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Yes. And Long path can be explicitly searched for using the Advanced Search. Simply select the template "Files with long paths".

What you can do is using the Custom Search type of the TreeSize File Search. It allows to search the entire network or IPv4 address ranges for certain files, like *.pst. Simply specify \\*  or \\192.168.123.* as path to search. TreeSize will then enumerate all available PCs in e network or that IPv4 network segment and search their drives (or more exactly: their public and hidden shares) for the files matching the search criteria.

Yes, the TreeSize File Search can search, report and delete or move files over a certain age. You can select the template "Modified long time ago" in the custom search, to load a search configuration for old files. Check the files you want to delete and use the "Delete" button to delete or move them to the Recycle Bin. You can schedule this search and also automate a move or delete operation, by using the option "Tools > Schedule current search".

Unfortunately there is no short and easy answer to this question because usually one cannot know where a file came from and what it is used for. Generally temporary files and cache files of the internet browsers can nearly always be deleted safely. Besides deleting files, the File Search of the software offers you to move files to a different drive or to a compressed ZIP file (preserving the file system hierarchy) which can then be archived. That way files that are still needed can be easily restored, either manually or by using the restore script that the software is able to generate optionally.

To check all results, click on "Check All". To check some results based on their name, use the "Check if" button. You may select multiple files using a left mouse click while holding the <Shift>- or <Ctrl>-key down. Using "Check" from the context menu checks all currently selected files.

The duplicates search offers additional useful options to check specific files in each duplicates group, such as "All but the newest"

Yes. Please open the TreeSize File Search via the Windows "Start" menu or the TreeSize "File Search" menu, check the drives that should be searched and click "Select template". Select "Modified long time ago" and adjust the date filter value. You can also change your filters, or add more, if you need a more custom set of filter options.

After setting up the search options, hit the "Start" button. After the search has completed, check mark all files that you want to archvie and click "Move", or "Archive" in the "Operations" tab. The file operations dialog will allow to specify the option to preserve the directory structure, as well as creating a log file of the operation.

Please open the TreeSize File Search via the Windows "Start" menu or the TreeSize "File Search" menu, add the drives that should be searched. Add "*.XYZ" to the "Filter Patterns" of the custom search and press the "Start" button. All files will be listed, their total count and size is listed in the status bar on the bottom

Another possibility: Set a filter in the Options dialog of the main application. Then TreeSize will only include matching files when calculating the folder sizes. The results will provide a good overview of the distribution of these file type(s) and can be exported to a text file using the context menu.

TreeSize uses the separator that is defined in your system's regional settings, by default. You can either change your regional settings, or change the setting under "Home > Options > Export > CSV > List separator"

Please go to "Tools > Options > Export", select your export type and activate the options "Include single files in export" and "Export the full directory branch" are activated. You may also consider using the TreeSize File Search to list all or some files of a directory branch. These lists can be exported as well, e.g. to Excel files.

Please make sure that the option "Tools > Options > Scan > General > Create statistics for file owner" is activated. Scan the folder in question. Go to the "Users" tab in the right pane, right-click on a user and select "Show files of this user". The list will be compiled and can be exported in various formats.

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