Knowledgebase

SpaceObServer calculates most of the information to export out of the saved data of the database. Some of the information is not stored in the database, but queried from the file system 'as needed'. This could cause slow exports. Some of the information is not cached in the database, but has to be calculated using SQL statements which could be quite complex and costly. These columns are listed in the section 'Available Columns'. To improve the speed of your export you should exclude the information which are not necessarily needed.

In the options, you can select the desired columns for each export format, as well as for the printed report and for sending by e-mail. There you will also find other useful export options for determining the formatting or the elements to be exported.

Yes. The results of the file search are displayed directly in the directory tree in SpaceObServer. By default, the details list displays only those files that are directly located in the selected directory. However, you can check the 'Show details flat' option on the 'Details' tab to display all files at any depth in the 'Details'. This gives you a complete list of results for an enabled file search.

Yes. SpaceObServer indicates duplicate files depending on configurable criteria (including MD5 checksums). These files are shown in the "Duplicate Files" tab, which also enables you to remove no longer required copies of this files. The detection criteria can be configured in the Options.

No. SpaceObServer is not able to restrict the level of file system information that is stored in the database. The scan has to traverse the complete file system tree to sum up the directory sizes. We have to store information of all files to implement many important features in SpaceObServer like the oldest, biggest, temporary and duplicate file search and also statistics about file owner and file extensions.

Yes, this is possible. Just configure the same database connection for each instance of SpaceObServer in the options. All scans will be listed in each SpaceObServer user interface and you can generate reports and configure scans from each instance. However by default there will only be one 'SpaceObServer Service' executing scans for a certain root directory. This is the machine where you first add this directory to scan. You can configure the scanning machine(s) from within the 'Configure Scans' dialog (See: 'Observing Server').

When using a common sql server database there is no size limitation by default. Howerver, most comercial sql server database systems offer a free "Express" version of there sql server which are mostly limited in:

• The maximum database size (MS SQL Server 2019 Express database is limited to 10 GB, without Transaction log files)
• The number of used CPU cores / sockets (MS SQL Server 2019 Express: 1 socket or 4 cores)
• The maximum used cache / memory (MS SQL Server 2019 Express: 1.4 GB RAM)

If you are planning to scan large amounts of disk space with SpaceObServer, you should always prefer using a real sql server database.
Please note that we offer SpaceObServer in a bundle with "Microsoft SQL Server Standard, incl. 1 CAL, Runtime License (perpetual license)".
Please find more information in our price list.

Yes, with SpaceObServer you can also scan your SharePoint On Premise or SharePoint Online server. To do this, select the scan type "SharePoint" under "Scan > Add Scan > More" and configure the server name, path and the user account to be used. In case of Multifactor Authentication please find how to setup SpaceObServer and SharePoint in our online manual: Add Scan Dialog > Scan SharePoint > Multi-factor Authentification

Such issues occur if the machine SpaceObServer is running on could not establish a trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel. To fix this issue you need to install a matching certificate on the machine. Please find detailed information in our online manual.

Yes. If Samba is installed running on the Linux/UNIX system, then our tools can access a share on this system using its UNC name, e.g. '\\ComputerName\ShareName'.
If the file system on the Linux/UNIX system is accessible through NFS, then it can be accessed if the NFS support for Windows is installed. Please go to the Control Panel and activate the 'Services for NFS' under 'Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features on or off'. Then you can mount an NFS share to a drive letter using this command:
mount \\ComputerName\ShareName N:

It might be necessary that you create the following registry values if you have trouble connecting the NFS drive:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default\AnonymousUid as DWORD with the decimal value 10011.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default\AnonymousGid as DWORD with the decimal value 10012.
SpaceObServer can also scan Linux and Unix shares using SSH.