Tools menu
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On the Tools tab, you will find several useful TreeSize- and Windows-specific functions.

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Actions explained
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Options
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Opens the options dialog for TreeSize. The drop-down button also provides access to the menu items facilitating the export/import and reset of the application settings.

Open TreeSize File Search
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Starts the TreeSize File Search with all available types of file search (largest files, oldest files, etc.) for the currently selected branch. For more information about the TreeSize File Search, please refer to chapter Using TreeSize File Search.

Manage scheduled scans
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Shows all scheduled tasks of TreeSize. Tasks can be customized here.

Create snapshot
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Creates a new Snapshot for this system. Snapshots can be used at a later time to analyze size development by comparing the data of the snapshot with that of a recent scan.

Create portable installation
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Creates an installation of the Professional edition as a portable version, e.g. on a USB Stick. All of the settings will be saved to the specified installation directory.

Empty recycle bin
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Deletes all items in the recycle bin to free up disk space.

Remove obsolete software
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Opens the Windows Control Panel applet to uninstall software.

Configure Windows System Restore
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Define how much space the Windows System Restore feature can use on your local hard drive.

Map network drive
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Opens the Windows "Map Network Drive" dialog.