Directory specifications in preferences

[Charles Congdon]

Greetings:
On managed systems, it isn't a good idea to create the archive index files where the software is installed. It also is not appreciated if the temporary files used during CD burning are placed on the system partition (tends to fragment the disk for one thing).
I would like to request that the specifications for these locations be added to the preferences menu.

I wished for this ability just today. When I tried to burn an Archive Set, I was told that my system disk didn't have enough space on it for burning. The message was right, but I don't understand why it was trying to use space on my system disk for the purpose. At the very least I would have preferred it to have used the location where I have my software installed (on a different partition).

So I am requesting that, like Photoshop and other applications using lots of disk and memory, we be given the option of specifying where the files needed during Archive Creator's operations end up.

Thanks for listening and creating a great product!
Cheers.
Charles

[MichaelT]

Charles,

There are 3 types of files that we write during the course of running AC.

1 - Some very small XML file that get written to the AC folder. No issue.

2 - A copy of the Index is written to disk after the Processing step. It is in a folder called TempIndex and is written inside of the AC folder, whereever you installed it. It's size is dependant on the size of the index but would normally range from 10-200MB. We plan to allow you to spec a different folder to put this. This folder stays in place after you leaev AC, so that you can return to AC the next day (or whenever) and continue the burning of the previous Archive Set, or to make another copy of the Archove set. This folder is deleted whenever a new processing step is begun. So this is non-accumlating.

3 - When you write the CD image to disk before burning (a good thing to do), this file (650-700MB) is now written to the Windows system temp folder path. We are hoping to allow this location to be specified b within the preferences as well. This file is erased after the disk is burned.

Thanks for your feedback.