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Files within ShareFile can be grouped into folders in order to organize the files and manage permissions. If these files and folders are allowed to grow uncontrollably, then at some point in time, ShareFile will have no storage space for new files. Such an eventuality, may not only impact user productivity but may beat the very purpose of ShareFile. To avoid this, administrators should closely monitor the rate at which the number of files and the size of folders in a ShareFile account are growing, proactive detect alarming growth patterns, and promptly take action to curb the growth, so as to conserve storage space. This is exactly what the ShareFileFAFTest test does!

This test tracks the growth in the number and size of files and folders (respectively) and sends out email/SMS alerts to users if unusual/disturbing growth patterns are noticed. In addition, detailed diagnostics provided by the test also points administrators to those folders that are used the least. This information helps administrators know which folders are ideal candidates for deletion when efforts are taken to reduce space consumption in a ShareFile account.

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
folder_cnt	Indicates the number of folders in the ShareFile account.	Number
file_size	Indicates the total size of all folders in the ShareFile account.	MB
folder_growthrate	Indicates the percentage growth in the size of folders since the last measurement period.	Percent	A very high value for this measure is a cause for concern as it indicates that folder size is growing rapidly. To curb the growth, you may want to remove unused/seldom used folders from the storage zone.
async_cnt	Indicates the number of asynchronous operations performed on the ShareFile account.	Number
active_folder	Indicates the number of folders used actively.	Number	This measure reports the count of folders that have been accessed at least once in the number of DAYS configured for this test. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which folders have been actively used.
inactive_folder	Indicates the number of folders that have been used less.	Number	This measure reports the count of folders that have not been accessed even once in the number of DAYS configured for this test. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which folders have been seldom accessed.
file_cnt	Indicates the total number of files in the ShareFile account.	Number
file_growthrate	Indicates the percentage growth in file count since the last measurement period.	Percent	A very high value for this measure is a cause for concern as it indicates that file count is growing rapidly. To curb the growth, you may want to remove unused/seldom used folders from the storage zone.