Frequently asked questions FAQ

Directory Report's license installation is done by the Softwrap company.
The following is from Softwrap's FAQ page
USA: 1 866 205 6310
World: (44) 207 089 4114
http://www.softwrap.com/faq.aspx?Category_ID=2&Section=Technical

Commands

Many commands are found by right clicking the mouse

Printing Options

Directory Report prints all file attributes by default
This includes all regular file attributes such as size, created date, accessed date, modified date and
AVI, MP3, MSI, Version and WAV properties

It is strongly recommended that you pick which attributes you want printed or saved to a file

It is also strongly recommended that you pick the widths of the remaining attributes
since the default widths may not be wide enough

Select menu: Print / Printing options

print menu

Filters

By default, Directory Report scans all files.
You can narrow down the files scanned by filtering in or filtering out files
Select menu: Filters

Example: only scan files that have an mp3 extension

Directory Report will then only show directories with mp3 files
But you must remember that you have applied a filter,
and that the directory may have many other files of other types

So before deleting directories, please remember if you have applied a filter.
When in doubt, you can send the directory to the MS Explorer (Right click / Sendto MS-Explorer)
The MS Explorer will show all files

Memory usage

Directory Report stores the name and attributes of each file and directory scanned
It can easily use a large amount of memory
You might have to increase the size of your paging file (Virtual Memory)

Duplicate Files/Directories

To speed up the search for duplicate files/directories, it highly recommended that you set a filter to limit the files scanned
Example: Set the minimum file size to 1,000,000 bytes

How do I re-install software that I have purchased?

Click here for instructions Softwrap FAQ
You will need your purchase reference number

I forgot my purchase reference number
How do I get it back

Click here for instructions Softwrap FAQ
Or email me webmaster [at] file-utilities.com

What happens to purchased software when I re-install my computer?

You must re-install the software that has been removed, this must be done by re-running the software's original installation set-up. Softwrap™ will now detect this as a first time run. To get the software back to a purchased status, click the 'Buy-it' button. This will not put a charge through on your credit card, but will verify that you have previously bought the software for this specific computer.

Can I transfer the license from one machine to another?

By calling Softwrap support (USA: 1 866 205 6310, World: (44) 207 089 4114), they will instruct you on how to remove the license from one machine, and how to reinstall it on another machine

How do I upgrade the program?

Upgrade screen shots

Saving program settings

Save all program settings to a file by selecting menu: File / Save Settings
Load all program settings from a file by selecting menu: File / Load Settings

Run Directory Report and automatically load a settings file

Create a file wdir.bat containing the line:
"C:\Program Files\AMB Software\Directory Report\wDirReport.exe" "c:\temp\wdir.txt"
This assumes you installed the program to the default location
This assumes you saved the settings file to c:\temp\wdir.txt