View file File name : scan-remote.page Content :<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" id="scan-remote"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#scan"/> <revision version="0.1" date="2011-12-19" status="stub"/> <revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-02-20" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-07-20" status="review"/> <credit type="author copyright"> <name>Julita Inca</name> <email its:translate="no">yrazes@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="editor"> <name>Michael Hill</name> <email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="author editor"> <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> <desc>Scan a folder remotely from your computer.</desc> </info> <title>Scan a remote folder</title> <p><app>Disk Usage Analyzer</app> can scan storage devices which are accessible remotely. To scan the whole file system or any specific folder remotely:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Press the button in the top-right of the main window and select <gui style="menuitem">Scan Remote Folder…</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Enter the URL into the <gui>Server Address</gui> field. It will normally have a protocol, followed by a colon and two slashes, that looks different depending on the <link xref="help:gnome-help/nautilus-connect#types">protocol</link> that you are using.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click <gui>Connect</gui> to continue; you may be asked for more details, like a password and username, before the scan will commence.</p> </item> </steps> <note> <p>Scanning over the network may be slower than scanning a local file system.</p> </note> <p>You can also select a recently used server instead of entering a new URL. If you enter a URL which is not valid, you will not be able to press <gui>Continue</gui>, but if the URL is valid, but incorrect, the connection will fail without warnings.</p> </page>