File Categories
APTARE StorageConsole provides a set of default file categories. Although not recommended these categories can be customized (by a Super User only) to add or remove file extensions. See
Adding/Editing File Categories.
APTARE StorageConsole File Analytics profiles and categorizes collected data by file type (filename extension). This categorized data is listed in the File Types report, which lists the top 50 file types for the selected volumes/shares.
Note: The File Types report is an aggregation at the volume level of only the top 50 file extensions. For a complete list of all profiled file types, use the Export List checkbox, available in the File Types report and several other File Analytics reports; or from the Tools menu list, select: Tools > File List > Export. File List Export represents all filenames profiled for the Portal. Typically, if multiple volumes/shares are selected in the report scope, the File Types report will list less types than what is listed in the exported output.
Category | Filename Extensions |
Adobe Acrobat | pdf |
Archives | zip, tar, cab, gz, rar, z |
Audio | aiff, au, mp3, mp4, wav, wma |
Backups | bak, bkp, bkf |
CD/DVD Images | iso, nrg, img |
Desktop Publishing | qxd |
Email Archives | pst |
Hard Drive Images | tib, gho, ghs |
Images | bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, tif, tiff, png, psd |
Installers | msi, rpm |
Log Files | log |
Lotus Notes | nsf, ns2, ns3, ns4, box, ncf, ntf |
MS Office Documents | doc, docx, docm, dot, dotx, dotm, xls, xlsx, xlsm, xlt, xltx, xltm, xlsb, xlam, ppt, pptx, pptm, potx, potm, ppam, ppsx, ppsm, mdb, accdb, accde, accdt, accdr |
System Files | exe, dll, bin |
Text Files | txt, csv |
Video | mpg, mpeg, avi, mov, m4v |
VMware | vmdk, nvram, vmx, vmxf, vmtm, vmem, vmsn, vmsd, hlog |
Adding/Editing File Categories
WARNING: When you edit any file category, you will lose the historical category data because the revised category no longer represents the data that already has been collected and categorized.
Adding a File Category
When adding a new file category, complete the following fields in the Add Attributes window.
Name | Name of the file category |
Extensions | Enter comma-delimited file extensions, without the period; for example, mif |
Editing a File Category
When editing a file category, simply add or delete file extensions in the comma-separated list.
WARNING: When you edit any file category, you will lose the historical category data because the revised category no longer represents the data that already has been collected and categorized.