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Important notice about security


CF Toolbox is not affiliated with VALVe in any way. Use it at your own risk. The accounts names and passwords are stored in the CFToolboxRegistry.blob file and are NOT encrypted, they can also appear in the CFToolbox.log file depending on the selected log level. VALVe may disable an account for using it with CF Toolbox.

Requirements

General requirements in order to use CF Toobox


CF Toolbox is designed to be executed on a MS Windows 2000 (or more recent) platform. The quantity of required free space disk depends on the size of the files you will manage with CF Toolbox. More detail about the required free space can be found on the Install tab.

CF Toolbox requires an internet connection in order to retrieve the latest Steam Content Description Record (CDR). The CDR allows CF Toolbox to be aware of the latest Games/Media/Tools released on the Steam network and of the GCF/NCF files list and versions.

An internet connection and a valid Steam network account are also required in order to use the content download features. The account can be registered using the official Steam Client.

General presentation

How to use CF Toobox


On First start, CF Toolbox will first download the CDR.

It will then ask for the GCF/NCF storage path. The selected folder will be used for storing the GCF/NCF files to be managed. If the chosen folder is shared with a Steam client (the steamapps folder), it is strongly advised to specify it on the Preferences tab.

On each start, CF Toolbox will first scan the GCF/NCF storage folder in order to detect the existing GCF/NCF files and the installed games, media, and tools. It is strongly advised not to modify the GCF/NCF storage folder files when CF Toolbox is running.

The interface is split in two parts:


  • The upper part is composed of tabs, allowing to manage the GCF/NCF files and the games, media and tools. You can find help for each tab on this page.
  • The lower part gives information about the currently running tasks.

It is not possible to close CF Toolbox while a task is still active or waiting.

The task manager

What are the currently running tasks and how to stop them



The currently active or waiting tasks are displayed on the lower part of the interface. The list can be order by :

  • The file on which the task is running
  • The task
  • The task completion

The number of active tasks is limited by the corresponding Preferences tab parameter. The other tasks are waiting for the current active ones to complete or to be interrupted.

A task can be interrupted by selecting the task or the GCF/NCF files or the Games/Media/Tools on which the task is running and using the Stop task function of the contextual menu. Some task may take some time to be interrupted or may not be interruptible in their current step for avoiding GCF/NCF files corruption. It is strongly advised to wait for these tasks to be interrupted and not to force CF Toolbox to close.