How do I add new files and folders to the library?

Go to

Tools > Share Files

From there, you can manage folders in the library.
(Removing a folder does not delete it)

 

What is the difference between Physical and Organiser?

Physical allows you to see what folder every file is in. These are real folders that exist on your hard diskdrive. The Organiser allows you to view virtual information about files and folders. Files are organized into various virtual folders according to their schema. The organiser makes things a lot easier when going through your files and is recommended for common use.

What does hashing mean?

Hashing creates unique identification strings so clients downloading from you can verify that the file is copied exactly. eTomi implements many forms of hashing to ensure that you receive exact copies of files downloaded.

Why is it taking so long to hash my files?

eTomi scans files and creates several different types of hashes such as SHA1, TTH, MD5, and CMD4. It takes eTomi awhile to generate this information because minimal CPU is used for the operation. To increase the speed of this hashing, go to the Home tab, and click side panel where it says speed up hashing. Although this will speed it up, it will also place a heavier load on your computer. You can always turn this off by clicking slow hashing down.

What do Scan and Rebuild do? (Power Mode)

Scan searches for new files in case the auto-scan somehow fails for you. Rebuild will re-acquire hashes for files and regenerate metadata if it has been lost, due to a move or deletion.

What do the different filename colors mean?

Grey files are files which are in the process of being hashed.
Blue files are unshared files. You can share them by right-clicking them and checking 'Shared'.

eTomi keeps rehashing my files, why does it do this?

If you are sharing across a network and that computer goes down, eTomi will have to rehash every time it loses contact with the other computer.

If you're using Windows XP, you will need administrator rights or else it will have to hash your files every time eTomi is started.

When you move your files, eTomi will have to recalculate hashes for those files.

Using Windows Media Player 9 can change your hashes with its Smart Jukebox organization. WMP9 will add missing fields for ID3 tags when possible, which changes the mp3's hash. It is recommended that you turn this feature off in WMP9 through the program's options.

It is possible that through a time change, your library will completely rehash. It is unknown why this may occur but most likely it is due to what particular file system in use.