Posted: 12/2/2009 9:28:34 AM EDT
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Thought I'd share an interesting experience. Customer's editing computer would not launch into the default startup app. I got to the desktop and discovered that the C: partition was full. I looked at the folders and couldn't see anything taking up much space. So I searched and found a cool little free app called "SequoiaView" that displays all files - including hidden and protected system files - in a unique visualization. It looks like a fractal, and when you hover over any of the rectangles it displays the path and the file size. The bigger the rectangle, the bigger the file. This made it easy to see that a protected system folder called C:\Windows\CSC had some huge files in it that were clogging up the partition. I learned what CSC was (Client Side Caching used in an offline sharing environment) and advised the customer to clean up his offline files, and removed his editing appliance from the network. Can't see the CSC folder unless you turn off "Hide protected operating system files." Anyway, I'm sure the gurus here know all about this stuff. New to me, and I think the Sequoia app is pretty cool. Here's a screenshot...  |