Options

Options are choices for the whole application, not for one project. They are not saved in a .gsc project file. A change applies as soon as you make it and is saved at once; the dialog has only a Close button.

Open it from Tools > Options… in the menu bar. The settings are in five tabs: General, Splitting, Notifications, Recent lists and History.

General

Language of GSplit

The language of the interface. The default, Automatic, follows the language of the system and names it, for example "Automatic (English)". A language whose translation is incomplete shows its percentage. See Languages.

GSplit reloads its window in the new language and keeps the current settings. The command line and the Self-Uniting app use the same language. The list is disabled while a split, a unite or a checksum is running.

Theme

Choice	Effect
System defined	Follows the light or dark scheme of the system, and changes with it. This is the default.
Light	Always light.
Dark	Always dark.

Default project

A project file (.gsc) that GSplit loads each time it starts. Empty by default, which starts GSplit with the standard settings. Browse… opens a picker for .gsc files and Clear removes the choice.

Settings are stored in

The line at the bottom of the tab gives the folder that holds the settings, with an Open folder link. See Where the settings are stored.

Splitting

Multiple files: ask before splitting the next file to a removable disk

On by default. When Split multiple files is about to split a file after the first one to a removable drive, GSplit stops and waits, so you can insert the right disk. Answering no ends the run.

Move erased files and folders to the Recycle Bin

On by default. Windows only. When Erase destination folder contents before splitting is on, the deleted files go to the Recycle Bin instead of being deleted for good.

Notifications

These settings apply when a split or a unite ends.

Show a system notification when a split or a unite ends

On by default. Shown only while GSplit is not the window in front.

Play a sound when a split or a unite ends

Off by default.

Flash the taskbar button when a split or a unite ends or waits for an answer

On by default. Windows only. The button flashes only while GSplit is not the window in front.

Show the progress on the taskbar button

On by default. Windows only.

Recent lists

Add the source file and the destination folder to the recent lists after a split

On by default. The Source file and Destination pages offer these lists.

Always offer the folder of the source file as a destination

On by default. The folder of the source file appears in the list of destinations.

Clear recent lists

Empties the lists of recent source files and recent destination folders. The tab shows how many of each there are, and the button is disabled when both are empty.

History

Each split is kept in the history with all its settings. The Source page offers them again for the same file, and the History pane restores any of them.

Clear history…

Removes every entry of the history after a confirmation ("Remove N entries from the history?" with Clear history and Cancel). The tab shows the number of entries; the button is disabled when there are none.

Where settings are stored

Where the settings are stored

GSplit keeps its options, history, recent lists and window position in one file, gsplit-pref.json.

Mode	Folder
Installed, Windows	`%APPDATA%\GDG Software\GSplit\`
Installed, Linux	`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/GDG Software/GSplit/`, or `~/.config/GDG Software/GSplit/` when the variable is not set
Portable	The folder of GSplit

The Settings are stored in line of the General tab shows the folder in use.

Portable mode

GSplit is portable when a file named gsplit-pref.json sits in the same folder as GSplit.exe. It then reads and writes its settings there instead of in your user profile, and the General tab shows a Portable badge. An empty gsplit-pref.json is enough to turn portable mode on; GSplit fills it at the first save. The portable zip of the release already contains it.