Configuring Memory Settings

Saving memory not only saves time at loading but also during sorting and selections, therefore it is worth while considering selecting memory saving options. Because of the number of files that will be loaded, removing unnecessary file detail can have significant impact on the time taken to load and the amount of memory needed. This is particularly useful when loading a large quantity of scan files.

When more than the physically available memory is needed, the Operating system uses a page file. Access to this file is of course much slower than to real memory and therefore degrades performance significantly.

In the Analysis Workbench:

  1. Select the Load Options command from the File menu.
  2. Click the Memory tab. This option allows you to specify which attributes are loaded for a file. Specify the file details to load by selecting the following options as required:
    • Size - The file size. This option is permanently disabled and cannot be unchecked. The Analysis Workbench always loads the file size.
    • Signature - The signature (checksum of the first 8 kb).
    • Modified time - The time stamp indicating when the file was last modified.
    • Accessed time - The time stamp indicating when the file was last accessed.
    • Type - The type of file (for example, DOS executable file, Windows executable file, OS/2 DLL file).
    • Attributes - The system attributes for a file (for example, hidden, archive, read-only).
    • Software Utilization Data - The number of days that the application was used (as a percentage) over a period of time.
  1. Loading all directories and cross-referencing them with files, machines and applications can take up a significant amount of memory. If only parts, or none of the information is required, then select one the appropriate options:
    • Load all directories
    • Load only directories containing loaded files
    • Do not load directory data
  1. Select the machine data to be loaded. This is a memory saving option, which allows you to load only some data for each machine. In the Machine data to load group box select from the following options:
    • Asset and Hardware data
    • Include Shortcut data
    • Include Services data
    • Include Environment data
    • Include SMBIOS data