New Features in DiskTracker 2.0

DiskTracker 2.0 contains many new features and changes. This page describes those changes.


DiskTracker Extension

  • Automatically scan new volumes to a specified catalog
  • Automatically update volumes in specified catalogs
  • Disks scan on eject, unmount, and shutdown, whether or not the DiskTracker application is running
  • Preferences set through "DiskTracker Extension Preferences" dialog box in DiskTracker application
  • Set a disk filter (similar to an item filter) to choose which disks the extension will scan
  • Choose modifiers to hold down to temporarily disable the DiskTracker Extension


Scanner Improvements

  • StuffIt 5.0 archive scanner
  • Optional comment scanner records Finder comments
  • Optional version number scanner records file version numbers
  • Convenient "Update Volume" command allows selected volumes to be updated by choosing "Update Volume" from the Scan Menu
  • Option to make invisible items hidden during scan saves sanity


Drag and Drop

  • Drag a disk from the Finder to scan it
  • Remove a disk from a catalog by dragging to the trash
  • Copy disks between catalogs by dragging
  • Copy or move items within DiskTracker catalogs by dragging them onto other items within DiskTracker or the Finder
  • Delete items by dragging them to the trash
  • Drag items out of StuffIt archives to decompress them (requires the StuffIt Engine)
  • Drag items into StuffIt archives to compress them (requires the StuffIt Engine)


Catalog Editing

  • Edit item attributes within the disk catalog and have the changes be mirrored onto the actual item
  • Edit:
    • Item Name
    • File Type and Creator
    • Finder Label
    • Creation and Modification Dates
    • Finder Comments
    • Lock and Hidden atributes
  • New Item menu contains commands to edit items and their attributes
  • Assign Finder labels right from the Item menu
  • Put items in the trash
  • Delete items outright (bypassing trash)
  • Empty the trash
  • Create new folders
  • Get Finder info and edit sharing permissions


Interface Improvments

  • System 8-style list view improvements:
    • New, optional, greyscale appearance-style grid in catalog and search result windows
    • New MacOS 8-style icons
    • Dates optionally given in relative style (e.g., "Today", "Yesterday")
  • Hide Item command allows undesired items to be removed from view
  • Rename items via a Finder-like name edit box
  • Control-click on items for a contextual menu
  • Item Notes allows a comment to be attached to an item in the disk catalog; item notes are retained across disk updates
  • Menus rearranged and updated to be more intuitive
  • Option to set the first catalog serial number assigned
  • Preference dialogs overhauled substantially


Other Stuff

  • Large volume support; DiskTracker now supports volumes up to 2 terabytes, up from 4 gigabytes in DT 1.1.3/1.1.4
  • Option to choose on which volume the temporary DiskTracker data is stored
  • International localizability improved
  • Multi-user access allows several users to open the same DiskTracker catalog read-only
  • New "Name does not start with" and "Name does not end with" search terms
  • New disk types:
    • DVD-ROM
    • File Server
    • Disk Image
  • More than two columns supported in Label template file lists


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