Prediction File Size

[justaguy]

I am considering using the SmartDisk DLL SDK to monitor some hard drives, but I am concerned about the size of the prediction file. Does anyone have a feel for how fast the file grows (bytes/sample)? I would also be curious to know if there is a way to trim off older sample when the file size get too large. There doesn't seem to be a way to trim the file in the SDK, so trimming it would require some intimate knowledge of the file structure. Anbybody have any ideas?

[Michael (Passmark)]

The size per sample is less then half a kilobyte.

The TEC data recording is mostly designed for long term trend analysis and isn't expected to need more than 1 or 2 samples a day, meaning this file should likely never grow to an unmanageable size within the life of the drive. As such we never saw a need to be able to trim it.

If you need more robust/detailed logging mechanism (per minute temperature log perhaps) it's recommended that you write your own data export function rather than using the in built one.