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WHAT DIAMOND WILL DO FOR YOU BACK-UP / ARCHIVING Diamond is a utility for efficient, convenient and rapid back-up and archiving of your data files and applications onto minimum disk space. If backing up and archiving your files is important to you, Diamond can save you many times its own cost in floppy or hard disks, by placing all or part of your hard disk onto the smallest possible number of floppy disks. You can back up files, folders, or even your whole hard disk in one pass. If you wish, you can restore your files in full detail, including file and folder colors, and scroll bar positions. During multiple disk back-ups, full use will be made of all the space available in each disk, whatever file or folder sizes. DISKETTES Diamond provides a convenient way to send files on as few disks as possible, saving you time, money and postage. LARGE FILES Diamond makes it possible to copy very large single files from your hard hard disk onto either single or multiple floppy disks, that otherwise you could not extract from your hard disk. In the case of a large folder, Diamond avoids splitting it to meet the limited space on each diskette. HARD DISK Diamond frees up room on your hard disk by compacting the data you do not need frequently. If you wish, the packed file can have the same name and location as for the source file and vice-versa when unpacking. MODEM Diamond can greatly reduce your modem transmission costs. ENCRYPTION Deny unallowed access to your data. PACKING FILE Packs a single document or application. FOLDER Packs the selected folder, including all folders and files in it. VOLUME Packs the selected volume (name above window), with it's contents (files and folders inside window). If the currently selected volume is a physical disk, then the entire disk will be packed. MULTIPLE DISKS As soon as the current target floppy disk is full, it will be ejected. Insert the next one. Do not change the file name. Label your disks clearly, 1/2/3 etc. The correct order is required at unpacking time. ERASE VOLUME Use this if you want to replace the old contents of the target disk. Warning: Erasing means that you will not be able to recover previous data. The name of the volume to erase appears above the window that displays it's contents. PACKING ON IT-SELF Choose the same name at the same level for source/destination. Disk space occupied by source files will be freed up during compaction. Because the source file will not be deleted until it can fully be recovered from the packed file, your data is safe. SIZE The sizes that appear in the packing progress window tell you the actual physical spaces occupied by the files on disk. You can note a slightly superior gain, these sizes not taking into consideration the space occupied by headers and directories. UNPACKING MULTIPLES DISKS Insert disks in correct order. UNPACK ON ITSELF Choose the same name and location for source/destination. …