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   * RAM (Temporary) - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history files to the router's RAM.
-    * This is temporary storage, so contents will disappear after a reboot or crash.
+    * Since this is temporary storage, contents will disappear after a reboot or crash.
   * NVRAM - This will save Bandwidth Monitoring history to NVRAM.
     * NVRAM is permanent storage, but is often tiny on routers.
-  * JFFS2 - This will save monitoring files to a portion of flash RAM formatted with JFS
+  * JFFS2 - This will save monitoring files to a portion of flash RAM formatted with JFS.
     * JFFS is a journalling, log-structured file system.
     * JFFS partitions are managed in the //Administration///**[[:jffs|JFFS]]** menu.
-    * Storage space available depends on router specifications and which build is installed.
+    * Storage space available depends on your router hardware and the build installed.
     * FreshTomato and any JFFS2 partitions share storage space on the same chip.
-    * The larger the build, the less space there will be for JFFS2 partitions.
+    * The larger the build, the less space left for JFFS2 partitions.
-    * The upgrade process must rewrite the whole flash chip, and data on JFFS is destroyed.
+    * The upgrade process rewrites the whole flash chip, so data on JFFS is destroyed.
-    * To avoid this, FreshTomato prevents you from allowing a firmware upgrade until JFFS is disabled.
+    * To avoid this, FreshTomato stops you from upgrading firmware until JFFS is disabled.
-    * You must back up the data on your JFFS storage before a firmware upgrade.
+    * You must back up the data on JFFS storage before a firmware upgrade.
   * CIFS1 - This makes FreshTomato write bandwidth logs to the first external CIFS network share.
     * CIFS Client connections to CIFS shares are configured in the **[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.
-    * CIFS is the Common Internet File System, a version of Microsoft's SMB networking protocol.
+    *
   * CIFS2 - This will let FreshTomato write bandwidth statistics to the second external CIFS share.
-    * CIFS network shares are configured in the Administration/**[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.
+    * CIFS network shares are configured in the //Administration///**[[:admin-cifs|CIFS Client]]** menu.
   * Custom Path - This allows you to create a custom directory within the JFFS2 storage space.
-    * This is useful when using JFFS2 for other storage tasks, and you want to organize your storage into folders.
+    * This is useful when using JFFS2 for other storage tasks, so you can organize the storage into folders.
 (Default: RAM).
-**Save Frequency:**  This specifies how often Bandwidth Monitoring saves statistics. (Default: TBD). The more often data is saved, the less likely it will be lost due to adverse events like power outages or crashes.
+**Save Frequency:**  This specifies how often Bandwidth Monitoring saves logs. (Default: TBD). The more often data is saved, the less likely it will be lost due to adverse events like power outages or crashes.
-**Save on Shutdown:**  Checking this makes FreshTomato save bandwidth statistics immediately if it receives a shutdown signal. This prevents data loss.
+**Save on Shutdown:**  Checking this makes FreshTomato save bandwidth logs immediately if it receives a shutdown signal. This prevents data loss.
-**Create New File:**  Checking this erases your current statistics file and creates a new one. This is useful when you switch storage media/locations (such as moving from RAM to CIFS). FreshTomato must create a new file in order for statistics to be saved properly.
+**Create New File:**  Checking this erases your current log file and creates a new one. This is useful when you switch storage media/locations (such as moving from RAM to CIFS). FreshTomato must create a new file in order for logs to be saved properly.
-**Create Backups:**  Enabling this makes FreshTomato create backup statistics logs. The backups are put in the same folder as the original files, and given a .bak file ending. (Default: Disabled).
+**Create Backups:**  Enabling this makes FreshTomato create backup logs. The backups are put in the same folder as the original files, and given a .bak file ending. (Default: Disabled).
-**First Day of the Month:**  This number sets the first day of the month for bandwidth logs. For example, if you enter 3, FreshTomato makes the third day of each month the first day it records bandwidth monitoring. (Default: 1). This is useful with certain Internet providers, which log/bill for bandwidth starting on a day other than the first of the month.
+**First Day of the Month:**  This value sets the first day of the month for bandwidth logs. For example, if you enter 3, FreshTomato makes the third day of each month the first day it records bandwidth monitoring. (Default: 1). This is useful with certain ISPs which log/bill for bandwidth starting on a day other than the first of the month.
-**Excluded Interfaces:**  Here you specify the device name of any interfaces whose bandwidth you don't want to have monitored/logged. If you list more than one, the names should be separated by commas.
+**Excluded Interfaces:**  Here, you specify the device name of any interfaces whose bandwidth you don't want to be monitored/logged. If you list more than one, the names must be separated by commas.

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