Disk Explorer Pro

[Karola]

Thisis a program I've been writing on and off for quite a while now. It started out as a way to visualize graphic data stored on the disk and morphed into an editor and disk mapping tool. The documentation is bit weak, but I'm sure a few minutes of playing around will give you an idea of what it's capable of. I have tested it on real hardware, but thanks to Altirra's mouse support I find it works much better in an emulator.

P.S. Does anyone know of a nice easy tool that can take a regular executable (such as this one) and convert it to a boot disk. Since Disk Explorer does not need DOS, it would be better suited as a boot disk.

I wanted to point out (NPI) that the mouse is not sensitive enough in Altirra. I was able to adjust Altirra to get most of the way there. And was wondering where the base of the problem is. In Altiraa? Or in Disk Explorer?

I rewrote the editor to be a little more conventional in appearance. You can switch between hex and decimal views, it shows ascii at the end of each row, and in keeping with the entire project, it shows a character and player visualizations at the bottom of the screen. As well you can click anywhere on the first line of graphics to highlight the actual byte. Edits are dynamically displayed as you type.

even when your Diskexplorer program does not require a DOS to load, it is still nice to have it as a file version. How about using a disk without a DOS, your Diskexplorer program file and just a bootloader on it ? Your program can still be a file then and the disk behaves like a bootdisk...?!?

Luckily, Super-Copy is able to reverse the process and turn the bootdisk into a file again... the file version e.g. has the advantage, that you can put the manual (e.g. converted from PDF into TXT) onto the same disk or you could put the file version onto a flash-cartridge or ...

Andreas - good points, I will include both versions in the next release (likely last, as the only thing I want to add is the ability to output the sector(s) as CSV). I knew there must be a tool like Super-Copy, seems that most of the disk tools are boot to binary converters only.

Ryan - not surprising, only so many ways to represent disk structure using a character based system. Hmmmm, that brings up a good point ... I wonder if I should switch to a graphics mode in order to represent the disk sectors? I could use Antic $0D - four colours would give me enough to show normal, empty and directory sectors and one more colour to indicate the current file. This would also allow me to show an entire ED disk... (pretty sure I want to stay away from DD disks - the 256 byte sectors would break the Explorer and Editor screens). Then again, considering the mouse sensitivity issues, this might not be such a great idea. I'll have to play around a bit.

(pretty sure I want to stay away from DD disks - the 256 byte sectors would break the Explorer and Editor screens). Then again, considering the mouse sensitivity issues, this might not be such a great idea. I'll have to play around a bit.

Joystick support, and now the Editor has the ability to output (via print) either the current sector or a range. This feature is really intended for emulator users to copy and paste with. I've also messed with the interface a little, START brings up the Explorer exclusively, SELECT still shows the Selector and now OPTION selects the Editor.

MrFish - An option to close up the columns is certainly possible, it will cause some pain with the hot spots so it might take a few days. Just of out interest, would you prefer closing the spaces, or doubling up the current chars (ABC or AABBCC)?

OK, so now you can use the keys to roll the bytes up and down (within the sector), as well as press the "S" key to double up characters in the Explorer (I'll revisit closing the the space later). Images here are from Necromancer, before and after rolling the sector with a good chunk of the character set. Both of these features only work in the Explorer.

The next logical step -- if you're interested in carrying things that far -- would be to have the ability to edit individual pixels in a zoomed grid of some sort. That would relieve a lot of hand conversion currently necessary, and make the program more accessible to the less technical.

Something similar to the upper portion in the editor for the program "Macro Edit" would be ideal. I think Macro Edit uses Antic mode 2 with GPRIOR set for GTIA mode 10, but you could also just use mode 10 normally. Either way you have access to all the color registers and their associated colors on all mode lines. This Macro Edit screen gives you editing of the pixel data relative to three modes, Antic 4, Antic 2, and GTIA 10 (in that order on the screen shown). Antic 4 and GTIA 10 display their proper colors and Antic 2 is just represented using the color register currently set to light green in this display.

Drives can fill up quickly and you often don't know exactly why. So which files are eating up your space and which ones can you safely delete to reclaim it? Disk Space Explorer 2023 will tell you! It also quickly finds large folders and helps you to track down resource hogs.

Disk Space Explorer 2023 does what Windows Explorer can't: It allows you to filter through your drives and list files by size, including their disk space quota. You can also easily scan for specific file types e.g., to show movies or images only. The integrated bar chart gives you an instant overview of your file structure and reveals resource-hogging files and folders.

I learned that when viewing file properies for files on a drive using NTFS compression, the "Size on Disk" value will show the actual compressed size on disk, and it will actually be smaller than the normal file "Size" value (i.e. it's usually the other way around when the drive is not compressed).

I've read about the Command Line and how it works but it bugs me that i can't really find my partitions. Is there an explorer-like application that i can use so i can safely browse the content of my hard disk drive?

This is nautilus (aka Files). It is the default file browser for Ubuntu (like Windows Explorer on Windows):Note: It might look different on your machine because I am using different themes (United-Ubuntu for GTK+ and Paper for icons) than the default Ambiance theme.

In Ubuntu, the Windows Explorer-like archive viewer is nautilus, you can open it from commandline ([Ctrl] [Alt] [T]), typing "nautilus", or by browsing a icon, probably named "Files" (mine is in native language) after hitting the "Win" key or Unity icon.

Although it's an old post, i happened to ask the same question and stumbled upon this post.

In case there is a need for a graphical representation of a disk drive's contents (like treemap for ex), use Baobab

The provided DiskExplorer X scripts show you how to extract files programmatically from NTFS, FAT, EXT, XFS, HFS+, and APFS. You can use these scripts as a blueprint for customized data recoveries or forensic investigations.

You can write additional scripts for other file systems or container structures such as backup files, virtualization volumes, encrypted volumes, or surveillance disks. A rich set of built-in commands lets you access and process disks and images files. You could even develop your own data recovery software based on those scripts.

If your Storage Explorer isn't connected to Azure, you can't use it to manage resources. Follow the steps in this section to connect Storage Explorer to your Azure account. Afterward, you can use it to manage your disks.

In the Upload VHD dialog box, specify your VHD source file, the name of the disk, the operating system type, the region to which you want to upload the disk, and the account type. If the region supports availability zones, you can select a zone of your choice. Select Create to begin uploading your disk.

I cant remember, but there is a way (setting) that has to be done in disk management so that the explorer can see the added space. (My lead DBA showed me once, but rt now I cannot remember and the lead DBA is on vacation :exclamationmark:)

OTG Disk Explorer Lite is designed to enhance your tablet's functionality by enabling you to access and manage files on USB flash drives and card readers directly from your Nexus 7 or Nexus 10 device. With a straightforward setup process, you simply connect your flash drive to an OTG cable and then to your tablet's micro USB port. Upon launching the application, you can effortlessly browse all the files on your connected USB drive.

The convenience this provides is significant; users can open and interact with documents using their preferred app viewers or editors. It primarily supports the FAT32 disk format for flash drives. However, it's worth noting that the Lite version has a file size limitation; individual file access is capped at 30MB. For larger file requirements, the Pro version may be more suitable.

Promising a significant boost to your productivity on the go, OTG Disk Explorer Lite offers instant access to a wider range of files and documents that are usually beyond the reach of your tablet's internal storage. Its seamless integration makes the app an indispensable tool for anyone looking to expand their device's capabilities.

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