A star (*) next to a file name indicates that the file content is in the database. Just double-click the file name and the content will display.
If a volume name in the left pane is in bold it means the volume structure is currently loaded in memory. Just select another volume and the memory will be freed.
It is recommended to back up the database regularly. We do our best, but there still can happen evil things (such as power cut during volume removal) which can cause database corruption.
If it is impossible to add a new volume to the database because it is full, just create a new database with larger capacity and import there all volumes from the old one!
A volume can be added to a database just by hitting the INSERT key.
A volume can be removed from a database just by hitting the DELETE key.
File content (if included in the database) can be saved to a file. Select the file, do right-click and select 'Save File Content to File...' in the context menu that shows up.
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File content included in the database is compressed to keep the database as small as possible.
In Volume statistics and Database statistics windows you can find all you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
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It is not a good idea to create databases on a floppy disk as accessing files there is slow. It is recommended to create a database on a hard drive and then copy it to the floppy.
Profiles can be used to define sets of files (or just file name masks with wildcards) contents of which will be included in the database for fast access.
If you mark a database read-only, you will not have to worry that you could accidentally delete something.
If displaying a folder takes extremely long time, you can speed it up substantially by unchecking 'Show system icons and type descriptions of files' in the Options dialog box.
If  the path to a source volume has changed since you added it to the database, you can add the new path in the 'Additional Volume Source Paths' dialog box.
Filters can be used to extract summary from specific file types, such as bitrate, song name, album name in case of MP3 files. This summary is then available as Comments, accessible e.g. by the F8 key.
Filters can be used to extract summary from specific file types, such as time, frames per second in case of video files. Filters can even create thumbnails which are then displayed in the Large Icons view.
Any file type can be processed by a filter. Just use the 'Filter Configuration' dialog box to associate file name masks to filters.
File summaries and thumbnails are compressed to keep the database as small as possible.
Image and video thumbnails get displayed in the Large Icons view mode.
To keep the database of minimum size, do not use image and video filters. Each thumbnail can occupy as much as several kilobytes. Do not include contents of any file as well.
If the database is too large, it is possible to remove all thumbnails and/or file contents. Export the volumes to a new database (via Export in the File menu) and in the last dialog box (Database Size Optimization) check what you wish to be removed.
Any image thumbnail can be saved to a file. Select the file, do right-click and select 'Save Thumbnail to File...' in the context menu that shows up.
List of files in a database can be exported to a file. Select files to be listed and do right-click and select 'Save List of Selected Files...' in the context menu that shows up.
Any FTP server can be added to a database as a volume. Just hit the INSERT key and then the 'FTP Server' button.
If you wish to filter e.g. all *.AVI files except of the ones starting with '!' character, associate the AVI Video Filter to *.avi files and the NULL Filter to !*.avi.
It is possible to work with a volume or entire database in programs like MS Excel and Corel Quattro Pro. Just do Export Special and open the output file in any spreadsheet program.
Size of most windows can be adjusted just by dragging their corners or edges.
