General options

Options window can be activated by selecting the main menu item View|Options (Ctrl+O).

The sheet 'General' represents common ADCS settings.

ADCS Options window

Field Meaning
Autosave options Automatically saves all user options when leaving a program (Checked recommended).
Safe copying files Turn on this tick box to protect overwriting file. When this tick box is on ADCS will copy a file to a temporary file, and when file replication is successfully done ADCS will overwrite old file with new one. (Checked recommended).
Delete to Recycle Bin Deleting the files to Recycle Bin (Checked recommended).
Sound confirmation If checked then ADCS play sound after comparison, synchronization and delete.
Maximum history items Defines maximum amount of history elements of visiting the directories (12 recommended).
Show Heatsoft ADCS in Defines where the Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed.
Taskbar only The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed only in the task bar like most of programs.
System tray only The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed only in the system tray, the small system area in the task bar, near the clock. A click on this icon brings Heatsoft ADCS back into the foreground.
Taskbar and system tray The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed in the task bar and in the system tray at the same time.
Refresh compare table options Defines what method will be updated information in the comparison table. After certain actions are performed on files or directories, the information displayed in the comparison table may need to be refreshed.
Run directories comparison after These options designate that the comparison table will be refreshed after any of these actions takes place via new comparison.
Activate the program (Alt+TAB) Directories will be compared after activate the program.
Synchronization/replication is completed Directories will be compared after directories synchronization.
Delete files in the comparison table Directories will be compared after deleting files or change file's attributes in the comparison table.

Click Ok to apply your changes temporarily, or Save settings to apply them permanently.

See also:
   Options window
   Layout (options of the main window)
   Trees (directories tree options)
   Compare (options of comparison table)
   Disk piecharter: General (options of Disk space viewer)
   Disk piecharter: Styles (styles settings)
   Comparision rules (directory comparison criteria)
   Confirmations (defines which confirmations windows will be shown)
   Language (options for change ADCS GUI language)
   Open with (allows to configure applications to open files)
   Log files (allows to change log files settings)
   The main window

Field	Meaning
Autosave options	Automatically saves all user options when leaving a program (Checked recommended).
Safe copying files	Turn on this tick box to protect overwriting file. When this tick box is on ADCS will copy a file to a temporary file, and when file replication is successfully done ADCS will overwrite old file with new one. (Checked recommended).
Delete to Recycle Bin	Deleting the files to Recycle Bin (Checked recommended).
Sound confirmation	If checked then ADCS play sound after comparison, synchronization and delete.
Maximum history items	Defines maximum amount of history elements of visiting the directories (12 recommended).
Show Heatsoft ADCS in	Defines where the Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed.
Taskbar only	The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed only in the task bar like most of programs.
System tray only	The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed only in the system tray, the small system area in the task bar, near the clock. A click on this icon brings Heatsoft ADCS back into the foreground.
Taskbar and system tray	The Heatsoft ADCS icon will be displayed in the task bar and in the system tray at the same time.
Refresh compare table options	Defines what method will be updated information in the comparison table. After certain actions are performed on files or directories, the information displayed in the comparison table may need to be refreshed.
Run directories comparison after	These options designate that the comparison table will be refreshed after any of these actions takes place via new comparison.
Activate the program (Alt+TAB)	Directories will be compared after activate the program.
Synchronization/replication is completed	Directories will be compared after directories synchronization.
Delete files in the comparison table	Directories will be compared after deleting files or change file's attributes in the comparison table.