~~Title: Utility Panel ~~
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The Utility Panel is a multi-purpose panel that appears at the bottom of the Lister whenever certain functions are activated. It acts as a container for several different functions - various tools and log files are displayed that way.

When the utility panel is displayed, you can switch between its various modes using the dropdown in the title bar.{{ :media:13:utility_pane_dropdown.png?nolink|}}

==Tools==

These are all accessed from the **Tools** menu:

  * [[..:searching_and_filtering:find_files|Find Files]]: Lets you search your computer for files and folders. 
  * [[:file_operations:copying_moving_and_deleting_files:copying_updated_files:synchronize|Synchronize]]: Synchronize the contents of two different folders. 
  * [[:additional_functionality:duplicate_file_finder|Find Duplicate Files]]: Search your computer for any duplicated files (or for duplicates of a specific file). 

==Logs==

These are all accessed from the **Help / Logs** menu.

  * **FTP Log**: Displays [[:ftp|FTP]] site activity. 
  * **File Log**: Displays a [[:file_operations:tracking_and_undoing_file_operations|log of file actions]] (files copied, deleted, renamed, etc). You can configure the file log from the [[:preferences:preferences_categories:file_operations:logging|File Operations / Logging]] Preferences page. 
  * **Undo Log**: Displays the most recent file actions that can be [[:file_operations:tracking_and_undoing_file_operations|undone]] (e.g. if a file has been deleted to the recycle bin, you can recover the file). 
  * **Email Log**: Displays a log of any [[:preferences:preferences_categories:internet:email|outgoing email]] that Opus has sent.
  * **Script Log**: Displays output from [[:scripting|scripts]] and [[:evaluator|the evaluator]].


==Shrinking the panel==

The panel has a button in the top-right corner which shrinks (collapses) it down to just its title bar - this can be useful if, for example, you're running a long find operation and want to do other work while you're waiting.

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Right-click the shrink button to show a context menu which lets you select whether the panel should be automatically shrunk when an operation starts. You can choose this separately for find, synchronize and find duplicates.