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You can find a comparison of the TreeSize editions and SpaceObServer at: TreeSize vs. SpaceObServer

You can decrease the maximum number of used threads and select the priority in the options of TreeSize. To do so, please navigate to "Home" -> "Options" -> "Scan" -> "General". There, you can find the settings under the "Thread Options" headline. Reducing the number of threads will reduce the performance impact on the server.

In case this option is not visible, please navigate to the "Display" settings and set the "Application mode" to "Expert" and try it again.

Yes, this can be done in several ways.

Long paths can be searched by using the "Advanced File Search" of TreeSize. The advanced search contains a list of predefined templates, including one for "Files with long paths". You can select this template on the left side of the application window.

In the main application, folders containing long paths are highlighted in red if the setting under "Tools > Options > View > Display > Show elements conatining paths > 260 chars in red" is activated.

The context menu of theroot directory offers an option, for removing files that go below a certain limit. Right-click on the root directory  and select "Expand > Hide folders smaller than". (alternatively, you can select "Expand" from the ribbon menu "Scan")

Yes, it is possible. This can be done in the options dialog of TreeSize under "System > Startup". You can specify up to five paths here that are scanned when TreeSize is started.

If the root directory of this drive is selected, the drives free space will be shown in the pie chart. Please note that this requires the corresponding option in the context menu of the pie chart to be activated.

You can setup TreeSize to create and email a report daily using command line options. Please see the help file for details.SMTP must be configured properly to do so.

It is currently not possible to send this report only in case of low disk space. For such tasks, please have a look at SpaceObServer, which provides extended scripting capabilities and a background service.

You can edit the intervals of the file ages in the Options of TreeSize. Filtering by a certain interval is not possible with TreeSize. But this is be possible with our products SpaceObServer.

Yes, this pop up can be turned off under "Options > Directory Tree -> Show tooltips in Directory Tree".

You can increase the number of files that are included in this statistic under "Options > Top Files > Show the top X files".

You can also use the seach type "Biggest Files" of the TreeSize File Search. The results can be exported in different ways as well.

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