
Heatsoft ADCS 
Advanced Directory Comparison and Synchronization

README
=============================

Please read this file carefully (especially "Installation"
chapter) before installing the program to your computer.


Contents
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  Program information
  System Requirements
  Company information
  Description
  Installation
  History
  Registration
  Copyright and license
  Technical support


Program information
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Program Archive Name:
  ADCSv116_setup.exe
Program Name:
  Advanced Directory Comparison and Synchronization
Program Version:
  1.16
Program Release Date:
  September 17, 2003
Program Description:
  ADCS is a very fast and easy-to-use Directory and File synchronizer.
Target OS:
  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 5.0, Windows 2000,
  Windows Me, Windows XP
copyright information:
  Shareware ($25)


System Requirements
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This version of the program will run under Windows 95/98/NT4/NT5, and
the Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP


Company information
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Company Name:
  Heatsoft Corporation
Contact E-mail Address:
  feedback@heatsoft.com
Contact WWW URL:
 http://www.heatsoft.com


Description
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Use ADCS to compare and synchronize folder contents. Select your two
directories to generate an easy-to follow side-by-side comparison. File
size, time/date stamp, and attributes are prominently shown, along with
color-coded arrows clearly marking the status of each file involved in the
comparison. You can apply filespec filters, copy selected files to a third
folder, and execute synchronizations with a single mouse-click. Other features
include directories recursion, .csv and HTML-based comparison reports, custom
sorting and display options, and support for bookmarking frequent 
synchronization tasks.

Features list of Heatsoft ADCS 

Comparison and Synchronization features
- Side-by-side comparison of two directories.
- Comparison and Synchronization with subdirectories. 
- Extended synchronization mode for fast performing the operations of Mirror copy and Backup.
- Ability to do simultaneous multi-directories comparison (Directories pairs basket).
- Comparison files by content.
- Detect differences in file size, timestamps, attributes.
- Ability to change copy direction for synchronization. 
- Ability to copy and synchronize files which are used in other programs.
- Allows unlimited # of levels of sub-directories to be included in the 
  synchronization.

Display features
- Visibility filters. 
- Explorer-style tree of embedded directories.
- Color emphasis for different files.
- Preview synchronization window.
- Comfortable navigation in file list, including mask selection.
- Multiple files filter. Allows to use Include and Exclude 
  files filters.
- Advanced include filter by file date, file size, file attributes.
- List of compared directories (Navigator). Allows to quickly 
  move through the comparison table.
- Refresh drives in the directories tree.
- Ability to refresh comparison table.
- Ability to sort the comparison by name, type, date, size of files.
- Controlling which files will be shown.
- Configurable directories tree and comparison table by changing 
  settings of the directories tree and settings of the comparison table. 
- Ability to define where the ADCS icon will be shown.
- Ability to show or hide hidden and system files in the comparison table.
- Ability to customize the main button bar.
- Shows refresh progress window when you activate ADCS.
- Shows file's path in the comparison table.
- Ability to controling which files will be show in the preview synchronization window.
- Ability for change ADCS GUI language (multi-language).

File and Directory Operations
- Ability to create, delete and rename directories.
- Ability to copy and delete files.
- Copying of files with conservation of directories structure.
- Change date/attributes for selected files

Comparison Criteria 
- Comparison rules. You can change directory comparison criteria 
  (file timestamp, file size, file attributes). 
- Ignore NTFS/FAT differences (can ignore FAT 2 second rounding). 
- Ability to ignore daylight savings (in most time zones the difference is 1 hour).

Information features 
- System information. You can see system information about software, hardware
  and network of your computer.
- Disk space viewer. Allows to view a directories structure and their size 
  via piechart.
- Shows the properties window for drive, directory or file.

Services features
- Network connections. Allows to connect and disconnect network drives.
- Ability to generate comparison report.
- Saves your favorite directories for fast repositioning.
- Ability to open files in their associated application.
- Ability for changing method for refresh comparison table.
- Ability to enable/disable sound confirmation.
- Ability to define which confirmation window will be shown.
- Ability to remove empty folders.

Other features 
- Allows easy to install and uninstall.
- Available the context help.


Installation
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Important! If you've got ADCS not from our web page, but from
the other source (magazine CD or some software library), please
visit our home page:
 
http://www.heatsoft.com

- you'll probably find the later version
  usually, we release new version of ADCS about once a month.

To install ADCS, just run the "ADCSv116_setup.exe" and follow the
instructions. You'll need to select the target directory
and the components to install.


History
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See "history.txt" file.


Registration
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See "order.txt" file.



Copyright and license
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See "License.txt" file.
See "Privacy Policy.txt" file.
See "Return Policy.txt" file.


Technical support
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Before you contact us, please do the following:
- Be sure that you're doing everything right. We all make
  mistakes sometimes... Be attentive.
- Look at the Help file: it may already contain an answer to
  your question. A lot of people ask us something like "how
  do I:", though the complete information is there.
- Visit Heatsoft ADCS home page in the Internet at

  http://www.heatsoft.com
   
  It's a good chance that you'll find the newer version of
  ADCS there. If the serious bug has been found in the program,
  but the new version is not ready yet, we make the hot fix for it.

  But if you still have a problem with ADCS and noting else helps,
  please contact technical support at 
  feedback@heatsoft.com

Please inform us about the following:
  - Advanced Directory Comparison and Synchronization version 
    (from "About" dialog)
  - where did you get Advanced Directory Comparison and Synchronization
    (http or ftp site)
  - Windows 95/98/NT version (including service packs and other
    fixes installed), US or international, OEM or not
  - computer information: CPU type and speed, installed memory
  - description of your problem (as much information as possible
    to retrieve the problem)

In order to get the complete computer information (working under
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP or Me), open the Control Panel, click on 
"System" applet and press "Print" on "Device Manager" tab.

If you have any comments or suggestions for the next releases,
please don't hesitate to email them to us:
feedback@heatsoft.com