows t e list of detected duplicate files sets sorted 7" t e amount of wasted dis< space. For eac set of duplicate files2 DupScout Ser%er s ows t e full name of t e currentl" selected ori!inal file2 t e currentl" selected remo%al action2 t e num7er of duplicate files in t e set and t e amount of wasted dis< space.
DupScout Ser%er allows one to cate!ori5e and filter duplicate files 7" t e file extension2 file t"pe2 si5e2 user name2 creation2 last modification or last access date. 0 e 7ottom part of t e duplicate files results pa!e s ows cate!ories of duplicate files accordin! to t e currentl" selected file cate!ori5ation mode. In order to c an!e t e file cate!ori5ation mode2 clic< on t e file cate!ories com7o 7ox and select t e re?uired file cate!ori5ation mode.
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8ne of t e most powerful capa7ilities of DupScout Ser%er is t e a7ilit" to filter duplicate files usin! one or more file cate!ories and select different t"pes of duplicate files remo%al actions for different !roups of files. For example2 select one or more file cate!ories and press t e KSet FilterL 7utton to s ow duplicate files related to t e selected cate!ories. ;ow2 press t e KSelect &ctionsL 7utton to select a specific duplicate files remo%al action for t e currentl" displa"ed duplicate files.
0 e duplicate files results pa!e allows one to sa%e /01L2 PDF2 text2 )xcel -S32 41L reports or export results to an S6L data7ase. In order to sa%e a report2 press t e KSa%e $eportL 7utton2 select an appropriate report format and press t e K8<L 7utton. If no file filters are selected2 all duplicate files will 7e sa%ed to t e report. If one or more file filters are selected2 t e report will include onl" t e currentl" displa"ed duplicate files.
In order to %iew all duplicate files related to a set2 clic< on t e ori!inal file lin< in t e set %iew. 0 e set pa!e s ows t e list of duplicate files related to t e set2 t e si5e of t ese files and t e last modification date for eac file. :" default2 DupScout Ser%er selects t e oldest file in eac set as t e ori!inal file. In order to select a different file as t e ori!inal2 clic< on t e file icon.
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DupScout Ser%er allows one to replace duplicate files wit s ortcuts or ard lin<s2 mo%e duplicate files to anot er director"2 compress and mo%e duplicates or delete all duplicate files. In order to select a duplicate files remo%al action for all duplicate file sets2 open t e report pa!e and press t e GSelectG 7utton located in t e top9ri! t corner. In order to select a different duplicate files remo%al action for one or more specific duplicate file sets2 open eac set2 press t e GSelectG 7utton and select a remo%al action for eac set of duplicate files.
E$-<*<D? 0 e =indows s"stem director" contains man" duplicate files2 w ic are critical for proper operation of t e operatin! s"stem and remo%al of an" of t ese files ma" dama!e t e operatin! s"stem and ma<e it completel" unusa7le.
8nce finis ed selectin! duplicate files remo%al actions2 press t e G)xecuteG 7utton located in t e top9ri! t corner of t e results pa!e2 press t e G$emo%eG 7utton to confirm t e operation and wait for t e duplicate files remo%al operation to complete.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.6
For eac duplicate files searc operation2 DupScout Ser%er sa%es an indi%idual duplicate files report. In order to open t e last report2 Dust clic< on t e re?uired duplicate files searc command lin< displa"ed on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e. In order to 7rowse all reports2 press t e G$eportsG 7utton located on t e DupScout Ser%er ome pa!e.
DupScout Ser%er allows one to filter duplicate files reports 7" t e command name2 ost name2 date and input directories. In order to filter duplicate files reports2 select an appropriate filter located on t e 7ottom side of t e reports pa!e and t en select a filter %alue.
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= en a report filter is acti%e2 DupScout Ser%er displa"s t e num7er of filtered reports in t e reports pa!e caption and s ows reports matc in! t e selected report filter in t e reports %iew. In order to reset t e currentl" selected report filter2 select t e GS ow &llG filter %alue in t e report filer located on t e 7ottom side of t e reports pa!e.
:" default2 DupScout Ser%er <eeps a istor" of 1. last reports for eac duplicate files searc command. $eports are sa%ed in t e reports director"2 w ic ma" 7e confi!ured on t e G$eportsG settin!s pa!e. In order to open a duplicate files report listed in t e reports %iew2 clic< on t e re?uired report ID lin<.
DupScout Ser%er pro%ides t e a7ilit" to export duplicate files reports to a num7er of standard formats suc as /01L2 PDF2 41L2 )xcel -S3 and text. In order to export a report to one of t e standard formats2 press t e GSa%eG 7utton located in t e top9ri! t corner of t e report %iew.
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In order to 7e a7le perform t e osts anal"sis2 t e user needs to confi!ure duplicate files detection commands to searc one or more ser%ers and@or ;&S stora!e de%ices t rou! t e networ< usin! ,;- networ< names. In t e simplest case2 confi!ure a sin!le duplicate files detection command for eac networ< s are t at s ould 7e anal"5ed.
¬ er option is to process multiple s ares usin! eac command2 7ut in order to 7e a7le to perform t e osts anal"sis2 all networ< s ares processed 7" a command s ould 7e osted on t e same ser%er.
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In order to 7e a7le to perform t e users anal"sis2 open t e duplicate files searc command options pa!e and ena7le t e GProcess and S ow Files ,ser ;amesG option. :" default2 t is option is disa7led and2 in order to 7e a7le to see user names2 t e option is s ould 7e ena7led 7efore an" duplicate files searc operations.
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=it multiple duplicate files reports sa%ed in t e report data7ase2 press t e G$eportsG 7utton located on t e main status pa!e2 press t e G&nal"5eG 7utton2 select t e G&nal"5e Duplicate Files /istor"G option and press t e G&nal"5eG 7utton. DupScout Ser%er will !enerate a list of istor" c arts 9 one for eac set of directories in eac anal"5ed ser%er and@or ;&S stora!e de%ice.
0 e top9left side of t e istor" anal"sis pa!e s ows t e statistics for t e currentl" selected istor" c art. 0 e top9ri! t side s ows t e istor" line c art accordin! to t e currentl" selected c art and c art units. 0 e t ree 7ottom9side panes pro%ide t e a7ilit" to filter c arts 7" t e command name2 processed directories and@or t e ost name of t e ser%er or ;&S stora!e de%ice. In order to sa%e t e currentl" displa"ed istor" c art to a !rap ical PDF report2 press t e GSa%eG 7utton and t en clic< on t e report file lin< to download t e report file.
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8n t e file matc in! rule pa!e2 select an appropriate rule t"pe2 select an operator2 enter a rule %alue and press t e GSa%eG 7utton. DupScout Ser%er allows one to add an unlimited num7er of file matc in! rules to eac duplicate files searc command and appl" t e I&;DJ or I8$J lo!ical operators. For example2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to anal"5e all t"pes of documents wit t e file si5e more t an 4 1: t at were modified durin! t e last mont .
Finall"2 DupScout Ser%er allows one to define multi9le%el2 nested file matc in! rules wit different sets of rules and lo!ic operators on eac le%el capa7le of precisel" selectin! t e su7set of files t at s ould 7e processed.
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In order to add one or more directories to t e exclude list2 open t e duplicate files searc command confi!uration pa!e2 press t e G)dit -ommandG 7utton2 select t e G)xclude DirectoriesG menu item and specif" one or more directories t at s ould 7e excluded. &ll files and su7directories located in t e specified exclude directories will 7e excluded from t e duplicate files searc process. In addition2 ad%anced users are pro%ided wit a num7er of exclude directories macro commands allowin! one to exclude multiple directories usin! a sin!le macro command. DupScout Ser%er pro%ides t e followin! exclude directories macro commandsE )B.D*<S ;2e%t Strin!= 9 t is macro command excludes all directories 7e!innin! wit t e specified text strin!. )/O<2$*<S ;2e%t Strin!= 9 t is macro command excludes all directories containin! t e specified text strin!. ).<DS ;2e%t Strin!= 9 t is macro command excludes all directories endin! wit t e specified text strin!. )-.D.4 ;-e!ular .%pression= 9 t is macro command excludes directories matc in! t e specified re!ular expression.
For example2 t e exclude macro command GN-8;0&I;S 0emporar" FilesG will exclude all directories wit G0emporar" FilesG at an" place in t e full director" pat and t e exclude macro command GN$)>)4 O.I01PP0)1PJNG will exclude directories endin! wit G.01PG or G.0)1PG.
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Flexense Ltd.
4.1
DupScout Ser%er pro%ides t e a7ilit" to automaticall" select ori!inal files and duplicate files remo%al actions accordin! to user9specified rules and policies. In order to confi!ure automatic duplicate files remo%al actions2 open a duplicate files searc command and press t e G&ctionsG 7utton.
In order to add a new action2 press t e G&dd &ctionG 7utton2 set an appropriate ori!inal file selection mode2 select a duplicate files remo%al action and press t e G&ddG 7utton. In order to edit a pre%iousl" created duplicate files remo%al action2 press t e G)ditG 7utton located on t e ri! t side of t e G&ctionsG pa!e.
Initiall"2 automatic duplicate files remo%al actions are created in t e GSelectG mode allowin! one to re%iew selected actions and ma<e sure e%er"t in! wor<s as re?uired. 8nce t e confi!uration is carefull" tested2 t e duplicate files searc command ma" 7e sc eduled to 7e started periodicall" and all confi!ured duplicate files remo%al actions executed automaticall". In order to automaticall" execute confi!ured duplicate files remo%al actions2 open t e command pa!e2 press t e G&ctionsG 7utton and set t e actions mode to G)xecuteG.
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8n t e periodic Do7 pa!e2 enter a uni?ue periodic Do7 name2 specif" t e time inter%al and select one or more duplicate files searc commands to execute. In order to reduce t e -P, load and memor" usa!e on t e ost2 DupScout Ser%er performs selected duplicate files searc operations se?uentiall"2 one after one w ile sa%in! reports and executin! automatic duplicate files remo%al actions if re?uired.
In addition2 t e user is pro%ided wit t e a7ilit" to intentionall" slow down duplicate files searc operations2 in order to completel" eliminate performance impact on production ser%ers. In order to slow down a duplicate files searc command2 open t e command pa!e2 press t e G8ptionsG 7utton2 select t e GLow SpeedG performance mode and press t e GSa%eG 7utton.
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0 e confi!uration is %er" simple and ma" 7e performed wit in a couple of seconds usin! t e followin! step97"9step !uideE 1. 2. 3. (. +. 8pen t e =indows control panel and clic< on t e G&dministrati%e 0oolsG utilit". 8pen t e Ser%ices control center and find ere t e GDup Scout Ser%erG ser%ice. 8pen t e GDup Scout Ser%erG ser%ice2 select t e G>eneralG ta7 and stop t e ser%ice. Select t e GLo! 8nG ta7 and specif" a user account to use for t e ser%ice. Select t e G>eneralG ta7 and start t e GDup Scout Ser%erG ser%ice.
;ow2 t e DupScout ser%ice will run under t e specified user account and will a%e exactl" t e same permissions as t e specified user account w en accessin! networ< s ares and ;&S stora!e de%ices.
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In order to set a custom user name and password2 clic< on t e G-onfi!ure Ser%er Lo!inG lin< located on t e main settin!s pa!e2 enter a new user name and password and press t e GSa%eG 7utton.
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In order to set a custom ser%er control port and@or we7 access port2 clic< on t e GSetup Ser%er PortsG lin< located on t e main settin!s pa!e2 select t e G,se -ustom PortG option and enter a custom port num7er to use. If t e DupScout ser%er s ould 7e controlled t rou! t e networ<2 ma<e sure t e custom ports are open in t e ser%erGs firewall.
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DupScout Ser%er exports S6L data7ase reports t rou! t e 8D:- data7ase interface2 w ic s ould 7e confi!ured to operate properl". In order to confi!ure t e 8D:- data7ase interface2 clic< on t e G-onfi!ure S6L Data7aseG lin< located on t e main settin!s pa!e2 ena7le t e 8D:data7ase interface2 specif" t e 8D:- data source2 8D:- user name and password to use to sa%e reports to t e S6L data7ase.
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dupscout 9server>s+ow>co''ands S ows duplicate files searc commands confi!ured in DupScout Ser%er.
dupscout 9server>start>co''and ;/o''and <a'e= Starts t e specified duplicate files searc command.
dupscout 9server>stop>co''and ;/o''and <a'e= Stops t e specified duplicate files searc command.
dupscout 9server>co''and>status ;/o''and <a'e= S ows t e current status of a duplicate files searc command.
dupscout 9server>co''and>errors ;/o''and <a'e= S ows process errors for a duplicate files searc command.
dupscout 9server>delete>co''and ;/o''and <a'e= Deletes t e specified duplicate files searc command.
dupscout 9server>e%port>reports 9reports>dir ;Director,= )xports duplicate files reports to t e specified director".
dupscout 9server>i'port>reports 9reports>dir ;Director,= Imports duplicate files reports from t e specified director".
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Miscellaneous /o''ands?
dupscout 9v S ows t e product maDor %ersion2 minor %ersion2 re%ision and 7uild date.
9+ost ;1ost <a'e= Specifies t e ost name or an IP address of DupScout Ser%er to connect to. If not specified2 t e command line utilit" will connect to t e local ost. 9port ;Port <u'8er= Specifies t e 0-P@IP port to connect to. If not specified2 t e command line utilit" will connect to t e default DupScout Ser%er 0-P@IP port *126. 9user ;User <a'e= Specifies a user name to lo!in to DupScout Ser%er. If not specified2 t e command line utilit" will lo!in usin! t e default Rad'inR user name. 9password ;Password= Specifies a password to lo!in to DupScout Ser%er. If not specified2 t e command line utilit" will lo!in usin! t e default Rad'inR password.
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Due to t e fact t at t e product is especiall" desi!ned for ser%ers runnin! in production en%ironments w ere sta7ilit" is a maDor decision factor2 DupScout Ser%er updates s ould 7e manuall" installed 7" t e user. In order to update an existin! product installation2 download t e latest product %ersion and Dust start t e setup pro!ram.
0 e DupScout Ser%er setup pro!ram will properl" s utdown t e runnin! DupScout ser%ice2 update t e product and restart t e DupScout ser%ice after finis in! t e update procedure. &ll product confi!uration files2 sa%ed duplicate files searc operations2 duplicate files reports and product re!istration will remain %alid and t ere is not in! to reconfi!ure or mana!e after t e update.
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4.2
=it in a couple of ours after purc asin! a product license2 t e customer will recei%e two e9 mail messa!esE t e first one confirmin! t e pa"ment and t e second one containin! an unloc< <e"2 w ic s ould 7e used to re!ister t e product. If "ou will not recei%e "our unloc< <e" wit in 2( ours2 please c ec< "our spam 7ox and if t e unloc< <e" is not in t e spam 7ox contact our support teamE supportKCle%ense.co'.
If t e computer w ere DupScout Ser%er is installed on is connected to t e Internet2 lo!in to t e DupScout ser%er Idefault user name and passwordE ad'in@ad'inJ usin! a standard we7 7rowser2 clic< on t e G&7outG lin< located on t e top menu 7ar2 press t e G$e!isterG 7utton2 enter "our name or "our compan" name2 enter t e recei%ed unloc< <e" and press t e G$e!isterG 7utton.
If t e computer is not connected to t e Internet2 press t e G1anual $e!istrationG 7utton2 export t e product ID file and send t e product ID file to re!isterKdupscout.co' as an attac ment. =it in a couple of ours2 "ou will recei%e an unloc< file2 w ic s ould 7e imported in order to finis t e re!istration procedure.
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In order to 7e a7le to set custom 8)1 product and %endor information2 t e user needs to re!ister t e product usin! a special 8)19)na7led unloc< <e"2 w ic ma" 7e purc ased on t e product purc ase pa!e. 8nce t e product is re!istered usin! an 8)1 unloc< <e"2 open t e G&7outG pa!e2 press t e GSet 8)1 InfoG 7utton2 specif" "our custom 8)1 product and %endor information and press t e GSa%eG 7utton.
-ustom 8)1 product and %endor information will 7e displa"ed on all pa!es of t e DupScout we797ased mana!ement interface2 in all t"pes of reports !enerated 7" t e product and all notification )91ail messa!es sent 7" DupScout Ser%er.
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.1 *nstallin! M,S7( Data8ase
DupScout ,ltimate is capa7le of sa%in! reports in an S6L data7ase. $eports ma" 7e sa%ed manuall" or automaticall" usin! t e DupScout command line utilit" periodicall" executed 7" t e =indows 7uilt9in tas< sc eduler. In order to confi!ure DupScout to use t e 1"S6L data7ase2 t e user needs to install t e followin! two componentsE t e 1"S6L Ser%er and t e 1"S6L 8D:- connector. First of all2 letLs install t e 1"S6L Ser%er. Download t e latest %ersion of t e 1"S6L ser%er from t e 1"S6L we7 site and execute t e setup pro!ram to start t e installation procedure. 8n t e setup t"pe pa!e2 select t e K0"picalL setup t"pe and press t e K;extL 7utton. :" default2 t e setup will install t e 1"S6L ser%er and a command line utilit"2 w ic will 7e used to confi!ure t e 1"S6L ser%er.
8n t e next setup pa!e2 select t e K-onfi!ure t e 1"S6L Ser%er nowL option and press t e KFinis L 7utton. 0 e setup pro!ram will open a 1"S6L confi!uration wi5ard allowin! one to confi!ure 7asic ser%er settin!s.
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8n t e next setup pa!e2 select t e KDetailed -onfi!urationL option and press t e K;extL 7utton. 0 e detailed confi!uration mode is re?uired to confi!ure t e 1"S6L ser%er for maximum data7ase performance.
8n t e next pa!e2 select t e KSer%er 1ac ineL option2 w ic is t e most 7alanced confi!uration for t"pical DupScout wor<loads. If t e ser%er is intended to process lar!e %olumes of reports and is dedicated for DupScout2 select t e KDedicated Ser%erL confi!uration option.
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8n t e next pa!e2 select t e K;on90ransactional Data7aseL option. DupScout does not perform concurrent insert or modif" operations on t e data7ase and a transactional data7ase is not re?uired. 1oreo%er2 confi!urin! t e 1"S6L ser%er as a non9transactional data7ase will si!nificantl" impro%e t e performance of data7ase import operations.
8n t e next pa!e2 select t e K1anual Settin!L option and set t e num7er of concurrent data7ase connections to +2 w ic is t e optimal num7er for t"pical DupScout installations.
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8n t e next pa!e2 ena7le 0-P@IP networ<in! and if t e ser%er will 7e accessed from ot er computers on t e networ<2 add a firewall exception for t e 1"S6L ser%er port. In !eneral2 a sin!le 1"S6L ser%er ma" 7e used to collect reports from multiple DupScout installations usin! remote 8D:- connections.
8n t e next pa!e select an appropriate c aracter set. :" default2 DupScout uses t e ,0F9' c aracter set to store names of files and directories2 7ut if t ere is no need to process ,nicode file names2 t is option ma" 7e set to t e standard Latin1 c aracter set.
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8n t e next pa!e2 select t e KInstall as =indows Ser%iceL option and select t e KInclude :in Director" in =indows P&0/L option. 0 e P&0/ option will ena7le execution of t e 1"S6L command line utilit" from an" location.
8n t e next pa!e2 select t e K1odif" Securit" Settin!sL option and specif" a root password for t e 1"S6L ser%er2 w ic later will 7e used to confi!ure re!ular 1"S6L users.
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0 e 1"S6L data7ase pro%ides t e Km"s?lL command line utilit"2 w ic confi!ure t e data7ase and t e user account to 7e used 7" DupScout.
In order to confi!ure t e 1"S6L data7ase2 open t e command prompt window and t"pe t e followin! commandE ',sLl Mu root Mp 0 is command will start t e Km"s?lL command line utilit" and lo!in to t e 1"S6L ser%er wit root permissions. 0 e user will 7e as<ed to pro%ide t e root password2 w ic was specified durin! t e 1"S6L ser%er installation procedure. 8nce lo!!ed in2 t e user needs to create a data7ase t at will 7e used 7" DupScout to store reports. In order to do t at2 t"pe t e followin! commandE
;ow2 add a user account t at will 7e used 7" DupScout to su7mit reports to t e data7ase. Sin!le ?uotes are re?uired and s ould 7e specified exactl" as displa"ed.
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0 atLs all. ;ow t e 1"S6L ser%er is full" confi!ured. In order to disconnect from t e 1"S6L data7ase2 Dust t"pe KLuitL in t e command window.
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DupScout connects to t e 1"S6L data7ase t rou! t e 8D:- interface. Download an appropriate %ersion of t e 1"S6L 8D:- connector from t e 1"S6L we7 site and execute t e setup pro!ram. 0 ere are no critical confi!uration options in t e 1"S6L 8D:- connector installation procedure and t e user can Dust press t e K;extL 7utton until t e last pa!e <eepin! t e default confi!uration options.
&fter finis ed installin! 1"S6L 8D:- -onnector2 open t e =indows control panel and select K&dministrati%e 0ools Data Sources I8D:-JL. 8n t e 8D:- &dministrator window2 select t e KS"stem DS;L ta7 and press t e K&ddL 7utton. 8n t e next pa!e2 select t e K1"S6L 8D:Dri%erL and press t e KFinis L 7utton.
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Flexense Ltd.
8n t e next pa!e2 enter a new data source name2 w ic will 7e used 7" DupScout to connect to t e data7ase. Specif" t e name of t e ost w ere t e 1"S6L ser%er is runnin! on and enter t e 1"S6L user name and password t at s ould 7e used 7" DupScout to connect to t e data7ase. Finall"2 select t e name of t e data7ase t at s ould 7e used to store reports. &fter finis ed specif"in! all t e re?uired information2 press t e K0estL 7utton to c ec< t e data7ase connection.
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In order to confi!ure DupScout to use t e installed 1"S6L data7ase2 open t e options dialo! and select t e KData7aseL ta7. )na7le t e 8D:- interface and enter t e name of t e 8D:data source2 t e data7ase user name and password t at were specified for t e 8D:- data source. Finall"2 press t e K3erif"L 7utton to c ec< t e DupScout data7ase connection.
#3
Flexense Ltd.
329Bit Operatin! S,ste's =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows 2... 4P 3ista # ' Ser%er 2..3 Ser%er 2..' Ser%er 2.12
649Bit Operatin! S,ste's =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows =indows 4P 6(9:it 3ista 6(9:it # 6(9:it ' 6(9:it Ser%er 2..3 6(9:it Ser%er 2..' 6(9:it Ser%er 2.12 6(9:it
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S,ste' -eLuire'ents
Mini'al S,ste' /onCi!uration Supported 8peratin! S"stem 1 >/5 or 7etter -P, +12 1: of s"stem memor" 2+ 1: of free dis< space
-eco''ended S,ste' /onCi!uration Supported 8peratin! S"stem 2S >/5 sin!le9core or dual9core -P, 1 >: of s"stem memor" 2+ 1: of free dis< space
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