User's Manual

File Types
Overview and file types
By default, a practical overview of your file types opens, showing you at a glance which ones take up the most
disk space.
The top edge of the window displays buttons for Images, Documents, Compressed files, Music files, Video files
and Other. Click on one of these buttons or on the respective entry in the overview to display all files of the
respective file type.
Advanced: Which file extensions are included?
Each file type category includes files with many different file extensions. Images, for example, includes the file
extensions .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .tif and .png. The exact list of file extensions included is adapted to suit your system
automatically by TuneUp DiskSpace Explorer. Click Advanced on the top right of your window to display this
list. You can customize this easily by unchecking the checkbox.
The Other category shows you all other files that do not belong to any of the other file types.
This is where the list of extensions displayed after clicking Advanced is particularly helpful, as you can configure
which files should be shown in the list shown below.
In the context menu (displayed after right-clicking on the list of file extensions), you can quickly select every-
thing or reverse the current selection.
Explore your own hard drive and use the available views to look for ways that you can free up more disk space.
Sorting the list by file size or date of last access can also help you discover interesting files. To do this, simply use
the mouse to click on the headlines with a gray background at the top of the columns.
Cleanup Tip
Sorting files by the date of last access in combination with limiting a view to certain file types allows you to find
objects such as older MP3 files or videos that you may not want to listen to or watch any more.
Top 100 files
For most users, this is the most interesting view. This shows you the 100 largest files in the selected location of
the folder tree, clearly organized by file size. As the contents of all subfolders are included, this view allows you
to free up hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes with a few clicks, depending on the size of your sys-
tem.
How to Configure TuneUp Disk Space Explorer
TuneUp DiskSpace Explorer provides you with some options for personalizing the appearance of your system.
To customize the available options, click File and then Settings.
Hidden files and folders
The Hidden files and folders section allows you to determine whether hidden files and folders should be shown
in TuneUp DiskSpace Explorer. By default, the Windows Explorer settings will be applied. If you want to con-
figure different settings to the Windows Explorer settings, simply click Use user-defined settings and tailor the
options to your needs. By default, TuneUp DiskSpace Explorer protects all elements in system folders to pre-
vent you from accidentally deleting or moving important system files. If you know your system perfectly, you
can disable this protection in the Protected system elements section. Check the checkbox beside Permanently
disable protection.
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