The Scan tab on Options dialog allows you to configure how ADC will scan the disk:
The Keep info on disk update (comments/categories) option allows you to save the existing comments and categories when updating the disk.
Enabling Scan in background option will force ADC to work at the lowest priority, using CPU only when it is in idle state. Scan process will be significally slower, but it will not disturb any other applications running at the same time.
Change/set disk serial number when needed (if possible) option stands for simplifying disk updates. See Adding the disk section for details.
If Analyse compressed files option is set, ADC will browse inside archives like ZIP, ARJ etc. Enabling Analyse SFX archives allows you to browse inside self-extracting executables, too. See the next page for details.
You may also wish to enable Extract file descriptions from archives option – with it, ADC will try to extract “file_id.diz” files from archives and use them as descriptions. The Extract comments from archives option, when selected, will allow ADC to use the archive comment as a description.
Using the Ignore hidden files and folders option, you can exclude some files and folders (e.g. your private ones) from the database: just set the “Hidden” attribute for them before the disk will be scanned.
If Eject removable media after scan option is is enabled, the program will eject the disk from the drive after scan operation. Important note: the “standard” eject command is not supported by some devices. So, you may experience some problems if this option is enabled.
If the last option – Extract CDDB (freedb) info for Audio CDs – is enabled, and the dist being scanned is audio CD, ADC will try to connect to Internet CD database (see freedb.org for details) to get artist/album/track information. If you’re connected through proxy server or would like to change the default connection timeout, press Setup freedb button:
Here, you can select the following:
| • | freedb server. The address of the server CD database could be found on. Default value is freedb.freedb.org; pless [...] button at the right to get the list of available servers (they’ll be written into the drop-down box). |
| • | freedb script. The location of CD query script on the server. Default value is /~cddb/cddb.cgi, and it is not recommended to change it (until we’ll ask you to do that). |
| • | Timeout. Server timeout. Default value is 10 (seconds); increase it if you have a slow connection. |
| • | Proxy. How do you connect to the Internet: directly, or through proxy server. The program can use Microsoft Internet Explorer settings (just reads them from your system), or you can select your own ones. |
| • | Debug mode. If that option is enabled, ADC creates file freedb.log in the root of drive C, and writes some useful information into it during database requests. It may really help in the situation if the program doesn’t extract proper information for some CDs from your collection, while you’re sure that it should. So if you get any troubles with freedb feature, just enable that option, scan a few disks, and send that (log) file to us. |