FileMonkey 10.57 - User Guide and FAQ

• attrib Display or change file or folder attributes
• cd Display or change the current directory
• choice Select a choice from a pre-defined list
• cls Clear the command line output screen
• copy Copy a file(s) from one location to another
• date Display or change the current system date
• del Delete a file(s)
• dir List the contents of a directory
• echo Output text to the command line output screen
• exit Exit the current command prompt
• format Format a disk
• md Make a new directory
• move Move a file(s) from one location to another
• rd Remove a directory
• ren Rename a file(s)

Frequently Asked Questions - FileMonkey

1. FileMonkey takes a long time to start up, why?
   On a 64MB RAM Windows 98 computer, FileMonkey should take about 2 to 4 seconds to load. Longer start up times may be attributed to the following factors:
   
   
   • Some 3rd party programs such as virus scanners may interfere with FileMonkey when it first loads thereby increasing start-up time. Closing these 3rd party programs before launching FileMonkey should solve the problem.
   • Installing FileMonkey over a network or on a slow disk drive, floppy drive or cd will increase the time it takes for FileMonkey to start.
   • FileMonkey saves the last target folder on exit. When you load FileMonkey, if there are more than 300 files in that folder, FileMonkey will display a progress bar while loading targets. You can cancel this by clicking on the cancel button.
   • FileMonkey saves the last target folder on exit. If this folder is on a slow disk drive, floppy drive or cd, this will increase the time it takes for FileMonkey to start.
   • FileMonkey may be slower on older computers with less than 64 MB RAM and/or processors of less than 400MHz
   • If your computer has not been optimized then FileMonkey and all other tasks on your machine will take longer to run.
   
   
   Over time, you may have accumulated programs and spyware that you no longer use. These will run in the background of your machine and eat your computers' resources.
   
   You will need to remove these to speed up your computer.
   
   
2. FileMonkey was working fine but now, it does not read all the files or folders on my computer. I have tried on several different disks and it does not work. Windows Explorer displays all files without any problem, why won't FileMonkey list all my files?
   Perhaps you are not targeting all the files or folders that you want to list.
   
   In the main window, right click on the file list and select "Target All Files". Then in the feature that you are using, check both the "Sub Folders" and "Hidden Folders" check boxes and select the "All Targets" option if this option is present. This should solve the problem.
   
   
3. How do I get this program to print a listing of all the files that are in a directory. I like the application, but see no print functions?
   After you create a file list or perform any other operation with FileMonkey, the results window will open with your list. From here, click the print button to send the results to your printer or click the save button to save your list in plain text format.
   
   You can view the results window at any time by selecting the "View/Results" menu item from the main window.
   
   
4. Can FileMonkey compare 2 or more files or synchronize folders?
   FileMonkey does not have the ability to compare file names, folders or file contents or synchronize folders. We are considering adding this feature to a future version of FileMonkey but this will not be available for some time.
   
   For the moment, the best advice that we can offer is to search for packages that have been created specifically for file comparison.
   
   
5. I just time stamped my files using FileMonkey but now, the new time and date stamps do not appear under windows, my computer or windows explorer - why?
   Older versions of Windows and disk formats such as FAT or FAT32 cannot handle date processing prior to 1980. If you have changed file dates to before 1980, they may not appear under some versions of Windows. Although you may have files that date before 1980, Windows has problems displaying the new time and date stamps of these files.
   
   You can test this by trying to change your system date to before 1980 (you can do this from the clock in your taskbar). You should see that Windows will not let you do this.
   
   If the dates that you are trying to change are after 1980 and they are not appearing, it could simply be the case that you either need to refresh windows explorer or you have not targeted the files that you wish to work on in the main window.
   
   To target all files in the main window, right-click on the file list and select "Targets / Target All Files" from the pop-up menu.
   
   
6. Can FileMonkey extract email address from Outlook PST files?
   "Personal Store" files (PST for short) are binary (compiled) and encrypted and therefore FileMonkey cannot extract email addresses from these files (read the next section for further advice).
   
   
7. Can FileMonkey create an image dump of disk free-space?
   No, FileMonkey can only wipe free-space.
   
   I have never heard of any packages that can create a free-space image dump but scanners such as Directory Snoop will allow you to browse and search through free space and recover deleted files.
   
   There are other programs that can re-create all deleted directory and file structures such as PC Inspector and Get Data Back. These will also allow you to recover deleted data.