ThawSpace Tab

The ThawSpace tab is used to create virtual Thawed partitions where documents and changes are retained persistently on Frozen computers. Administrators can create a User ThawSpace for each User, or a Global ThawSpace that all users can share. The ThawSpace tab displays only the users that have ThawSpace.

Global and User ThawSpaces are easily distinguishable by the icons displayed in the Type column.

The Global icon represents the Global ThawSpace.

The User icon represents a User ThawSpace.

ThawSpaces can be added or deleted from within the tab using the Add and Delete buttons. ThawSpaces are sized in MB or GB and can range from 1 MB to 120 GB.

The computer must be in a Thawed state to create or modify a ThawSpace. If a ThawSpace was set up using the Deep Freeze Installer, a dialog (with a progress bar) appears stating that ThawSpaces are being created. The Global ThawSpace and user ThawSpace are displayed as removable media on the desktop. Other users’ ThawSpaces are displayed as a folder with restricted access.

A maximum of one Global and 32 User ThawSpaces can be created on each computer. The User ThawSpaces are visible for mapping purposes. ThawSpaces appear as removable media on the Desktop.