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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="scan-file-system">

  <info>
    <revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-02-20" status="review"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#scan"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Julita Inca</name>
      <email>yrazes@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Scan all internal and removable storage devices.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Scan the file system</title>

  <p>To find out how much space your file system takes up:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Scan File System</gui></guiseq>
      from the menu</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>Your file system includes all internal and removable storage devices which
  are mounted when the respective folder is scanned.</p>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>If the file system that you are trying to scan is large, it may take a
    few minutes for the scan to complete.</p>
    <p>Select <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Stop</gui></guiseq> to cancel the
    current scan, or <guiseq><gui>Analyzer</gui><gui>Refresh</gui></guiseq> to
    repeat the last scan.</p>
  </note>

  <p>The results may be useful in deciding which folders can be
  <link href="ghelp:file-roller">archived</link>,
  <link href="help:gnome-help/files-delete">deleted</link> or
  <link href="help:gnome-help/files-copy">moved</link> to free up space. You can
  also use the results to estimate how much space would be needed for a
  <link href="help:gnome-help/backup-how">backup</link> of specific folders.</p>

  <p>Right-click on any folder and select <gui>Open Folder</gui> to launch the
  <app>Files</app> application, or <gui>Move to Trash</gui> to move your folder
  to <file>Trash</file>.</p>

</page>
