An important feature within Spotlight is the ability to display, collect and replay the behavior of a Spotlight connection at a specified point in time such as when an important alarm was raised.
To clear information from Spotlight history
To set disk space for Spotlight history
Configure as appropriate.
| Option | Description | 
|---|---|
| Limit disk space usage | Select to limit the amount of space allocated for files in the history repository. Select how much space to allocate. | 
| Limit repository period | Select to limit the length of time files are stored in the history repository. Select the period of time. Note: When clear, Spotlight stores the snapshot files indefinitely. | 
To set where to save Spotlight history
Configure as appropriate.
| Option | Description | 
|---|---|
| Select the path where history will be stored | Enter where you want to store historical information, or click on the folder icon to browse for its location. | 
| Compress history files | The Spotlight history files stored in the repository may contain very large amounts of information. Select this option to compress history files when storing them. | 
| Space available on | Shows how much space is available to store your snapshot files in the specified location. |