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In advanced file placement configurations, you can decide where on the disk
various file groups will be located. Disk Tune divides the disk into five
regions: Top, High, Middle, Low, and Bottom, and it lets you specify in which
of these regions the various file categories are placed. In addition to the default
file categories, Disk Tune lets you create two categories of your own file types,
such as help files, graphic images, and so on. You can also group recently
modified files and allocate specific areas of the disk to hold them. The dialog
boxes where you specify file characteristics of any of these customizes file
groups are identical, allowing you to create file groups for your own exact
requirements.
Initially, you need to identify the file types to include in your group in the File
Specifications text box, using the adjacent Add, Remove, or Clear All buttons.
After you click Add, you can find individual files to add to your list. Disk Tune
lets you use wildcards in the Add dialog box to locate all files of a certain type.
For example, entering *.HLP locates all the help files. You can find all files on
your drive, or limit your search for all files in a directory (including or
excluding subdirectories). Clicking the msoffice directory and entering the
file name *.HLP creates a file specification of \msoffice\*.HLP, which
locates all the help files in the Microsoft Office directory. You can also include
or exclude files that are greater than, or less than, a specific size range.
Your other options include:
Using the operators And and Or, so you can group all files you have selected
in the File Specifications text box. And or Or files must meet the criteria you
specify in the other check boxes, such as:
• The condition of your files (Fragmented, Optimized or Straddled).
• The attributes of your files, (such as Archive, Read-only, or Hidden).
• The date range of your files, where you can specify a date range (in
dd/mm/yyyy format) when the files were last modified, last accessed
and/or created.
In most cases, the defaults provided by Disk Tune should work fine.
Occasionally, you may need to customize the positions of file categories on
your disk. In general, files you do not modify, but access frequently, should be
placed as high (near the beginning) on the disk as possible to improve access
times. Files that you frequently modify should be placed as close to the free
space as possible, to decrease the amount of work your system has to do.
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